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Healthy Road Trip Food

By

ALICIA CHANG The Associated Press

http://www.betterworldclub.com/newsletters/v5/travel_cool.htm

WOODSTOCK, N.Y.

(AP) - If you're road-tripping this summer, chances are you'll end up

at one of those nondescript highway rest stops that serve mainly juicy

burgers, greasy fries and syrupy soft drinks. But the way food gurus

Nikki and Goldbeck see it, travel is no excuse for eating badly.

The couple, who

penned several nutrition books including the 1973 best seller ``The

Supermarket Handbook,'' like to avoid the fast food chains that dot the

nation's interstates whenever they drive from their Woodstock home to

the warmth of Florida's Miami Beach every winter.

Although many

places now offer salads and healthier options like fresh fruit, the

Goldbecks often find the menu selections too limited for their

vegetarian taste. For years, they scoured the Yellow Pages for

vegetarian-friendly restaurants, and even kept a folder of old

newspaper clippings of restaurant reviews in their car.

The Goldbecks

recently compiled their favorite eateries, along with other listings

discovered through their own research or recommended by other

health-conscious travelers, into a new book aimed at giving travelers a

nutritious alternative.

``Healthy

Highways: The Traveler's Guide to Healthy Eating'' lists about 2,000

health-oriented restaurants and natural food stores in the 50 states

-all easily accessible from the exit ramp of a highway or a major road.

Telephone numbers and hours of operation are also included.

While the book

can help steer travelers toward more nutritious food, health experts

say those on the road can also take their own simple steps toward

healthy eating by planning ahead.

``You don't need

to find a specific restaurant to find healthy offerings,'' said Tara

Geise, a registered dietitian and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic

Association. ``If you follow some basic principles, you can find

healthy food pretty much anywhere you go.''

For example, on

long trips, take the time to pack a cooler with sandwiches and snacks

like fruit and yogurt. At rest stops, keep portion size in mind and

avoid overindulging on junk food. If an entree on a menu looks

unfamiliar, ask for its nutritional content before ordering.

When traveling in

the summer, keep an eye out for roadside fruit and vegetable stands

that offer the chance to stock the cooler with locally grown produce

like Georgia peaches, Geise said.

All the entries

in the Goldbecks' book are vegetarian-friendly, but not all are

meat-free. The listings range from health food chains to independent

owners, from organic style to fresh home-cooking, from juice bars to

sit-down restaurants.

The majority are

located a few miles off the highway, but others like the natural food

chain Fresh City, which sells fresh-to-order salad wraps and stir-fry

bowls, can be found along several stops on the Massachusetts

Turnpike.

The Goldbecks

admit the book is not all-inclusive and revisions and additions of new

listings are made on a Web site dedicated to the book. They choose the

eateries through their experience and also by mailing out 4,000

questionnaires to restaurants and natural food stores. The list was

pared down after they studied menus and made follow-up contact.

According to

Nikki Goldbeck, a 57-year-old nutritionist, there are other perks to

straying from rest stop food.

``Aside from

getting better food, part of traveling is to get the community

experience,'' she explained. ``You get to meet local people and

experience what the neighborhood is like.''

Healthy Highways

is a Better World Club Partner. You can check them out at www.healthyhighways.com

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