Munchkie's Mama and So Much More: How We Do Healthy While Taking Time Away

Tuesday

How We Do Healthy While Taking Time Away

Re-hydrating with some sparkling water

This past weekend I had a long weekend and so we decided to do something fun. Our initial thought was to go away for the whole time I had off, but then different things came up and our time away turned into a two day one night trip. It was a wonderful and much needed two days and one night. Munchkie loved every single minute of it and can't wait to go back.

Plum and tail mix snack break

One thing that I dread about vacations and holidays are all of the changes and unhealthy decisions that are made during those times. This time I was determined to not make the financial and healthy eating sacrifices just because we were away from our normal routine. I used our weekly grocery budget to get all kinds of snacks, foods and sparkling water for us to eat while hanging out on the beach or in between rides down water slides. It worked out so well, no one went hungry, we didn't stray from our weekly budget and we didn't have that ugh feeling of fried and processed foods.

Our healthy spread of foods for lunch at the water park

What I packed in our cooler:
Greek yogurt
Apples
Plums
Cheese sticks
Sparkling water
Carrots
Cut up red bell peppers

In another bag:
Trail mix mixed together from various bulk nuts, seeds and dried fruits from bulk bins
Dried apple chips
More Sparkling water

We also made sure to stay in a hotel that had a breakfast available

Yummy apples!

We had a wonderful time and there was not a single ounce of guilt over what we were eating. Munchkie was able to go without a nap both days and I think that her lack of complete breakdowns were largely due to the fact that she didn't have an afternoon sugar crash and was packed full of healthy sources of fats, carbs and proteins to keep her going.

We had a wonderful time away as a family, enjoying playing together splashing in water and soaking up some great rays. The little bit of planning that I did ahead of time, in between shifts at the hospital, made all of the difference in the quality of our time together.