I’m shipping out this week! At last it’s time to head across the pond to run the Berlin Marathon. I’ve spent months training and planning travel and weeks organizing what I’ll be bringing with me but the fun doesn’t stop there. A mom’s job is never done. My teenage daughter is traveling with me but I’ve had to make daycare/school/after school arrangements for my younger daughter and sitter/kennel reservations for the dogs as well as leave meals and detailed instructions for the Caveman.
From kennels to house sitters to childcare, I’ve been juggling it all. Just because I’m going to be away, I don’t want my family’s nutrition to go down the tubes. As I prepare to leave, I’m stocking the fridge with healthy, nutrient-dense foods my family enjoys. The last thing I want is for them to default to fast food and junky treats. Here are some of the things I’m stocking my fridge with while I’m away:
Quick, healthy and easy are the keys
Fresh fruit. I make sure to have plenty of fruit on hand like apples, berries, pears, citrus, grapes etc.
Cut up veggies. When veggies are already cut up and portioned out, my family reaches for them. Carrots, celery, broccoli, snap peas, and red bell peppers are favorites here.
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Protein Bites. These are a family favorite. It’s easy to whip up a batch and leave them in the fridge. Check out my recipes for Freestyle, Mexican Hot Chocolate, Cinnamon Crunch and S’mores Protein Bites.
Frozen Meals. Let the record show the Caveman is not a cook by any means. Boiling water for pasta is about as far as his expertise goes. I made ahead and froze some quick entrees like my spinach and mushroom lasagna, sweet potato/tomato soup and broccoli-quinoa patties. Let’s keep our fingers crossed he gets around to thawing and eating these.
What are your healthy grab & go favorites? What arrangements do you make when you travel leaving family behind?
My hubby doesn’t cook either. Always have cheese, lots of yogurt and frozen veggies and pizza.
Darlene those are good staples!
A Mom’s job is never ending and you are super sweet! I am more of a every man for himself kind of gal- LOL!
My husband is usually on his own for meals or my mom will bring him meals…lol.
I do need to make some make ahead freezer meals though! What are your favorites and easiest?
I like that there are now options without so much sugar! I will check those out. I go with cheese sticks a lot too
Ugh, I’m looking at that next weekend for the hubs. I do try to leave him some healthy options because left to his own devices he’ll eat crap.
And even with a fridge full of healthy options, he opens it and says there’s no food. It just never occurs to him to grab some fruit (or rarely) and certainly never occurs to him to eat veggies!
Glad you have a traveling companion. Your daughter is lucky — although my parents went to Europe quite a few times, they never took us kids. I can get why, too . . .
Love this post idea! I love Oikos Greek yogurts but haven’t tired the drinkable ones yet. I’ve gotta try them now 🙂
It’s also such a great tip to cut up veggies. It makes grabbing a healthy snack so much more doable.
Even though I was just downtown the last 2 days and came home at night, I may as well have been out of town! Ugh. The men just can’t fend for themselves…
We subscribe to Naturebox which makes for awesome grab and go snacks! Also, I keep bananas on hand for smoothies but I need to keep some more grab and go vegetables on hand.