Travelling is all about exploring new places and taking a break from your usual habitat. Whether you are travelling for work or for a holiday, you must be well prepared to ensure a smooth journey to your desired destination. While we focus a lot on what clothes and other travel essentials we need to pack, we often miss one key element. Food!
Deciding what will be a healthy and suitable snack to eat while travelling can be a daunting task. Although there are plenty of junk foods that you can eat, we say it is highly important to stick to healthy snacks, especially when you are travelling. So, that you can stay healthy!
We understand the benefit of healthy travel snacks and that’s why we have come up with 15 healthy and good travel snacks that you can easily carry in your travel bag and eat whenever you need. Go through the list and select your favourites.
A healthy food to pack for a road trip is seasonal fruit. Pick some fresh fruits of your choice and carry them along while travelling. An important reminder! Don’t cut the fruits at home as they might get bad if stored for long or exposed for long in the air. Wash the fruits, dry them and then pack them. And they are ready to eat and give much-needed energy during your journey.
Take our advice and have a healthy snack with nuts and seeds while travelling. Mix seeds and roasted nuts like almonds, peanuts, pistachios, groundnuts and fill them in an air-tight jar. You can either have them dry or pair them with milk. But, while travelling it is best to munch them in dry form for convenience. These are absolutely healthy and provide energy as well.
Chips are probably a favourite of people of any age. Right? We have a healthier alternative to fried chips. Baked potato chips it is! Crispy, easy-to-eat and delicious, baked potato chips can be a great snack option for your journey. You will find it easily in many grocery stores. If not, you can just bake some thinly cut potatoes and then sprinkle some spices on them. Easy peasy! Now one of the smart monsoon travel tips for you! Store the home-baked chips in a sealed, waterproof packet or jar so that the moisture in the air doesn’t make the chips lose their crispness.
An ideal match with movies, popcorn can also be a healthy snack for your travel. You can buy a pack of popcorn kernels and pop them in oil under medium heat. For a healthier choice, you can use coconut oil or olive oil for frying. Don’t forget to sprinkle some salt for taste! You can also buy those packets of puffed popcorns. Since popcorn is light on the stomach, it will quench your hunger without making you feel drowsy and heavy on the journey.
One of the most common Indian snacks to take on a road trip, vegetable sandwiches can be a great saviour when you are hungry in the middle of the journey. Layer the bread with some butter or your favourite sauce along with chopped vegetables and you will be good to go! Both the bread and the vegetables will provide you with the right nutrients and help you stay energised for long. Especially in the morning, you can have it as a healthy breakfast to fill your stomach while you are travelling.
At lunchtime, light snacks like chips and nuts can’t do the job. But, a protein-rich option like paneer bhurji can come to the rescue. The combination of paneer, vegetables and spices is not only tasty but also healthy. Pack some rotis or parathas with it to make a wholesome meal.
This is another light-on-stomach snack that you can carry while on a trip. You can either make the dhoklas at home or just buy them from a sweet shop. The fluffiness and flavoursome taste has made this Gujarati snack quite a favourite among many. To get the best taste, you can add green chillies and some spicy or sweet chutney to go with it.
If you are going to travel for two or more days, this snack can be a good pick for you. Why so? Because chaklis can be easily stored and they remain crispy for long without getting spoiled. So, you don’t have to worry about keeping it in the right state while you are travelling. To top it, chaklis are quite healthy as they are made from rice flour.
An absolute favourite of kids, muffins are our next recommendation of healthy road trip snacks. Bake it in your oven or purchase some from a bakery to give you good company on your journey. You can also get flavoured muffins, like chocolate muffins or strawberry muffins, whatever you feel like.
For a quick bite, while travelling on a plane, one of the best airplane snacks is cookies. Available in many flavours and variants, cookies can be a convenient, ready-to-eat snack to kill your anytime hunger. You will get cookies in most bakeries and confectioneries. Buy some before you start your journey. These are easy to carry as they are light on weight. Not to forget, you can have it without creating a mess.
Who doesn’t like pizza? Everyone does, we guess! You can choose to take a vegetable pizza with you while on a trip. The goodness of veggies mixed with some spices will strike the right balance for a healthy snack.
Next on our list is another tasty and healthy snack option, nutrition bars. A popular choice among kids nowadays, nutrition bars provide the right amount of nutrition without making one feel too heavy. You will easily find it in an online or offline store. Protein bars, granola bars, nut bars, dry fruit bars, there are various options you can choose from. Easy-to-eat and extremely healthy are surely the USPs of these.
These rice-based and pulse-based South Indian snacks are two of the most healthy breakfast or snack options during travel. These require no preservatives and keep your tummy full on your journey. While both idli and vada can be purchased from shops, you can always choose to make your own version of these healthy snacks at home. Prepare as many idlis and vadas as you will require to feed your family and pack it in an air-tight container, preferably a steel one before leaving for the journey.
Another rice-based snack, dosa is quite suitable if you are feeling very hungry. Calm your hunger pangs with a dosa and you will be good to go for long hours on the journey. As it is made with fermented rice and lentils, dosas remain in proper condition for a long time without getting bad. You probably have all the ingredients for this healthy food in pantry. Make them a night before travelling and pack them in your bags before leaving for the journey.
Give your body a bowl full of nutrients by packing muesli in your travel backpack. Composed of oats, nuts, raisins, seeds and fruits, muesli promises a wholesome breakfast. As you won’t get to cook hearty meals while travelling, you can simply carry muesli as a snack to give yourself nutrition equal to a comprehensive meal.
Whichever of these healthy snacks appeals to your taste palette, take it and head on for your journey. And whenever your hunger pang hits, just take out the snacks and have some bites!
