Hi Carol
I'm sorry I didn't see this until your trip was over. How did it go?

How I handle travel depends on a number of factors. The most important thing is whether I will have a car and a refrigerator. My husband and I like to stay in hotels that have refrigerators and microwaves. If we drive to the destination, we bring food in a cooler. We freeze bottles of water before the trip to use in the cooler and to give us nice cold water on the trip. We also generally purchase some food once we arrive at our destination. Some things we like to have on hand when we are traveling are rotisserie chicken, grilled meat (cook beforehand, freeze and transport in the cooler, but this won't work if you are flying, although grilled meat makes a great meal on the plane), cheese sticks, salad vegetables, yam cakes, roasted almonds or pecans, apples.

The second time I went to ranch, I stayed with an old friend for a couple of days. I was renting a car. I had no idea what her eating habits were, so I stopped off at a grocery store and bought some supplies. I had told her ahead of time that I was eating a special diet, didn't want to trouble her, and would bring some of my own food. It turned out she is one of those people who doesn't eat much or at regular times, but she was fine with having me use her kitchen and I did fine. I used things like eggs, canned tuna and canned salmon to keep the food preparation simple.

Foil packs of tuna, chicken and chicken are good emergency food supplies to have on hand. Blue corn chips can serve as a brown in a pinch, although I don't recommend using them frequently. Carrots, celery and cucumber are easy veggies that you can just cup up and eat. Those little red, yellow and orange peppers are easy and portable too.

On an overnight trip with no fridge, things like yam cakes, cheese sticks, foil packs as mentioned above (you can purchase a salad and add your own protein) and nuts are good to have on hand.

Also, a couple of extra servings of protein powder and a blender bottle can bail you out in an emergency, even if you mix the protein powder with water.

Ideally, the people you are travelling and staying with are amenable to eating at reasonable times, and are eating food that works ok for you, but it's always good to be prepared for wonky timings or for the fact that some people don't serve much protein at all. I always feel more secure if I have back-up food with me.
Allison

: Here's my situation: today I am
: traveling out of state and
: planning ahead, making smoothies
: for the next two days so I can
: have them first thing in the
: morning. It's the rest of the day
: that is not plannable :s3

: Yesterday I got some (very
: incomplete) news from my ex about
: my mentally ill son that was
: troubling. We're going to visit my
: stepdaughter, who can be a bit
: nutty around her dad. I may see my
: brother, whom I haven't seen in
: three years.

: On the other hand, to be balanced
: (must be my steady state kicking
: in) the weather is fine for
: travel, my husband is a great
: person to be with, and the weekend
: is NOT all about me. Joy dots...

: I'm fairly new to RR and am worried
: about travel and staying on
: course. I don't want to throw in
: the towe with eating, I'd like to
: keep my equalibrium. I'm anxious.
: If anyone has been through a trip
: that was challenging, would you
: mind sharing your story?

: Carol