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My must-haves for healthy travel

Monday we sent out our Spring break newsletter . If you placed an order, be patient. Many people did (thank you) and my partner in food crime, Carolyn, is conveniently Spring Breaking in Cartagena. I’m going away late next week (thank fucking god). This week I’ve been readying clients for their trips (I love hearing where people are going).  So what do I bring? Green juice/airplane meal - I am obsessive about both starting a trip on track healthfully and avoiding plane food. Chugging a green juice while I wait on the security line and bringing a kale salad or and avocado sandwich on Paleo or gluten free bakery bread are my staples. Who knows what lies ahead, control what you can. In flight - I’m very ritualistic which is the best euphemism for compulsive. I bring my Wakaya for when the drink cart comes around. Generally I’ll get hot water. If it’s an overnight flight this may be Wakaya/vodka (feel free to judge).  Vitamins - many people leave these at home and I feel they’re...

The healthiest chocolate you can eat (giveaway)

Earlier this week we sent out our “ This Chocolate is MoreImportant Thank Your Valentine ” (yup) newsletter.   We highlighted all our chocolate loves from on-the-go oatmeal with cacao (chocolate for breakfast) to our newest Nutella-sque crush Rawmio. Today, we’re giving away a jar of these 8-calorie heart-shaped beauties that just happen to contain 10 billion probiotics per piece ($30 value).  The question no longer is “how can probiotics help me” but is there anything probiotics cannot do? If you’re sniffling as you read this, probiotics for your immune system. If you’re “blocked up” yup, something’s off kilter in your GI system Winter blues? I mean can anyone escape them this year? The gut is the second brain. Yup there’s a serotonin factory in there (or not depending) There are weight benefits too; I’ll avoid the fecal transplant dets. since this is allegedly a Valentiney post. If you're nodding along to ALL OF THE ABOVE? I hear you, you need these hearts. Enter by followin...