Here are my Top 5 ways to Eat Healthy while traveling this summer:

#1. Choose a hotel or Airbnb that’s near a grocery store. This is really the best way to have easy, convenient, and low cost access to fruits and vegetables and salad bars. You can also stock up on healthy snacks like nuts, granola bars and dried fruit.

#2. Drink plenty of water. The body needs water for almost all of its functions. Drinking lots of water will flush your body of toxins and help you eat less. It’ll also help to reduce cravings, and reduce any jet-lag symptoms or tiredness from driving too much.

Tip: Bring a water bottle and fill it up at the hotel fitness center’s water cooler, which is usually cold and filtered.

#3. Eat with a local. Many hosts on Airbnb will include (or charge a small fee) for a home cooked meal. This makes for a great cultural immersion activity too if you’re in another country. If you’re staying in a hotel, websites such as MealSharing.com  and WithLocals.com and apps like EatWith can be a great resource to connect you with local families and chefs and groups to get a quality home-cooked meal.

4. Eat smaller portions more frequently. When you eat small amounts of healthy foods throughout your day, it signals your brain that the food supply is plentiful, so it’s okay to burn through those calories quickly. Eating too many calories in one meal however, sends a message to the brain that leaner times must be around the corner, so those calories will get stored as fat. Eating too much at one sitting can also make you lethargic and tired.

5. Be creative. Did you know you can use your in-room coffee machine to make hard boiled eggs and oatmeal?! Watch this short “how to” video from Chowhound on YouTube.

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This article made its debut on Jack’s Lifestyle Blog on www.NoHoArtsDistrict.com  

About the author: Jack Witt is a Los Angeles based Health and Fitness Coach, Author, Speaker , Healthy Community Organizer and Active Travel Specialist. His other websites include www.ActiveWorldJourneys.com and www.HiketheHolyLand.com and  www.SilverSailings.com