Low caloric meals on the wheels

LOW CALORIC MEALS ON THE WHEELS 

Taking off from our hectic and monotonous daily routine and going out for a long drive or to some nearby picnic place for a shorter period is a part of our life. During such drive downs, usually we also take our healthy diet plans for a ride. But the health conscious guys make it a point to plan well before starting their journey. They also plan for their intake stuff during the journey besides the other things. For such people, here are some of the options from which they can very well choose their low calorie choices to pack theirsnacks bag.

THEPLA

Thepla is a healthy and nutritious option that can be carried during a trip easily. Moreover, it is like a chapati that can be consumed dry or with some pickle. Whole wheat gram flour and fenugreek leaves can be used to make it at home and it is good to be consumed by the kids, who avoid green leafy vegetables. We may add up spinach, bottle gourd or cumin seeds to it to make it more healthy and it can be consumed at room temperature and require no heating.

KHAKHRA                                                                                                                                                                                                              

It is an another healthy snack which can also be prepared at home by adding some herbs and spices as per our taste. We can make it more nutritious by adding bajra, oats or finger millet flour. To add fat burning effect in it, we can add black pepper, ajwain and sesame seeds in it, which also make it more healthy and nutritious. This snack can be used for a couple of weeks if stored in air tight containers.

ROASTED MAKHANNAS 

Another healthy snack which can be taken as mid snack to satisfy cravings are roasted makhannas. These can be dry roasted  or a little of oil can be used to make them crunchy.  These are a good source of protein and fibre, besides being low calorie snack and very nutritive one. These will not let us feel hungry while travelling. After roasting, these should be stored  in air tight containers for consuming for longer periods.

DRY TRAIL MIX

To satisfy the cravings of some crunchy food during travelling, we can carry chivda, puffed rice, seeds and nuts mix. To make it more healthy, we can add curry leaves and some roasted black Channa and bajra into it. It can fuel us with energy if we are feeling low while travelling and save us from choosing  unhealthy foods instead during your journey. Nuts and seed mix fill us with energy  and we feel full for a longer time.

BAKED BANANA AND APPLE CHIPS 

Another healthy option on the desk is to bake chips of these fruits and carry this crunchy snack along while travelling. We can pop up fruit rings in the oven, sprinkle some rock salt and carry along. Cinnamon baked apple and banana chips are much better than potato chips. We can simply microwave them and carry along on our trip to savour upon unhealthy choices of our kids.

Another advantage of carrying such foods with us while travelling is that portion eating becomes possible for us, otherwise we may consume large meals at one go on our stoppages at food outlets on the way. Moreover, such snacks do not get spoiled and do not need any extra care while travelling. The left over can be consumed later.