The Travel Protocol
Airports are designed to spike your sodium and inflammation. The only way to win is to pack your own defense.
"The hardest place to maintain a heart-healthy diet is Terminal B."
Travel is the number one reason people fall off their lipid-management protocols. Airport food is notoriously high in sodium (bad for blood pressure, especially at altitude) and seed oils (inflammatory).
Relying on finding a "healthy salad" at the gate is a gamble. The solution is to treat your carry-on like a mobile pantry.
The "Kit" Criteria
- Shelf Stable: Must survive 8+ hours in a bag without refrigeration.
- Anti-Inflammatory: Must avoid the industrial seed oils used in most airport snacks.
- Lipid Friendly: High fiber to bind cholesterol, high protein for satiety.
The Protein: Wild Salmon Jerky
Beef jerky is often loaded with saturated fat. Fable Fish uses wild sockeye salmon.
Heart Benefit: Marine Omega-3s (EPA/DHA) to lower inflammation.
The Healthy Fat: Organic Walnuts
The only tree nut with significant ALA. We buy raw/unsalted to keep sodium zero.
Heart Benefit: Improves endothelial function (artery flexibility).
The Fuel: RXBAR
When you just need calories. No B.S. ingredients (Egg whites, dates, nuts).
Heart Benefit: Zero industrial seed oils (inflammatory).
The Meal: Oatmeal Cups
Travel Hack: Bring a dry Bob's Red Mill cup. Ask the flight attendant for hot water. Instant hot meal.
Heart Benefit: Soluble fiber (Beta-glucan) actively binds LDL cholesterol.
The Treat: Hu Kitchen Chocolate
Travel is stressful. Simple dark chocolate satisfies the craving without the sugar spike.
Heart Benefit: Flavanols improve blood flow and lower BP.