I recently found myself in an Airport with lots of time to kill and no food. After getting up at 4.30am, flying to Sydney for a seminar and not being able to take food with me, I found the task of buying a healthy meal quite daunting! So I decided to go with the following:
Vegetable and Lentil soup: Soups are the best way to get as many vegies as possible into your belly, lots of vitamins and minerals for energy production and a high water content, as flying can be dehydrating. Lentils provide protein and fibre - two elements to keep you feeling fuller for longer, as they take a while to digest.
Pumpkin and beetroot salad: Dark green leafies for B vitamins and magnesium, which both help with energy production. Low GI vegetables will fill you up, with chickpeas an added bonus for fibre. Warm salads are easy to find in Airports/food courts, and are worth paying a few extra dollars for.
Vitamin Water: Dehydration is common when flying and water is always the best option to rehydrate, but when you have been up early and drinking water all day, it can get a bit boring. Try to avoid caffeine too, it won't contribute to your hydration, so a low kilojoule drink with added vitamins could be a good choice for you. This one only had about 300kJ, so not a bad choice for a pick me up.
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