On-The-Go Vegan

Today was a busy day. I flew to Las Vegas for the KIPP School Summit this week and spent most of the day traveling. Unfortunately, I was in a plane for most of the day so don't have many meals or recipes to share. In fact, when I'm traveling, I like to plan ahead by packing lots of small healthy snacks. I don't eat big meals while flying because I feel a little icky (plus it is way more fun to graze for the entire plane ride while reading trashy magazines).


So for today's post, I thought I'd share some of my favorite on-the-go snacks...

These bars come in yummy flavors like peanut butter cookie and coconut cream pie but the ingredients labels contain basically only dried fruit and nuts. Like magic, I swear! Watch the portion size with these babies though. A regular sized Larabar can be a hefty snack at over 200 calories. If you just need a sweet treat, try one of the mini-sized bars. If you're hungry, unwrap a full size and enjoy!

I keep a couple packets of this travel sized peanut butter (yes, I carry peanut butter in my pockets) on hand for a quick vegan meal in a pinch. If there are no healthy options available at an airport or rest stop I can slather some of this deliciousness on some wheat bread or crackers for a protein-packed mini-meal.

There is a reason my blog is called Veggies and Beanz. Beans don't travel so well on the go but some cut up veggies are a typical go to snack when I'm well, on the go... Today was some snow peas, zucchini, and the last of the string beans.

I was crunching shamefully on the plane...

Another favorite? Dried fruit. Watch portion sizes with this stuff too. It is easy to consume a whole bag of this stuff without thinking but you have to remember that it comes from WHOLE FRUIT. Unless you wanted a bad stomach ache, you wouldn't eat 12 apples in one sitting so don't think a bag of apple rings won't do the same! I like to portion out a few pieces with some nuts to take with me on trips.



Dry roasted almonds. Enough said.

After flying, meetings and mingling I am exhausted. I will try to post some of the conference eats tomorrow. I wonder if they will have banana oats and peanut butter at the breakfast buffet...

Hey, a girl can dream! ; )