The trouble with travel is hockey is trying to maintain healthy eating habits when the majority of your weeknights are spent at the rink and your weekends are spent driving across the state to other rinks.  Hockey season doesn’t have to be a diet killer if you’re well prepared.  Just like you would take the time to prep our meals for the work week, you have to take the time to prep your snacks  and meals for the road.

After hundreds of miles on the road, the ease and quickness of fast food is alluring.  If, however, you’ve planned ahead and prepped your snacks and meals for the road, it is easy to drive by or skip out on the fast food.  Removing the temptation and not wanting to waste food will go a long way to keeping you on the diet wagon.

Here are some great ideas for healthy snacks and easy meals for the road.

• Almonds
• Peanuts
• Stringed Cheese
• Apples or apple slices
• Peanut butter or almond butter
• Oranges – clementine’s are perfect for road trips as they are very easy to peel
• Berries
• Grapes
• Popcorn
• Baby carrots
• Protein Shakes
• Protein bars
• Granola bars
• Yogurt
• Hard boiled eggs
• Celery sticks

If you carpool with other families, be sure your snacks align with any food allergies that may be present in your carpool group.

These snacks are easy, convenient, healthy and relatively inexpensive especially when compared to the cost of eating at a restaurant every trip.  For tips on how to indulge in an adult beverage or two without calling your waistline, see my tasty, but light on calories recommendations here.