Cheap easy food for travelling
When staying in accommodation, you will need simple foods that provide energy and don’t break the budget. These snacks, meals and drinks will support wellness during adventures, relaxing getaways and routine trips.
Breakfast
Getting balanced food in the morning is important to fuel a travelling adventure.
Peanut butter or DIY avocado on toast
If you have a toaster when travelling, fill up on high-fibre wholemeal toast. You can top it with easy ingredients like avocado, lemon and pepper. Or use a basic unsalted peanut butter. For extra protein, you could mash canned, rinsed chickpeas on your avocado toast.
BPA-free baked beans with spinach
Simply buy a can of simple baked beans, ideally organic and BPA-free. Heat them with a bunch of wilted spinach leaves. You could add this onto the avocado toast or maybe a cashew cheese.
Natural granola with soy milk and fruit
If you don’t have the facilities to heat a breakfast, buy a natural healthy granola and fortified soy milk. You could add plant-based yoghurt and seasonal fruit.
Lunch
The easiest travel lunches can be assembled instead of cooking. You can carry these light meals in a reusable lunch box or silicone bag.
Falafel
You can buy falafel or make your own. It’s pretty simple with chickpeas and a few other ingredients.
Bean Salad
These legume-based salads are available at supermarkets. But with some basic tools, you could make a bean and vegetable salad when travelling.
Snacks
Hummus
Look for a hummus that doesn’t have any preservatives or other additives.
Bliss balls
You can easily create bliss balls with dates, nuts and seeds. Or you could indulge in the Health Lab balls.
Medjool dates with peanut butter or chocolate
Some vegans swear by this snack. I might try coating pitted dates in dark chocolate.
Natural popcorn
Get some popcorn kernels, like the ones from Honest to Goodness or Kialla. You could cook it at your destination if there’s a kitchen, or you can make it before you go on your journey.
Drinks
Plunger coffee
Maybe you will want some caffeine before the cafes open. Or perhaps you want to save a bit of spare change by sipping on your own brew. I recently needed to pay more than $8 for one mug of coffee. I like saving money by making my own brew when possible.
Grind some fair-trade coffee beans prior to your trip. Bring a durable plunger when you stay at your accommodation. I just discovered the Frank Green Ceramic French Press. It looks perfect for tucking into luggage.
Make coffee when travelling. Image: Unsplash.
