Get ready for an ice-cold take. Vacations are great. Take a break from the daily grind, ignore all your work emails and your boyfriend’s Slack messages, and just get a taste of what life would be like if you were independent and wealthy. Let’s be honest, if you do it right, traveling is what dreams are made of.
Of course, everything comes with at least some downsides. A viral thread in the r/Travel Reddit community reveals one travel problem. This is more common than you might think. It’s all about dietary fiber and how you should consume it. While many local delicacies tend to center around meat, dairy, and carbohydrates, what about the nutrient-dense vegetables our bodies need during the holidays?
The question is Posted by Reddit user u/ElectronicCress3132 This week on r/Travel, we pointed out that many restaurants don’t offer any vegetable dishes on their menus other than salads. They say that at a time he travels for 1-2 weeks, and when the greens run out, he begins to feel unwell.
Of course, the avid travelers of the r/Travel faithful offered plenty of advice among the hundreds of answers to this question, and two common themes emerged.
1. Once you arrive at your destination, go to your local grocery store and stock up on healthy food for your hotel.
2. Book an Airbnb or vacation rental with a kitchenette so you can cook while you travel.
The top-rated reply to this thread reads: “Plan ahead for your supermarket shopping. It’s not always possible, but at least every other day. It helps in a pinch.” I was there. “When I’m staying in one place for a while, I always stop at the grocery store. I pick up my vegetable tray and I’m good to go,” read another top reply.
One popular answer is Mobile app HappyCow as a solution to the problem. This app helps travelers find nearby vegan restaurants no matter where they are in the world.
A final tip from another Redditor (u/malepitt) is that he always buys groceries like whole carrots, canned tuna, tomato juice, and pretzels as “motel survival meals.” According to the Redditor, there is one important caveat to making this tip work. Just remember to pack a can opener in your checked luggage.
People on the thread wondered why finding vegetables during the holidays is such a problem, when many parts of the world are home to restaurants and traditional cuisines with an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. Other Redditors also had their doubts.
“Every country I’ve been to around the world has had a good selection of veggies for appetizers. There’s also a lot of veggie side options in addition to the appetizers,” one Redditor @Bright_Shower84 pointed out. “Even in meat-centric places like Argentina, Texas, and Australia, beef is a huge export, and vegetable side dishes are also abundant.”
Is this a problem for you? If so, how can you pack on vegetables during the holidays?
