When I hit an airport, I know I’m in for a day of tasteless travel food. The thought of prepackaged muffins and brown-water they refer to as “coffee” is enough to make me pack a picnic of edible food—then I remember that security will just confiscate it anyway and I’m back to square one.
So what’s a traveler to do?
Eat airline food, which nowadays is limited to peanuts and pretzels that are nothing but astronomical fat grams? Maybe stand in line and grab a burger and fries between flights? On travel days, I am destined to eat at an airport because I can’t from here to there without changing planes at least once and statistically speaking, will probably enjoy an unscheduled delay of some kind.
According to an article on MSNBC, airports are jam packed with high calorie comfort foods that passengers gobble up in an attempt to damped frustration, boredom and the stress of traveling. Limited food choices force us to consume things that we might otherwise never touch.
So…what do you eat when you travel?
What are the options at your local airport?
If I’m not interested in getting my years worth of fat grams in one sitting—what restaurants should I look for as I make my way across the country?
Read more at: www.menunetwork.com
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Healthy Airport Food--Oxymoron or Pipedream
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airports,
calories,
Food,
healthy eating,
high fat
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