Better Nutrition August 2019

Grain-Free Crackers
For crackers with crunch and a great savory taste,
try Jilz Original Gluten-Free Crackerz. Made with organic
seeds, seed flours, almond flour, and tapioca flour,
these savory snacks provide nutrient-packed fuel
that gives you far longer staying power than white
flour-based crackers.
Cheese Sticks
Individually wrapped cheese sticks, such
as Organic Valley Stringles Organic String Cheese
Mozzarella, offer a combination of protein and
fat in a handy form. One caveat: If they’re
unrefrigerated, eat the sticks within the first
hour of a trip, or carry them in a small cooler
so they can stay cool.
Nuts & Seeds
Concentrated in nutrients
with a mix of protein, carbs,
and fat, nuts or seeds make
easy-to-carry traveling
foods. Eden Foods makes
4-oz. packs and 1-oz. Pocket
Snack sizes of Pistachios, Tamari Almonds, and Pumpkin Seeds.
The Pocket Snacks are perfect for slipping into a zippered
pouch in a fanny pack, purse, or backpack.
Nut Butter Packets
These handy products are great when you’re
on the go and want to spread nut butter on
celery sticks or an apple, or just eat it by
the spoonful. Try Justin’s Classic Almond Butter
in 1.15-oz. packets. Or, for
extra protein and a touch of
sweetness in your almond
butter, try RX Nut Butter Almond Butter, which is
made with one egg white, 18 almonds, half a
date, and some coconut oil and sea salt in each
packet. Bring along a small spoon or knife to get
every bit of the nut butter out of the pouch!
Coconut Oil Packets
Kelapo 0.5-oz. pouches of cold pressed,
100% organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil are
versatile items to carry when traveling.
Bring these products with you to eat coconut
oil right out of the packet for immune-boosting
benefits. Use the fat as a cooking oil if you’re
away from home, or mix into hot coffee or tea.
You can also use the oil as a moisturizer for
lips, legs, face, and hair.
Hard-Boiled Eggs
For a hit of concentrated protein, a hard-boiled
egg is the tried-and-true choice. To keep yourself
safe from harmful bacteria that could grow on
unrefrigerated hard-boiled eggs, eat them quickly—within
60–90 minutes of packing them—or
carry eggs in a cooler so they stay refrigerated. If you don’t have
time to boil the eggs, buy packaged hard-boiled eggs, such as
Wilcox Organic Hard-Boiled Organic Eggs, which come in convenient
two-egg packs.
Collagen Bars
Eating bars that contain collagen is a
convenient way to boost your diet with
collagen protein, which helps support
healthy bones, tendons, ligaments,
connective tissues, gut, hair, and nails.
Some people who take collagen
report less stiff and achy
joints or improved wound
or injury healing. Brands of
collagen bars to look for
include Bulletproof Collagen
Protein Bars with an organic
cashew butter base, and Perfect
KETO Keto Bar with an organic almond butter
base. Both are sweetened with stevia.
Fat-Rich Bars
As the name implies, Love Good
Fats Bars are loaded with a
healthy fat blend of
nut or seed butter
and coconut oil. They
also contain protein
from milk-based
whey protein or brown
rice protein (in the plantbased
varieties). These
creamy textured bars won’t work for everyone—they have a
touch of sweetening and should be thought of as treats. But
the high fat content does make many people feel full longer
for an extended period of time.
Melissa Diane Smith, who specializes in using food as medicine,
is an internationally known journalist and holistic nutritionist who
has more than 20 years of clinical nutrition experience. She is the
cutting-edge author of Going Against GMOs, Going Against the Grain,
and Gluten Free Throughout the Year, and the coauthor of Syndrome X.
To learn about her books, long-distance consultations, nutrition coaching
programs, or speaking, visit her websites: melissadianesmith.com and
againstthegrainnutrition.com.
Do you have a question for the nutritionist? We would love to hear from you. Please
email your questions to bnaskthenutritionist@gmail.com.
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