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Whenever I travel I always pack snacks. Sometimes I even have my snacks packed before I have my clothes packed. It’s pretty funny. When I arrived at my cousin’s house she immediately asked what food I brought because she knew I would pack some treats. Please tell me I’m not the only one that does this!?!
The reason I like to pack snacks is because finding healthy options at the airport is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Airport food is also crazy expensive. So yeah, I always pack my own food and I also bring my water bottle so that I don’t have to buy bottled.
Healthy travel trick: unfilled water bottles are totally fine going through security. Once you’re through you can fill it up at a water fountain or any restaurant that has a self-serve soda fountain with a water option. I’ve even asked the folks at Starbucks to fill up my water bottle and they usually don’t mind.
Okay, so let’s talk about what I brought with me on this trip… lots of snacks and some food to share with my cousin and her family once I arrived. 🙂
In my carry-on bag:
In my checked bag:
I didn’t eat all my snacks on the plane so I have a few for my flight home today. Brooke loves to cook too so we made a bunch of tasty dishes with the quinoa pasta and flakes. I’ll be sharing those with you soon.
In the meantime, here’s the recipe for the pumpkin spice chickpea trail mix! It’s delicious and super easy to whip up.
The pumpkin pie spice and stevia add a subtly sweet flavor and baking the chickpeas makes them super crunchy (which I love).
The chickpeas were a great snack on their own, but combining them with coconut flakes, almond slices, and chocolate chips was pretty much the best idea ever. I think chickpea trail mix might be my new favorite snickety snacks. I hope you like it as much as I do. Enjoy!
Need more great trail mix recipes. You can check out my roundup.
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I tried this and used the roast feature on my toaster oven and it didn’t work, I used some sugar but these did not taste good.maybe try again and use the bake feature. Or a different sweetener.
So sorry this didn’t work in your toaster oven and thanks for letting me know. I’ve never tried it that way.
Right now I have stevia packets, not liquid, in my kitchen. And since it’s been awhile, I can’t remember what the equivalents are — so, is one packet of (dry) stevia probably the right amount, to mix with that teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice? (And for that matter, one teaspoon really is enough for a whole can of chickpeas?)
I’m not 100% sure, but I’d say start with 1/4 teaspoon of the powdered stevia and then add more if it doesn’t taste sweet enough.
A very healthy breakfast to be noted. Let me pin this 🙂
How long will this stay good in an airtight container at room temperature?
I’d say 2-3 days.
I always pack snacks!! These sound amazing girl!