Top 10 foods to pack for gluten-free travel

 

Almost everyone who plans a trip the first time after they start living gluten-free has the same question -  "how am I going to eat safely away from home?" The answer is simply - by doing some gluten-free home work. They need to do  research about gluten-free dining options where they're headed, and they need to pack some food for the trip.    

Here is a list of things that are easy to find and are not likely to be confiscated by airport security. Most of these item can be used for a plane ride and upon arrival to your destination. Brands listed are not the only gluten-free options.        

• Nutrition bars – Larabars ; Kind Bars ; Oskri Bars ; Bakery on Main
• Travel size packs of nuts  - Ingle’s and Trader Joes sell these (12 packs for $4.99 at TJ's)
• Crackers (or pretzels) – Glutino; Mary’s Gone Crackers; Ener-G; Nut Thins
• Dried Fruit – Bare Fruit ; many mainstream brands of dried fruit are gluten-free 
• Gluten-free cereals (eat as a snack without milk or for breakfast with it) – Ewewhon; Gluten-Free Chex; Trader Joe’s gluten-free granola, Bakery on Main
• Packets of Tuna – major brands like Starkist offer gluten-free options
• Boiled eggs - consider packing with frozen peas for cooling as some are ice packs are not allowed through security
• Chocolate – Snickers, Almond Joy, Mounds and Reese Cups are gluten-free, like a host of other chocolate bars. Candy bars with cookies in them contain gluten (Twix, Kit Kat, etc.) When visiting warm destinations, don’t pack more chocolate than you can eat on the flight (or in the car, bus or train)
• Cookies – Pamela’s sells a two pack of gluten-free cookies
• Turkey pepperoni packs (or cooked bacon) – turkey pepperoni ; Go Picnic ; gluten-free fully cooked bacon is available from several companies, including Publix

Share your favorite foods for travel in the comments below!

For more info: The book Let's Eat Out! will help you figure out how to eat out safely anywhere in the world.