054 – Why We Crave Snacks on Business Travel and What to Change with Treva Thompson

Welcome to the Elite Road Warrior Podcast Episode 054 show notes! This week on the podcast is a discussion with longtime friend Treva Thompson about how to snack and what to snack on while on the road.

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What You Will Learn In This Episode:

The SEVEN Reasons We Snack on the Road
1. We’re Bored
2. It’s Convenient
3. We’re Not Eating Healthy
4. We’re Not Getting Enough Protein
5. Procrastination
6. Stress
7. We’re Actually Hungry
How to make healthy snack choices on the road
Whole Foods – anything that grows on a plant, eats a plant, but not manufactured in a plant (Megan Blacksmith – Zesty Ginger)
Choose one snack a day for a week that was an upgrade from the week before
The Three Types of Snacks
1. Snacks You Bring (aka: Prepared)
  - Homemade Trail Mix – nuts, cranberries, raisins, shredded coconut, even some cacao!
  - A zip lock bag with rolled up lunch meat, cheese sticks, crackers, and pickles (or something crunchy).
  - Cut up fruit or veggies.
  - Keep them in a sealed Tupperware container in the WORK LUNCH BOX (Episode 037)
2. Snacks You Buy (aka: On the Go)
3. Snacks You Borrow (aka: and never return)
If we view Food as Fuel and Fuel as Energy then we will do whatever it takes to to prepare and have snacks that are healthy.
What Now?
1. Determine WHEN you snack and especially when you struggle.
2. Decide on healthy versions that will give you energy.