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3 Tips for Eating Healthy While Traveling

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For people who have issues with food, whether you have a problem eating enough or you find yourself frequently overeating, being on the road and traveling can really bring out the worst in you. Even if you’ve been able to create a healthy routine for yourself when at home, that’s all thrown out the window once you’re in a different environment. Luckily, there are quite a few things you can do to help keep yourself on the right track. To show you how, here are three tips for eating healthy while traveling.

Eat Before You Board The Plane

Although there are options for food to eat while you’re on the plane, it’s generally a better idea to eat before you board the plane. Amy Gorin, a contributor to Food Network, shares that when you get food at the airport rather than on the plane, you have more options to choose from that might be healthier. Additionally, at an airport restaurant or kiosk, you can often have an easier time making adjustments to your order that will turn out to be healthier for you. On the plane, you may just have to take whatever you’re given. [Read more…]

Travel Smart: Planning A Vacation While In Recovery

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When you’re in recovery from drug addiction or alcoholism, it can feel like you never get to take a break. Maybe you go to meetings every day or a few times a week, or meet with an addiction counselor to help handle cravings and learn new coping skills. Eventually, though, you’ll want to take a vacation with friends or family – but you may not be confident that you can do this and maintain your sobriety. Will changing your routine cause you to slip up?

Luckily, there are plenty of ways to approach traveling without worrying about compromising your recovery. In fact, travel has been shown to improve your mood and reduce stress levels. This can help take your mind off recovery-related worries and allow you to just enjoy yourself, as can planning ahead to make sure you don’t put yourself in overwhelming situations where you may be tempted. [Read more…]

5 Tips for Finding Healthy Food While Traveling

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When traveling, food is always a primary concern. For people on casual vacations, they may just find whatever and eat whatever comes their way. However, for people who want to maintain a bit healthier fare, it can be tough to know what is what.

To help combat this, follow these five tips to ensure that you’re eating as healthy as possible when you’re out on any particular vacation or tourism adventures: look for organic certification when possible, trust locals over store owners when it comes to money, read the latest food magazines before leaving, find families to stay with that will cook for you, and remember that other countries may have different labeling and quality laws in place.

Look For Organic Certification

Being ‘organic’ is a good indication of quality. While out traveling, find out how to identify organic food by label or by reputation, and stick with those foods as much as possible. Not only will they be healthier, chances are very likely that they’re going to taste better too. It just comes with the territory when it comes to being a healthy eater – through you should always look for money bargains as well. [Read more…]

Five Reasons To Take An Adventure Trip To Another Country

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Some people never get the chance to experience another country, while others spend a lot of time exploring many of them. If you are one of the lucky ones that can manage to save up the money for a trip abroad there are many reasons that you should go.

The Sites

There is always something new to see or do when you visit another country. Take Austria, for example. In Austria you can hike in the mountains, and even take and alpaca with you on the trek. You can explore the great outdoors, slide down a waterfall, and you can even take a zipline from one spot to another in the mountains.

It’s more than just looking at old buildings and walking the streets looking at neat shops, traveling abroad offers delights that you couldn’t imagine, from nature and beyond. [Read more…]

The New Interest on English Cuisine

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English breakfast plate at Smiths of Smithfiel...

English cuisine may not be as popular as the other cuisines offered by its European neighbors, but it’s still a delicious mix of dishes that is hearty and reflect the country’s long tradition and rich culture.

Eastern and continental Europe has been a major influence on the development of English cuisine, and this is quite evident in the way dishes are prepared. The strong emphasis on meat and fish as the main proteins is also nod to this European heritage.

The cuisine of England has adapted not only to the climate of the country, but also the influence of the other countries it has touched in its long history. You can see this in the use of many spices that originate from North America (particularly chillies) and curry from India. [Read more…]