Photo: My iPhone (yes, I have an iPhone now)

My first full day out of the Bay and on the road (though only two hours North on I-5) chewing the fat (literally, this bacon is pretty darn greasy) and looking around the casino buffet I find myself in.

Yes, I’m currently eating lunch in one of the scariest places to try and remain healthy.

My hope is that you’ll be able to find some tips that can help you to stay healthy when traveling.

What Decent Looks Like

For me, I gotta stay away from wheat. Yep, I’ll probably hit some hidden here or there, but anything that I know that possibly has gluten–such as terriyaki chicken, any kind of sauce on meat or vegetables, and pretty much any dessert other than fruit–is a no-go for me.

Today? Decent salad bar (they have chickpeas, and beets that looked too dark to have come from a can–that is about what constitutes a decent salad bar for me), so I got my cucumber, tomato, and carrot on, with a few greens thrown in for good measure. Also, they have some sort of mixed cucumber/tomato/onion salad with Italian dressing (usually not a problem) that I had a few bites of.

Welcome to America

Little bit of a breakfast bar provided me with eggs, bacon, and hash browns (all the meats were drenched in sauce or fried), and I had a bit of refried beans with the cheese on top pushed to the side. They also had some white rice with almonds and raisins that I threw some cooked (yeah, not even closed to steamed–but that’s ok) veggies on.

Eggs, veggies, and hash browns were most definitely cooked in veggie (usually corn, soy, or canola) oil, which isn’t the healthiest in the world, but I’ll survive doing it once and a while.*

Ok, full disclosure–I had some half and half in my iced tea. I just can’t do black tea without some sort of cream, and you guessed it–they don’t exactly have a choice of soy, rice, almond or hemp milk at the Colusa Casino buffet.

And give and take.

*Yep, contrary to what our current food pyramid says, veggie oils are NOT good for you, and many believe contribute in a big way to heart disease. Stick with Olive, Grape Seed, and Unrefined Coconut Oil to cook with whenever possible.