15 Keto Travel Snacks – Best tips and hacks to help you stay on a low carb diet while traveling with ketogenic diet food for abroad, road trips or airplane snacks.
15 Keto Travel Snacks
I’ve always loved to travel and never let my diet stop me from seeing the world.
Since first starting the keto diet 2 and half years ago I’ve been to Japan, Singapore, moved from Australia to Ireland and traveled around Europe. Through that time I’ve enjoyed plenty of easy keto travel snacks.
On your next trip you may want to take along a small cooler along with an ice pack or two, to keep everything cool, especially if you’re going a long way.
As you’ll see, there are lots of great options to take from home and grab on the go while you’re on the road, airplane or abroad.
Keto Travel Foods
Here are ideas for keto travel foods to enjoy while on the go:
1. Salads
A travel staple – it’s easy to make or find keto friendly salads while on the go. Some salads to look out for or prepare include chicken salad, tuna salad or just buy a bowl full of greens and top it with an avocado, some nuts and cheese. (All of which require no cooking and just throwing together in a bowl.)
The above pictured salad is one I found in a supermarket while on a road trip around Ireland. I simply picked off the non-keto friendly items like corn but still got to enjoy a hearty meal of vegetables and meat.
2. Eggs
There are so many ways to enjoy eggs while you’re on the road. It’s easy to find ready hard-boiled eggs at supermarkets, convenience stores and cafes.
Supermarkets also usually stock ready made egg mayo, just watch for added sugars and carbs. You can enjoy it straight from the carton or fill a lettuce cup with egg mayo.
If you’re going on a road trip or have access to a kitchen while traveling then you can also make deviled eggs, like these 2 ingredient deviled eggs.
3. Strawberries & Heavy Cream
With the keto diet you’re limited to berries when it comes to fruit, but that doesn’t have to stop you from enjoying a bounty of berries every day.
If you have access to a hotel room fridge on your travels then you could also buy a carton of cream to enjoy with berries for an indulgent travel sweet treat loaded with healthy fats while also being naturally low in grams of net carbs.
4. Vegetables
One of the best keto road trip snacks is packing plenty of fresh veggies to keep you nourished. Go for chopped cucumber, peppers and salad for easy snacks, along with mayo, sour cream or another low carb sauce for dipping.
Another keto lifestyle option is to simply enjoy an avocado by slicing it in half and scooping out the nourishing goodness by the spoonful.
5. Ready Cooked Meat, Chicken & Fish
Whether it’s beef jerky, biltong, slim jims, meat sticks, pork rinds, smoked salmon, tuna, deli meats, cooked chicken or beef there are loads of ready to go keto friendly meat options that you’ll easily find at local grocery store and gas stations that you can enjoy as a great snack. (Or even make a meal of!)
Just be sure to carefully read the ingredient list of any low-carb snacks, looking out for any hidden sugars or carbs that find their way into processed foods.
6. Dairy
There are plenty of cheese options that you can enjoy instantly or on the go including babybel, cheese sticks, cream cheese, string cheese, cheddar cheese, moon cheese and even whisps cheese crisps.
Also, keep a look out for low carb friendly yoghurt options, which tend to usually be plain, natural or Greek, which you can sweeten with a handful of keto fruits such as berries to keep your number of carbs as low as possible.
7. Meat and Cheese Plate
Recently while I was in Amsterdam, I put together the above meat and cheese plates as easy keto snacks. Luckily our hotel had a fridge so I visited a local supermarket and chose a variety of cheese and smoked meat/salami options.
Then for snacks, I filled a plate with a selection of meat, cheese and also added some chopped vegetables and strawberries, to keep me satisfied between keto meals.
You can even make homemade pepperoni chips by frying or baking thinly sliced pepperoni until crisp, allow to cool completely and enjoy the quick snack on the go.
8. DIY Keto Travel Snack Trail Mix
You can put together your own low carb friendly trail mix before leaving home and then portion out daily keto travel snacks to enjoy on the go to help you with your weight loss journey.
Here are some ideas of keto foods to include in your trail mix:
- Almonds (like these homemade cinnamon roasted almonds)
- Macadamia nuts
- Walnuts
- Brazil Nuts
- Pistachios
- Peanuts
- Pecan Nuts
- Hazelnuts
- Sunflower Seeds
- Pumpkin Seeds
- Chia Seeds
- Freeze dried strawberries
- Dark Chocolate
- Shredded Coconut
You could also enjoy nut butters such as peanut butter or almond butter either shamelessly by the spoonful or in a sweet treat. You could also take along those small nut butter pouches (like these) to enjoy on the go.
9. Protein Shake
Take along your go to low carb protein powder (like this one) in a variety of flavors and a shaker and then just buy keto friendly milk while you’re on the go.
This is a great way to help you meet your protein macros without stress when following a low carb high-fat diet.
Nowadays you can also find low carb and keto friendly protein bars, such as quest bars, at supermarkets and health food stores that make the perfect grab and go snack that’s low in g net carbs, especially handy for long trips.
10. Cookies
You can easily prepare a couple of batches of cookies to take as travel snacks, or find perfect keto cookies such as chocolate chip cookies in stores.
My favourites to make are almond butter cookies, chocolate cookies and no bake peanut butter cookies.
11. Keto Chocolate For Travel
The good news is that dark chocolate without added sugar makes an excellent, portable snack that will satisfy your sweet cravings.
You’ll want to make sure it’s 85%+ (like this one) and as low carb as possible and limit yourself to a row a day.
12. Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this keto travel snack that’s low in net carbs that you can make at home and take with you to enjoy through your journey. (Here’s the recipe.)
The fat bombs are an easy sweet treat to prepare and taste like peanut butter cups, but full of healthy fats and without the sugar or carbs.
13. Jelly/Jello
There are lots of choices of low carb, sugar free jello/jelly desserts that are either ready made or can easily be made at your hotel, following the instructions on the packaging.
Just read the nutrition label carefully and make the decision for yourself about whether you’re happy to include artificial sweeteners, flavors and ingredients in your diet.
14. Chia Puddings
If you have access to a fridge, and with just a little planning, you can enjoy daily chia puddings as keto friendly snacks.
Simply combine together low carb yoghurt, berries and chia seeds, leave the pudding to thicken in the fridge and enjoy as a simple make ahead snack option. (Here’s the recipe.)
I’ll often put one together in the morning and leave it in the fridge to thicken while I’m out and about for the day. Then, when I come back to the hotel there’s a nourishing snack waiting in the fridge for me.
15. Hot Chocolate/Coffee/Tea
Take supplies so that you can easily enjoy your favourite hot drink on the go. Easy Keto options include tea bags, keto coffee or keto friendly hot chocolate powder (like this) to easily enjoy hot chocolates on the go.
As you can see, there are plenty of easy keto travel snacks to choose from while you’re traveling.
Whether it’s a road trip, plane trip or exploring abroad there are lots of almost instant options to help you stay on track through your travels.
Important Note: be aware if traveling by plane that there are restrictions about liquids and what foods you can take into other countries. So, do your research so that you don’t have any items confiscated. And importantly – enjoy your travels!
Keto Travel Snacks Video
Here’s the video where I talk you through some of my go to best keto snacks that will help you avoid being tempted by junk food on your travels. Hit play below or click here to watch on YouTube.
More Keto Diet Food Ideas:
How To Make Low Carb Smoothies
Intermittent Fasting Keto Meals
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