My family and I travel a lot, it’s something we love to do. Even as I’m writing this, we are preparing to leave for Alaska tomorrow on a 7 day cruise. Since we live in Florida, let’s just say, there will be quite a bit of flying involved. It’s always a good idea to be prepared with some travel snacks. Unless you’re traveling out of the country, you’re not guaranteed more than a soda or a pack of peanuts on a plane and nobody wants to pay the outrageous prices they’ll charge you for a sandwich or burger from the restaurants in the airport.
My wife and I started bringing healthy snacks onto the plane with us so our daughter would have something to munch on. It makes the flight much more pleasant and it’s one less thing you have to worry about when you’re travelling. One of our favorite things to carry with us are pretzels, especially Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels. Now, the pretzels are good all by themselves, but we like to change it up and add some things we can dip them in. Two of our favorite side items are hummus and peanut butter. They travel easy and can give you a little boost on those long travel days. Here is an easy hummus recipe that takes no time at all and is absolutely delicious.
Easy Hummus Recipe: Makes about 1 1/2 cups
- One 15oz can of garbonzo beans
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup of tahini
- Half of a garlic clove minced
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt, more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon of cumin
In a blender or food processor mix tahini and lemon juice for 30 seconds or until creamy. Add cumin, salt, olive oil and garlic and blend for 30 seconds. Drain garbonzo beans and wash them thoroughly. Add them to your base and blend until creamy. If you have trouble with the consistency add a little more olive oil. Portion into the To-Go container of choice and you’re ready for a big adventure.
To round out your travel pack, hear are a few things we’ve found that are essential for the kids to help keep them occupied and prepared for flight travel:Â
- Hand Sanitizer
- Books
- Pillow
- Tablet
- Lightweight Jacket
The only problem you might have on your travels are running out of Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels! But that’s ok, because the good people at Snyder’s want to make sure that never happens! Join them on facebook for Snyder’s “America’s Summertime Favorite Sweepstakes” for a chance to win weekly prizes or a grand prize of $10k for your family’s dream vacation.
I was compensated by Life Of Dad and Snyder’s of Hanover. All opinions are my own.