Carefree Gourmet

A Meal From an Airline

Do you dread airplane food? I do. With a passion! And so, I don’t care if airlines cut back and cut out their gross food, I am used to packing my own meal (and my husband’s). Our girls are good at packing snacks too. Now, their snacks are exactly dietetic, but at least they taste good!

In our interview with Dr. Ola Madsen (AKA The Hot Body Builder) he mentioned that he too packs his meals. And we were curious as to what he packs as he travels frequently an on long flights, typcially 13+ hours.

My challenge has always been the flight home. What can you pack for that?? Especially if you are in a location where picking up something at a local grocer is not an option. Well, we’ve got some ideas for that too!

What you will need:
Throw away plastic containers
baggies
napkins
plastic spoon
wet wipes
Shaker w/ metal ball

Dr. Ola Madsen’s travel package:
For the flight to his destination: 3-4 servings of 1 cup of cooked brown rice w/ 1 boiled chicken breast cut up.
For the flight home: Met-Rx protein packs and Tri-o-plex protein bars

Andrea’s travel package:
For the flight to my destination: Fruit (apples, pears, bananas); nuts, dried fruit, Kashi bars, wheatgrass coffee,
For the flight home: nuts and dried fruit, Kashi bars, wheatgrass coffee, honey wheatgrass tea (If I can get a piece of fruit from my hotel or the airport I am a happy camper). Note: I am missing protein that Dr. Ola includes so I will be making some adjustments to my travel package. Protein fills us up and satisfies our hunger.

When traveling by air, be sure to drink 8 ounces of water for every hour you are in the air. Flying is very dehydrating and contributes to jet lag and aches and pains from travel. Also, get up and move around. Walk down to the bathroom every hour even if you don’t have to go (although after consuming all that water on top of your other beverages, you might find the need!) to stretch your legs and get circulation flowing!

We would love to hear your ideas on food you pack for travel! Bon Voyage!

Dr. Ola Madsen Body Builder

Hopefully you tuned in with us last week when we interviewed Dr. Ola Madsen, a man who decided at age 58 to compete in body building. According to Dr. Madsen, he was like everyone else….. love handles included! Well if you look at the photo of him now, you won’t see a single handle. Only hard muscles and tight skin.

Now maybe you don’t want to compete in body building competitions…. but maybe you would like to lose the handles and keep the love. Well, Dr. Madsen has a simple diet and exercise plan. It is very simple.

First of all, you got to get moving! Walk to the corner and back, then walk around the block. Slowly increase your distance until you are walking 3-4 miles in 60 minutes. Dr. Madsen has an annual pass to Disneyland and walks around the park. Creative idea! Where in your neighborhood could you walk that is interesting, well lit (if walking at night) and meets the mileage goal? 60 minutes 5 days a week. You can do it!

His diet is also easy, here it is. Download it, stick on your refrigerator, put a copy in your purse or briefcase to take with you shopping or dining out. It is about consuming less calories that you burn. Not rocket science, but in our world of abundance, it is easy to over indulge “calorically”.

Dr. Madsen’s diet is posted on our website.

Tips:
- Avoid simple sugars (e.g. candy/chocolate), fried foods, fruit juices and excess dressing on salads.
- Drink a minimum of 96 oz of water per day in addition to other liquids (coffee, tea etc.)