Healthy Travel Epiphany September 19, 2016, 07:01:31 pm Over the years and previous to our LD, we went on a good many road trips and ate most meals out. And without exception, either one of us or sometimes both of us would develop "stomach" problems on many of those trips. This last year, all our road trips have been in the comfort of our LD and guess what? We didn't experienced the calamities from roadside diners , not once as a matter of fact. So as we were planning some Fall road trips last night, it suddenly dawned on us that we haven't become ill while traveling in a very long time. So we're drawing the conclusion that RV travel and eating at home is a healthy way of travel. And so it goes. 6 Likes
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #1 – September 19, 2016, 07:26:24 pm How 'bout that!! Actually, we have had great luck eating out while traveling and is a great source of fun for us. Road food Foodies!The only major issue was last September in Badlands NP eating Indian tacos at the restaurant right there in the park. K and I were tag teaming the porcelain god most of the night, OY!!!I know, I know, TMI!!!!😆PS - We still love Indian tacos. 😊 1 Likes
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #2 – September 19, 2016, 08:14:14 pm Traveling in the LD is a great way to become reconnected with my DW. As much as I enjoy it and would not give it up for the world, my travels with my daughter, however, can be a "foodies" paradise.As my DW and I age (gracefully, I hope), diet has become a high priority issue. My consumption of "quick food" while traveling has seen its end until my DD and I travel together. Many of my travels have seen some spectacular creations in the galley. Others can often touch base with less than healthy fare. I'm good with that. But street tacos are definitely off the menu. Good appetite, no matter the course. Kent
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #3 – September 19, 2016, 08:31:35 pm One of the benefits of traveling in the LD (as opposed to a car) is definitely NOT having to eat out! I don't have any health issues or anything like that, I just don't enjoy it! Every time I stop for fast food, I just feel blah! It wasn't enjoyable, it didn't taste particularly good, and the amount of salt and fat that is in the food just makes me thirsty, wanting to head to the gym. Even regular sit down restaurants I don't enjoy. I would much rather head to the grocery store and make something simple - filled with flavor and nowhere near the amount of salt. I'm still looking forward to eating 'local' food in our travels, every now and then.....but for now I'm loving having a fridge where I can hold lots of fresh veggies and fruit! 3 Likes
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #4 – September 19, 2016, 08:42:47 pm Healthy indeed! Our eating habits don't change when we travel- in B&B, hotel or LD. We manage to eat out only when it is special, about twice a month. Like today's green chile cheese burger. We both come from the restaurant business, so eating out is less enjoyable than it might be. And we cook our way. Where we see big health benefits is in activity. We are active at home- a couple of acres will do that, but we rarely do the kind of sustained aerobic activity we get from hiking, scooting, bike riding, paddling. Our fitness monitors tell us we burn about 20% more calories per day too. So yes, much health benefit in an LD 2 Likes
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #5 – September 21, 2016, 12:20:50 am I've been itching to ask this question for a while - where, how and how often can/do you get fresh fruits and veggies???If you're out in the boonies for a week or two at a time, don't the fruits & veggies get consumed in the first several days? What do people do, especially vegetarians! Your input is greatly appreciated as I'm wondering what I'm going to do when the time comes.Thanks,Ray'97 TK
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #6 – September 21, 2016, 01:26:42 am Two weeks is stretching it, but it can be done. Here is the biggest help: Fresh PaperI have been using it for several years, and wrote a blog post on it. It is incredible stuff and the story behind it is just as remarkable.If you can, take a peek at this <four minute video. It will explain everything and tell how it started out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGl3kZQMr3UIf the world were as concerned about food waste as they claim, this product would be mandatory in every fresh produce package sold. A package of fragile berries with 1/8 of a sheet in it will last for a week, no joke! Without the paper, they are slime within about three days unless eaten all up quickly.The first thing I do when bringing home produce is to cut up my sheets into eighths and put a piece into every bag. It is totally amazing how much food will no longer hit your garbage disposal. If you use the product up quickly, and there is still the odor of maple on the paper, then just pop it into another bag. So long as there is the maple odor, it is doing its job. I also keep a couple of the papers in the produce drawer for anything that might be in there, but not in its own little plastic "house".If your refrigerator is not capacious enough to hold the amount of fruits and veggies that you require for your time "out", then try bringing along a medium-sized cooler and keep frozen half-gallon bottles of water in it. Alternate them in the freezer of the Lazy Daze freezer. I can easily keep two in mine. I have a big cooler that I use for the less vulnerable produce. I line the bottom with Reflectix, and then put four frozen half-gallon bottles along the bottom. Then a rack to keep the produce off the ice, and another layer of Reflectix on top. I take out two bottles every morning and exchange them for the two in the freezer in the Lazy Daze. This allows me to change out all of the ice every other day, while minimizing the number of containers to take up room in the Lazy Daze freezer.If you are feeding only one or two heavy veggie eaters, this should keep you in produce quite easily. Just eat the most vulnerable items first and leave the ones like cabbage, carrots, and beets until the end of the time. Root veggies keep very well, and cabbage does exceedingly well. It can be steamed or made into Cole slaw.I have found that the produce bins in the refrigerator are a total waste of space. Nothing very large fits in them - celery? Forget it. I use one or two rubber/plastic dish pans. It is easy to get larger items into them, and they can be pulled out easily and put on the table for selection purposes without standing there with the door open trying to figure out what you want, and where it might be hiding.So, yes, you CAN carry a lot of fresh produce. It just needs special attention. Virtual hugs, Judie •~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•Quote from: East Bay Ray - September 21, 2016, 12:20:50 amI've been itching to ask this question for a while - where, how and how often can/do you get fresh fruits and veggies???If you're out in the boonies for a week or two at a time, don't the fruits & veggies get consumed in the first several days? What do people do, especially vegetarians! Your input is greatly appreciated as I'm wondering what I'm going to do when the time comes.Thanks,Ray'97 TK 6 Likes
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #7 – September 21, 2016, 12:00:03 pm Another way to supplement fresh veg supply we have used, sprouts. Easy and space efficient, we can sprout a great variety of seeds in pint mason jars, a technique our daughter showed us. Nice additions to salads and sandwiches after the leafy greens have been consumed. A week is no issue for us to keep kale, blanched green beans, peas, etc. 1 Likes
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #8 – January 15, 2017, 10:58:02 pm Quote from: Judie Ashford - September 21, 2016, 01:26:42 amTwo weeks is stretching it, but it can be done. Here is the biggest help: Fresh PaperHi Judie,Those are some great tips and ideas. My wife Carol and I are vegan, and were just talking about this the other day. We are thinking about getting a large cooler to increase "refrigerated" storage.And the FreshPaper sounds pretty interesting. We will have to google it to find out where to get some to try.Thanks for sharing these ideas. I welcome any more from anyone. My wife cooks everything from scratch and we eat entirely whole food, plant based (WFPB) so it will be an interesting time adapting to the smaller space and pantry of the LD. But it should be an adventure. Maybe I'll get Carol to blog about some of her creations and recipes for those that may be interest.All the best,S- 5 Likes
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #9 – January 15, 2017, 11:16:14 pm It's available on Amazon. We recently tried some and seems to work well. 1 Likes
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #10 – January 16, 2017, 04:11:46 pm We have a small refrigerator/freezer we have used at home (how cold depends on how you set it, we have used it as a freezer and items turn into solid hard blocks, more so than our regular household freezer). I have though how handy it would be to have something you could set to refrigerator or freezer, changing it at any time depending on what you needed. A link at Amazon is: Amazon.com: EdgeStar 1.1 Cu. Ft. Convertible Refrigerator or Freezer w/ Lock... (newer model, ours doesn't have a lock).Future plans are to put this in the RV, preferable in a cabinet so out of the way. It does run on electricity, I have not checked how much it uses.But I would gladly give up some storage room for more fridge room for those long trips. As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #11 – January 16, 2017, 04:35:18 pm If more refrigerator space is needed, consider one of Dometic's 12- volt, portable compressor refrigerators.Amazon.com: dometic portable refrigeratorThey are energy efficient and can be run off solar, if you have enough panels. My brother lives a good distance from the major shopping centers, so he uses a Dometic to keep the ice cream frozen, on the long drive home. When traveling, with his TT, the refrigerator stays in the truck's camper, connected to its own battery and charged from either the truck's electrical system or a solar panel, when parked. Popular with full timers, many keep them in their toads. Larry As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #12 – January 16, 2017, 04:52:33 pm My choice for a supplemental fridg/freezer: Amazon.com: engel refrigeratorA unique and proven compressor that sips battery power. Though I can't imagine many fresh foods having great nutritional value at the end of two weeks, save root vegetables?
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #13 – January 16, 2017, 05:06:00 pm Larry & Paul, my problem with those is that they open like a cooler (top "door", items stack on top of each other inside so hard to see what is at the bottom unless you lift things out). And where would you put it that opens on the top? Under a bench/tk bed and lift off the lid to get to it (or walk out to the toad).I would want one that opens like a refrigerator - easier to see what is in the back without taking things out, able to embed it in a cabinet (or bench seat but opens to the walkway) so it looks like it belongs there. If anyone sees/knows of a 12V that does freezer/refrigerator and opens out rather than up, I would love to know about it.
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #14 – January 16, 2017, 06:20:00 pm Jands2, the second one down and the seventh one down on the Amazon page open from the front.
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #15 – January 17, 2017, 10:15:30 am Quote from: JandS2 - January 16, 2017, 05:06:00 pmLarry & Paul, my problem with those is that they open like a cooler (top "door", items stack on top of each other inside so hard to see what is at the bottom unless you lift things out). And where would you put it that opens on the top? Under a bench/tk bed and lift off the lid to get to it (or walk out to the toad).I would want one that opens like a refrigerator - easier to see what is in the back without taking things out, able to embed it in a cabinet (or bench seat but opens to the walkway) so it looks like it belongs there. If anyone sees/knows of a 12V that does freezer/refrigerator and opens out rather than up, I would love to know about it.One nice thing about a top opener vs one that opens out is that the cold air doesn't fall out every time it's opened.
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #16 – January 17, 2017, 11:12:25 am That Engel cooler is very cool! Pricey, but the low amp draw is particularly appealing! MT27F-U1Joan
Re: Healthy Travel Epiphany Reply #17 – January 20, 2017, 11:47:36 pm Paul thanks. I marked it for my wish. Joan, I was thinking pricey also, but quality is worth getting and if it uses less electricity and DC... definitely worth putting on the wish list.Bill, my problem is when I don't see food like in a cooler, I don't eat as much or as often, so not good.
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