Traveling and Eating Clean

B757 at DIA

Eating clean while traveling is a very hard thing to do and something I currently struggle with. BIG TIME. I travel fairly frequently on weekends and I have found it is very hard to eat clean or even healthy. This past weekend I flew to New York to spend a quick weekend with one of my best friends... aaannnd by quick weekend I mean I was only there for 16.5 hours. I pack really light, wouldn't have access to a refrigerator, microwave, or any other kitchen appliance.

This is ALL I packed!

So this was my plan: Shakeology with banana and coconut milk before leaving the house. Empty water bottle with lime to get through security. Banana and Justin's almond butter packet (not entirely sure this qualifies as clean). Ziplock baggies packed with one cup of blueberries, carrots, and tomatoes each. A shaker bottle with a ziplock of Shakeology. I also had a Cliff builders bar.

Wonderful flight attendants filled up my water bottle :)

I really don't like shakeo in the bottle, but I mixed
 it with water and ice cubes, and it was okay. 

Does not take much math to realize this is not nearly enough calories, especially since I am doing P90X but I did not have resources to bring more or real food. This is also WAAAY off on carb consumption (shakeo, fruit, bar, shakeo).

I was attending a Sweet Sixteen Party, and from the time I landed, I was on the go. No access to stores or anything, and so I ate what was served for dinner (or only ate the chicken after scraping the sauce off) and a piece of pizza. It is hard when I do everything I can ALL DAY, but then its either eat whatever food, or don't eat.  As it was, I only napped for about an hour before catching my flight home.

40,000 feet

On another note, I had lots of fun with my friend at his sisters party, but the only photo I have from the event right now is of my shoes in the limo while we were driving the "court" around for photos. The teenagers were rocking to really loud music, that I have never heard of. I have never felt so old.

The floor lit up :) 

On the way home, I did manage to snag a seat in first class. Where they served breakfast. I ate the eggs, fruit, yogurt and potatoes. I am sure that only the greek yogurt and fruit could even count as clean but I was hungry and out of food. I then downed a bunch of water and slept the rest of the flight. 

39,000 feet

What does everyone else do when taking short trips like this? Or what would you do? Ideas please!