Overseas diet : Sample meals and foods

Trying to plan meals and eat as clean as possible while away, could sometimes be a headache. Most people tend to dine outside and very few do their own groceries while away on holidays or travelling overseas. Majority of people don't even bother planning their meals, thus, end up eating very poorly and unhealthy. Could this be avoided? Could one plan and eat better while on holiday? Certainly YES. Again, it's all about attitude, whether you want it or not, the decision is yours to make in the end. 

Today, I will share a quick post about some of the meals and foods which one could plan, buy, and prepare while on holidays. It's simple, nutritious and cleaner then most typical meals people dine outside while they travel.Question is, is it expensive? The answer is most likely NO. Do one need cooking skills? Answer is virtually no, in fact, very minimal cooking skills required.

The goal here, is to prepare and eat a meal which does not involve commercial vegetable oils and gluten based foods. Also, elimination of refined sugars and carbs is very important. You do not want a huge carbs-loaded meal which could spike your blood sugar levels and causing tremendous amount of insulin release. The only carbohydrate source in each meal is primarily organic vegetables and perhaps smaller portion of fruits. The key here, is fat-dominant meals, preferably from high quality sources such as free range eggs, seafoods, organic butter, avocados, grass-fed meats and organ meats. Incorporate these foods with organic low glycemic vegetables, it should keep you full for hours before your leptin and ghrelin hormones start to knock on your 'appetite-chamber' again.

Clean, nutritious, gluten-free and low glycemic meals. Try it out while you travel overseas, you may enjoy doing groceries and meal preparation. There is no reason to feast on 'garbage' while one go on holidays, but 'cheat' meals occasionally would be acceptable during the trip.

Groceries/Foods: (while on holidays)

Organic carrots

Organic basil

Look for high quality butter, preferably organic 

Organic kale

grass fed lamb liver (organs meat are awesomely nutritious)

Add some strawberries or any similar berries into your diet, preferably organic

One of the mandatory foods while travel overseas, avocados

Kale is a superstar, arguably the most nutrient-packed vegetable of all time. 

Crayfish lobster (wild catch)

Organic figs

Free range bacon

An important addition for daily cleansing of the GI tract, lemon

Grass-fed organic raw butter, a rare nutritious food

Grass-fed organic raw milk, creamy delicious

Organic raw coconut kefir (probiotics on the go)

Alternative organic kefir product

organic free range eggs

Organic unpasteurised yogurt

High quality nutritious free range organic eggs

Drink clean high quality fluoride-free water. Adequate water consumption is highly recommended, as hours of travelling will dehydrate the body

Organic grass-fed meats (lamb & beef)

Grass-fed free range lamb cutlets

Organic raw kefir

Sample meals: (If your hotel room has equipped kitchen)

- Certified Gluten-Free-

Grass-fed free range lamb chops & beef, with rosemary & parsley herbs, cooked with non-toxic pan, stirred with barbecued sauce and organic butter.

Grass-fed free range meats with a bowl of organic carrots & kale

Delicious combination of grass-fed lamb chops with organic raw butter

Free range bacon with organic carrots and zucchini, organic baby spinach, prawn broth with parsley

Organic free range chicken liver. Avoid using vegetable oils to cook, and try to cook it with non-toxic pan.

grass-fed free range lamb chops

Free range bacon & lamb liver, with organic kale

A fruitarian meal, I decided to try it for one meal. Mangoes, cherries, figs, avocados, strawberries

I know it's not easy to find lobsters while on holidays. Well, just in case if you are lucky while at farmer's market, try wild catch crayfish lobster, or any lobsters of your choice.

Foods to choose while dining out : (Cheat meals)

When dining out while travelling overseas, it would be ideal to look for restaurants which have gluten-free menu. 

If you have craving for burgers, instead of McDonalds or commercial fast food burgers, go for grass-fed burgers and gluten free bread. Real meat, real taste.

If you must eat cakes or bakeries products, try gluten free.

Instead of popcorn or twisties, you could choose organic gluten free, soy free, non-GMO product. 

A local delicacy, honey figs with mascarpone