packelly Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Hi everyone! Today is day 1 of my whole30 and I just got the news that my mom is having surgery today about 3 hours from me and I will be staying with her this weekend. I don't want to rely solely on the hospital cafeteria, so I'm looking for healthy snacks I can bring with me and keep in a cooler. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraLish Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 If you have a cooler, your options are limitless Here's some items I keep handy: HB eggs Sweet potatoes Cold cuts Broccoli florets Sardines Tuna pouch Question though.. why are you looking for snacks? You should be having Meal 1, 2, and 3. And if you're training Pre-WO meal and Post-WO meal. If it's meal time while at the hospital, have full blown meal! You can eat palm sized protein and 1-2 cups veggies and thumbs of fat from a cooler. It's just like packing a lunch for work. Wishing your mom a speedy recovery and proud of you for sticking with your Whole30 during this stressful time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packelly Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 If you have a cooler, your options are limitless Here's some items I keep handy: HB eggs Sweet potatoes Cold cuts Broccoli florets Sardines Tuna pouch Question though.. why are you looking for snacks? You should be having Meal 1, 2, and 3. And if you're training Pre-WO meal and Post-WO meal. If it's meal time while at the hospital, have full blown meal! You can eat palm sized protein and 1-2 cups veggies and thumbs of fat from a cooler. It's just like packing a lunch for work. Wishing your mom a speedy recovery and proud of you for sticking with your Whole30 during this stressful time. Snack, just because I don't think that there will be a microwave there to warm up my food, but maybe they do. But I hadn't thought about tuna and cold cuts. I can fix me some meals adding some avocado and veggies without the need to heat things up. Thanks a bunch, these are good ideas. Another question: what do you eat for post workout. I'm never in the mood to eat right after a workout (I usually do proptein shakes and fruit, so I'm a little at a loss of what to do during whole30) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraLish Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Cool! Glad I could help. I learned to overcome some social conditioning through my past 2 Whole30's. One was eating non-breakfast food for Meal 1, another was letting go of the requirement of warming up my leftovers. You'll be surprised what you can get over when you're hungry. Cold meatballs? No prob Post workout should be carb and some protein, limit the fat. You want it to digest as quickly as possible to replenish your body and fat slows the whole process down. For the carb I'll do a sweet potato, parsnip, starchy veggie puree. Protein could be cold cut, 3 oz tuna pouch, hb egg white, half chicken breast. This took some conditioning as well, and was hard to stomach at first, but now I'm ready to chow as soon as I put the barbell down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packelly Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Cool! Glad I could help. I learned to overcome some social conditioning through my past 2 Whole30's. One was eating non-breakfast food for Meal 1, another was letting go of the requirement of warming up my leftovers. You'll be surprised what you can get over when you're hungry. Cold meatballs? No prob Post workout should be carb and some protein, limit the fat. You want it to digest as quickly as possible to replenish your body and fat slows the whole process down. For the carb I'll do a sweet potato, parsnip, starchy veggie puree. Protein could be cold cut, 3 oz tuna pouch, hb egg white, half chicken breast. This took some conditioning as well, and was hard to stomach at first, but now I'm ready to chow as soon as I put the barbell down! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Here's a great Whole30 article for what to pack in a cooler:http://whole9life.com/2011/07/whats-in-your-cooler/ Re: cold cuts - it's very tricky to find compliant cold cuts. Most have carrageenan, others can have gluten, sweetener or soy. Read labels carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packelly Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Here's a great Whole30 article for what to pack in a cooler:http://whole9life.com/2011/07/whats-in-your-cooler/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packelly Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 Thank you so much! This was very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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