Traveling While On A Special Diet (Paleo, Gluten Free, AIP etc.)

I am packing today to go for a couple days to pediatric massage training by Liddle Kidz Foundation. My life has changed so much from when I last used to travel for work. That was when I was working for Left Alliance in Finland, a political party. I was the head of communications and traveled often. My suit case was filled with business casual (very casual in my case but still) clothes, makeup and nice extra shoes. A novel. Now I have comfy clothes, my yoga mat, woolen socks, a parenting or nutrition book and a cooler full of food. Before I also had all kinds of things like ibuprofen or cortisone or lip balm with me just in case but after going gluten free and especially after going paleo I don't even need to think about packing any of those anymore. (I save these styrofoam boxes whenever I get any cold products shipped, they are very well insulated for situations like this! And this one fits in my suit case!)

Eating out while on a restricted diet is tricky so I travel with food. Sometimes I have packed a toaster oven with us and then we can buy food to cook in the hotel room or wherever we are staying. This time I packed ingredients for wraps, salads and snacks:

- coconut wraps (I use Paleo wraps) - use any of the items below to fill the wraps - breakfast, lunch or dinner!
- cabbage slaw in a ziplock bag: white and red
cabbage, kale, shredded carrots, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, Herbamare (mix in a ziplock and shake)

- cooked chicken (this recipe) - I froze some of it overnight so it would stay cool longer

- sauerkraut
- cucumbers
- lettuce
- carrots
- fruit
- olives
- avocados
- canned salmon/tuna (check ingredients!)
- coconut kefir
- sauteed greens (chard, sauteed in broth and garlic)
- hearts of palm in glass jar
- plantain chips (recipes online, check out this one)
- boiled whole yams
- plate and utensils and a swiss army knife (If you fly, don't pack knives in your carry on, believe me, I have done that accidentally a few times and have paid a lot of money to keep my knife in paid storage at the airport, it is now worth its weight in dollar bills probably.)

I have eaten this on airplanes straight from the bag
with a plastic fork. It has stayed fine in my purse 
even without a cooler for very long times.

All of these are fine for me to eat cold. If I had more time on my hands today, I'd make these crackers and puree some naturally cured olives with olive oil and garlic for a quick tapenade... Maybe I will after the kids are in bed! After I have packed I still have to check on all my ferment babies, bottle some kombucha and water the garden. These are also new additions to my packing routine. Oh how my life has changed! Safe travels to me! I'll be a certified pediatric massage therapist in a few days!

For more recipes, check this out!