{"id":88246,"date":"2012-10-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/the-traveling-vegan\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:50:57","slug":"the-traveling-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/the-traveling-vegan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Traveling Vegan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s not much left to eat once\u00a0you&#8217;ve\u00a0excluded meat, chicken, fish, eggs and dairy from your diet. At least, that\u2019s what most people assume when we let on that we\u2019re vegan.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not that far off the mark mind you, mindful eating has eliminated a large portion of the foods that used to form part of our everyday staples.<\/p>\n<p>As a rule of thumb we avoid the subject as far as possible because it usually results in us being gaped at in bewildered horror. People just don\u2019t get why we\u2019d voluntarily give up cheese. Unfortunately there are those occasions when we have to divulge our dirty little secret.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u201cAny special dietary requirements?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u201cWe\u2019re vegan,\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u201cWe don\u2019t eat any animal products,\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u201cWould you like a cheese omelette?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conversations like these have taught us to always be prepared. Whether we\u2019re traveling overseas or simply going out for coffee, we always ensure that\u00a0we&#8217;ve\u00a0packed for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/window-seat-please.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26876\" title=\"window seat please\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/window-seat-please.jpg\" alt=\"window seat please\" width=\"570\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Restaurants and airlines are definitely more clued up these days, but while they may indeed be more vegan-friendly, there\u2019s always the off chance that something could go awry.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, just because it\u2019s vegan doesn\u2019t necessarily mean it\u2019s going to be nutritious. Sporty and I are a little funny like that, we care less about taste and more about how good something is for us.<\/p>\n<p>We get that this puts us on the pickier end of the picky scale and as such have come up with an arsenal of easy to pack snacks, staples and on-the-go meals to avoid going hungry, or worse, getting the low blood sugar grumps.<\/p>\n<h2>Snacks<\/h2>\n<p>For road trips and long distance flights nothing beats a stash of fruit, nuts and trail mix. These foods are all easy on the digestive system, which is great since all you\u2019re doing is sitting.<\/p>\n<p>Choose user-friendly and hardy fruit such as apples or bananas. You don\u2019t want it getting squashed in your bag and oozing juice all over your iPod and neither do you want to risk spraying your seatmate while peeling your naartjie.<\/p>\n<p>Raw nuts are healthier than their roasted and salted counterparts, but they\u2019re admittedly a little lack-luster in the flavor department. A good compromise is air-roasted nuts without salt.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a decent health shop near you, make up a trail mix of goji berries, cacao nibs, dried Turkish white mulberries and Brazil nuts. Alternatively just buy something pre-packaged, but be sure to check the ingredients first. You\u2019ll want to avoid anything with added sugar, salt or preservatives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/vegan-travel-food.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26879\" title=\"vegan travel food\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/vegan-travel-food.jpg\" alt=\"vegan travel food\" width=\"570\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Smoothie Mix<\/h2>\n<p>I used to work as a travel blogger for some private lodges and game reserves, and this entailed going on the occasional business trip to experience the properties firsthand. Not bad as jobs go, but definitely challenging from a dietary perspective.<\/p>\n<p>I got around the problem by pre-mixing my smoothie ingredients into individual portions (Ziploc bags work well) and handing it to a skeptical chef with strict instructions to whizz it up with water, a banana and a little honey.<\/p>\n<p>Hemp powder invariably turns the smoothie into a khaki affair, something the foodies find a little worrying. So if you decide to go this route it\u2019s best to warn them upfront.<\/p>\n<p>My mixture consisted of 1tbs chia seeds, 2tbs hemp powder, 1tbs raw cacao or cacao nibs and 1tbs maca, but if you don\u2019t have super foods you could just as easily use vegan protein powder mixed with almond or rice milk powder.<\/p>\n<h2>Soaked Oats<\/h2>\n<p>Soaked oats make for a really convenient and nutritious meal. Simply measure out a portion of rolled oats (not pre-cooked) into a Tupperware container, add your super foods or protein powder and milk powder (optional) and enough water to cover and leave to soak overnight.<\/p>\n<p>In the morning you\u2019ll have a delicious meal ready to take with you on your travels. If you\u2019re going camping or away for the weekend then simply measure out individual meals into Ziploc bags and add the water when you\u2019re ready for breakfast.<\/p>\n<h2>Nut Butter<\/h2>\n<p>Nut butter is a fantastic staple for the traveling vegan. That said, surprisingly few (hardly any, truth be told) restaurants serve it. The nationwide healthy food chain, Kauai, and Cape Town-based Osumo both do, but aside from them it\u2019s slim pickings in South Africa when it comes to vegan toast smearing options.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve taken to packing a small jar of nut butter when heading out into uncharted territory, or even if we\u2019re just going for coffee, although the latter will often garner us a raised eyebrow.<\/p>\n<p>The obvious caveat here is that you have to actually like the stuff. Surprisingly not everyone does, but then maybe that\u2019s just because they\u2019ve never tasted almond or cashew nut butter, both of which are sublimely delish.<\/p>\n<p>Being vegan is by no means the most convenient lifestyle, but neither is it completely prohibitive. All it takes is a little careful planning and you\u2019ll be fluent in traveling vegan.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding: 2px 6px 4px; color: #555555; background-color: #eeeeee; border: 2px solid #dddddd; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Sporty-Ang.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26877\" title=\"Sporty &amp; Ang\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Sporty-Ang.jpg\" alt=\"Sporty &amp; Ang\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>Angela Horn is a Cape Town-based freelance writer, lifestyle blogger and public speaker. Feel free to stalk her on Twitter, or harass her via\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:angelagayehorn@gmail.com\">email<\/a>. Alternatively you can just head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelagayehorn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mostly Mindful<\/a> and sign up for her bi-monthly minimalist missives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s not much left to eat once\u00a0you&#8217;ve\u00a0excluded meat, chicken, fish, eggs and dairy from your diet. At least, that\u2019s what most people assume when we let on that we\u2019re vegan. They\u2019re not that far off the mark mind you, mindful eating has eliminated a large portion of the foods that used to form part of our everyday staples. 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