Even though we are light years away from where we started on our journey with our naturopath for my son’s food intolerances, his body continues to attack certain foods and have trouble absorbing the nutrients from common foods. We’ve also had to do a lot of travel recently, and often spontaneously. I think this is the third time in two months that I’ve packed all our gear with less than a day’s notice. That sounds like a lot of time, but not when you consider that I wasn’t able to stop any of our previous social engagements/school/playgroups.
So, because I was packing again when I wrote this, here’s a list of the things we typically bring for our dairy free, gluten free boy:
- shelf stable coconut milk or almond milk
- gluten free snacks
- dried fruit
- squeezy food like these or these (affiliate links & I know disposable is bad but we are looking to have to refrigerate as little as possible and if we use our Squooshi pouches, we have to refrigerate them)
- peanuts
- our homemade low-gluten bread (I use our wheat bread recipe but substitute part gluten-free flour)
- probiotics (we all use these – affiliate link)
- digestive enzymes (he uses these and I use these – both affiliate links)
- cultured coconut milk yogurt (example here)
- liquid vitamins, since he doesn’t absorb nutrients from the chewables (we use this one – affiliate link)
Aside from clothes and bathroom essentials, these are the things I throw into bags and insulated coolers when we travel. Piece of cake, right? (um, wait, we can’t really have cake regularly…)
How do you pack healthy easy snacks for your allergic or food intolerant family members?
Boy, oh boy, do I remember those days. My oldest used to have food intolerances galore. Packing on trips took it to a whole new adventure! It sounds like you have things pretty well in hand but good luck!
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I’m guessing that packing your own food for travel can be a cost savings over some fast food/restaurant food; so maybe that’s a bonus, although it can be a lot of work.
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Great list Jenny! These are great healthy items to take when traveling even if you don’t have food intolerance’s.
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