One of the largest struggles we face when it comes to eating better, and training is finding food options on the road that meet your needs without derailing your nutrition. We need food that will fill and fuel us in a timely manner so we can get to our destination on time, and going to a sit-down restaurant isn’t the most convenient. The aim of this is to provide you with healthier options at some of the more common locations we see while driving or flying to our destination. By no means does this mean we recommend these locations be a part of your daily diet, but to provide you with a better understanding of what to look for.
Mcdonalds
Breakfast:
Sausage burrito with hash browns
Fruit and maple oatmeal
Sausage McMuffin with egg
Lunch/Dinner
Chicken sandwich with a side of fruit
Many of their options are very high in calories, so ideally, we want to keep sandwiches to a single patty, avoiding multiple patty options such as a Big Mac
Chipotle
Bowls are an excellent option (the tortilla is 320 calories). Avoid excess sour cream and cheese since they’re very high in calories if reducing calories is your goal.
Example Bowl:
Half rice, half lettuce with chicken, with black or pinto beans, salsa, corn, fajita veggies and guacamole
Dunkin’
Egg bites
Turkey sausage, egg, and cheese english muffin
Wake up wrap with turkey bacon
A note: many of their drinks contain 30g+ of sugar; this is where we see many empty calories. A different approach can be asking for their unsweetened flavors and mixing them with some sweeteners if you prefer a sweeter drink
Starbucks
Egg bites
Bacon, Gouda, and egg sandwich
Berry trio parfait
Oatmeal
Protein Boxes
Chick-Fil-A
Breakfast
Egg white grill
Hash brown scramble bowl
Bacon, egg, and cheese muffin
Greek yogurt parfait
Lunch/ Dinner
Grilled Nuggets
Grilled chicken sandwich
Chick-fil-a cool wrap
Market salad*
Spicy southwest salad*
Cobb salad*
*Dressing/sauce packets can be 300cal; using half a packet will significantly cut down on calories, or even opting for a light dressing (25-80cal)