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Travel food stash ideas

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Hello,
I travel frequently for work, and have found that it can be hard to eat right - think arriving starting at 10pm to a hotel that only has noodles and club sandwiches, or conference buffets loaded with delicious but carby foods. And often the yoghurt for breakfast has added sugar, so eggs is my only option.

I am going to make an effort to do better for my next trips, so would welcome ideas for snacks and small meals that I can travel with. So far, I am bringing loads of my favourite nut mix and some dark chocolate. Any other ideas?
Thank you!
 
The only food suggestion I have is tuna - tinned or sachets is a good thing to carry around for a quick snack.
I tend to pop into a local supermarket to top up on salad, smoked salmon, cheese (probably cold meats too) and full fat yoghurt which can be eaten in my hotel room for breakfast. I quite enjoy my supermarket visits when overseas - they are usually open late and intriguing what they sell that we don't have in the UK. I can often put together a good cold buffet from a standard supermarket ... or even a Tescos Express.

But my biggest piece of advice is to make sure you carry cutlery. Remember, if flying, that knives are not an option. As well as a spare toothbrush (I used to keep forgetting my electric one), my travel bag contains teabags as well as camping spoons and forks. Eating yoghurt with a wooden stirrer is not easy ... as I found before I started to carry my own spoons. Then don't forget to clean them thoroughly when you get home.
 
Thank you, I travel 6-7 times a year, not for holidays, and often in very remote locations, or where I cannot easily go shopping since I don’t have time. I do buy yoghurt/fruit etc if I can, but often this isn’t an option. Hence looking for ideas for stuff I can bring in my suitcase.

Like you, I have a fairly good setup - finally found an electric toothbrush which will hold a charge for a month, and a small kettle so I can have a coffee even in the middle of the Amazon
 
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