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Touring is tough. You need quality fuel to keep the machine running
smoothly. There’s no room for liquids (you know what kind!) and
aspirin as a regular diet for a pro on the road. You won’t last
long and you won’t do your best work. So three squares are your
best defense against burnout, but how the heck do you eat responsibly
while traveling?
First off, if you know you’re one to skip meals, then you need
to carry stuff with you that’s easily packed, like Met-Rx bars,
Zone bars, or anything that has some calories, vitamins, and protein
in the ingredient list. You can even buy them at 7-11 stores now.
Think Mount Everest- if you were going for hike up there, what would
you bring for fuel? Your job is demanding, so think quality. Leave
candy bars to the kids in the audience. Trail Mix of various kinds
is O.K. if you like that sort of thing.
Grocery stores are in most towns I’ve been in, so you can always
run in and get fruit, ready-made sandwiches, etc. Soymilk, believe
it or not, not only lowers your chance of dropping dead of a cardiac
arrest but is said to promote a healthy libido…maybe that’s not
something you need while on a bus for a month, but heck, I thought
it might be a selling point. White wave and 8th Continent
Vanilla soymilk are absolutely great and really taste more like
a vanilla shake than plant juice. Just don’t tell punk rockers that
you drink soymilk, they will spit on you.
Coffee: drink it; I won’t lecture about your caffeine intake if
you don’t lecture me about which software I use to record with…
If you care about your longevity, stay away from fried, cheesy,
sugar-soaked, gooey, greasy foods. Keep red meat at a minimum and
stick to chicken and fish.
Finally you want to find a decent restaurant to dine peacefully
in. While I am busy compiling a list of good, cheap eats for the
crew, some basic rules come in handy:
Ask old people where they eat. They have to save money and can’t waste
their savings on Haut-Cuisine-Bourgeois-Snootiness. They need real
food at real prices. Don’t ask people at bars where they eat. Most
of them don’t remember where they eat. If you eat at McDonald’s, that’s
your fault. Chinese food can be pretty cheap, and better for you than
Taco Hell. Stay away from your coworkers three hours after you eat
anything Mexican.
In the meantime, email
me with the addresses and names of roadside establishments you like
and I will add them to the list!
Cheers!
cranky
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