Road trip!
I've taken numerous trips with my parents from our city to my paternal town where most of our relatives lived. I used to look forward to them as it meant listening to good music, no homework and eating a lot of munchies. Road trips often involve eating foods which we do not consume on a daily basis-candy bars ,toffees, packs of chips, bhujia(a salted savory snack), sodas & cold drinks. However, A few simple changes can make this trip a healthier one. How to eat healthy on the road? Plan ahead -stock up on eatables according to the mode of travel and the kind of food you might get on the way. Here are a few healthy options you can carry along: a) Whole (uncut) fruits like aam (mangoes), apples, amrood (guavas), litchis, narangi (oranges), bananas, nashpati (pear) etc. are easy to carry and consume. b) A mix bag of nuts, roasted peanuts (unsalted) or roasted chana (whole gram). c) Hard boiled eggs. d) Packaged tomato juice and other fruit juices (without added suga...