You’ve packed your bags and loaded up your carry-on. Did you remember to bring some paleo snacks? While travel can be life-changingly good, airplane peanuts or gas station eats may leave you feeling heavy, groggy, and less than awesome.
Especially if you follow the paleo diet for better health.
If you’re new to paleo, it can be summed up as an anti-inflammatory diet where you avoid common food irritants found in dairy, grains, legumes, and processed food. Folks on the paleo diet tend to focus on food quality – eating plenty of unprocessed fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood, and healthy fats.
Equip yourself with a few good paleo snacks, you’ll have the fuel you need have fun and feel good – all without compromising your overall health.
Matcha Coconut Gummies
These are unbearably cute. But also functional. Matcha is made from powdered green tea leaves. This means it is caffeinated and high in a compound called L-theanine, which can be calming. What do you get when you mix caffeine with calming L-theanine? Zen-like focus. If you plan on traveling across time zones or driving long distances, you may be glad you packed a bag of these sweet snacks.
Strawberry Fruit Leather
Did you grow up eating fruit roll-ups? Rolled up fruit – or fruit leather – is somehow a little more fun to snack on than whole dried fruit. What’s more, you can add fiber-filled veggies, like beets. Before drying, smooth your fruit and veggies into a puree and spread thinly over a baking sheet. If you don’t have a dehydrator, no problem. An oven set to its lowest temperature works just as well.
Everything Bagel Crackers
Crispy and reminiscent of spices layered on an everything bagel. You know the one: bits of onion, toasted sesame seeds, and poppy seeds with a touch of black pepper. This paleo snack satisfies on its own. If you can, pack up and top your crackers with this dairy-free cream cheese for the ultimate bagel experience.
