Fun - and Food - on Vacation
I just returned from an absolutely wonderful vacation with my extended family. We all eat fairly healthy diets when we're at home, but what do you think happens when we're on vacation? Not a lot different, it turns out!
Sure, I substituted whole wheat English muffins for my usual whole wheat bagels but I only ate pancakes once, at the traditional Sunday morning Lions pancake breakfast. We enjoyed more local seafood, but only once was it fried. Lunch always included fresh fruit (strawberries were in season!) and raw veggies (sugar snap peas were also fresh from the local farm) and only once did we have what you might call a "real" dessert - birthday cake on my son's birthday.
The real downfall is happy hour. When 5pm rolls around, all the families who stay at the 7-cabin resort on Bear Lake in Michigan join together at the beach to share appetizers and drinks. There was a lot of salsa and chips, but raw veggies and dip also made regular appearances. A bit too much cheese on the table, but the crackers were almost always whole grain.
So what's my point? Food on vacation doesn't have to be drastically different from what you're used to at home. It can still be fun, delicious, and something you look forward to, but it doesn't have to cause you to gain weight or blow your arteries. When you enjoy healthy food most days of the year, it just makes sense to continue those same habits when you're on vacation.
Now if I could only do something about the ice cream shop at the end of the road....
Happy summer!
Lynn
Sure, I substituted whole wheat English muffins for my usual whole wheat bagels but I only ate pancakes once, at the traditional Sunday morning Lions pancake breakfast. We enjoyed more local seafood, but only once was it fried. Lunch always included fresh fruit (strawberries were in season!) and raw veggies (sugar snap peas were also fresh from the local farm) and only once did we have what you might call a "real" dessert - birthday cake on my son's birthday.
The real downfall is happy hour. When 5pm rolls around, all the families who stay at the 7-cabin resort on Bear Lake in Michigan join together at the beach to share appetizers and drinks. There was a lot of salsa and chips, but raw veggies and dip also made regular appearances. A bit too much cheese on the table, but the crackers were almost always whole grain.
So what's my point? Food on vacation doesn't have to be drastically different from what you're used to at home. It can still be fun, delicious, and something you look forward to, but it doesn't have to cause you to gain weight or blow your arteries. When you enjoy healthy food most days of the year, it just makes sense to continue those same habits when you're on vacation.
Now if I could only do something about the ice cream shop at the end of the road....
Happy summer!
Lynn
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