Safe Travel: 5 Healthy Eating Tips

1. Medical Checkup and Health Insurance

Check and make sure that you have all of the proper vaccinations and that you have renewed all essential prescriptions. Also, ask you medical insurance provider if your policy applies overseas for emergencies. If it doesn't, and you want to add extra coverage, consider supplemental insurance.

2. Eat Well on a Plane

There's no more captive audience than a plane full of air travelers, particularly those on long international flights. Your first line of defense against unhealthy airline menus is to bring what food you can from home. Airport security rules prohibit passengers from taking liquids and gels in excess of 3.4 ounces through airport security checkpoints, but solid snacks like bananas, apples, trail mix, nuts, carrots, celery sticks and energy bars will pass.

3. Do not Starve on a Road Trip

Long hours of sitting in the car and eating fast food at every rest stop can derail a diet faster than you can say "road trip." Fill a cooler with healthy snacks like fruit, raw veggies and sandwiches from home, and then restock your stash along the way with offerings from local grocery stores. Don't forget the bottled water!

4. Stay Active at your Hotel

Check out when choosing a hotel, If your hotel doesn't have a gym, then bring your own. Or simply, you can always jog around the local neighborhood, make your own exercise routine of jumping jacks and squats, or do some early-morning stretches or stomach crunches before heading out for the day.