Thursday, December 9, 2010

Food Stuff - What to eat and what not to eat during travelling

Being healthy and staying the way really comes down to a couple of things when you're during traveling:

a. Choosing Where To Eat Wisely
b. Knowing What Not To Eat
c. Washing Your Hands frequently (and before taking any meal)

When you are traveling, having a meal can be lay bets as you can't always check the sanitation of each establishment. As a rough rule of thumb I check the cleanliness of the interior and make a general judgment based on the 'feel' of the place I also check how busy is it is as it will have a bearing of food turnover, giving me some signal of freshness of the food.

I never choose salad unless I am in the restaurant of top hotel. I peel fruit, eating only things like pineapple, oranges, banana and papayas, which need peeling.  Hot and fried stuff or boiled things are best as any sickening bacteria that may be present are mostly killed in cooking process. I avoid poultry eggs, dairy and certainly all meat if I am in hot countries. So that leaves dumplings, noodles dishes, couscous legumes, vegetables and curries with hot soup, etc. Principally if it's fresh veg, boiled, fried or super hot, and it's not meat or dairy, you should be fine.

Drinking water that is not pure is one way to seriously disrupt your journey. All drinking water should be bottled, fresh and more importantly to be sealed. Don't drink 'old' bottled water that's been placed on the floor of the public transport for a day or two, even if it's yours. Bacteria multiply quickly and that can be dangerous to your health.

Take a bottle of mineral water with you when you leave on your day's sightseeing and drink frequently and regularly. Buy clean bottles as frequent as possible - only refill a small and portable bottle from a big one a few times before you replace the bottle entirely

Never drink from a tap and do not drink unfiltered water. If you are trekking, water should always be fully boiled, and have purification tablets or iodine. Your tour guide should be able to explain how to boiled and drink the water safely along the tour.

It is also recommend to clean your teeth using bottled water to avoid any suffers from upset stomach and ruined birthday plan.

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