I arrived yesterday for my first of 30 days in Arizona. My first stop was the local Fry’s Grocery for 3 days worth of produce. My flying schedule is packed at the moment but only so much can fit in the hotel mini-fridge so frequent trips are necessary 
. I’ve listed below what I brought with me, what I bought at my destination, and what I do my first night at a hotel (besides thank my lucky stars that the juicer made it all the way to baggage claim intact!).
What I brought with me:
my travel juicer (Breville)
a big bag of my favorite herbal teas
NuNaturals stevia (vanilla and original)
dark chocolate bars
miscellaneous items from my cupboard: nutritional yeast, spirulina, sun dried tomatoes, cacao and carob powder.
two 32 oz. travel jars (one for veggie juice, one for tea)
a cheese grater (totally necessary 
)
colon cleansing devices (such is the charmed life of a detoxer)
organic bath products (to avoid using the hotel’s toxic hair and body products)
Goodies I brought with me.
What I bought when I got here:
veggies for juicing (cucumbers, beets&greens, lemons)
a couple logs of goat cheese (sadly pasteurized but it’s the best I can do)
a container of olives from the olive bar (not soaked in oil)
bags of organic carrots (for pre-dinner munching)
boxes of organic greens (for a built-in travel bowl)
bags of frozen broccoli (keeps my food cool during the day but is thawed by dinner)
dijon mustard
Goodies from the grocery store by the hotel
What I did when I got to the hotel:
stocked the mini-fridge with produce (greens on the bottom, frozen stuff on top)
placed items that didn’t have to be immediately refrigerated atop the fridge (cucumbers, lemons, and carrots do alright for a few days)
made a batch of juice for the next days flight (juice went into the fridge, pulp into the toilet, juicer cleaned out in the bathroom sink)
The glamorous life of a traveling juice-fiend...
And that is what my usual first day looks like at a hotel! Does it look crazy to you? Do you have ways of keeping things simpler or does this look “normal” to you too? Usually what looks “normal” to me get’s a lot of sideways glances or full on horrified remarks (“that is a BIG-ass salad!” or “what IS that??” in reference to my green juice ).
I’m off to do some hotel yoga (this one in particular) and get some much needed sunshine before my flight!
Home Sweet Hotel
What do you do when you go for just a week? We are heading on vacation for 7 days at a resort in Mexico.
If it’s just a week I’d first scout out any juice bars (yay Google!) and if there aren’t any then I’d bring the juicer. I bring it when it’s going to be way too expensive to buy pre-made juice or it’s not available. I’d still go to the local markets- I prefer to put together my own simple meals than to go out but if you can find healthy dining that’s great too! Another great travel option (though not as filling or sustaining) are the juice packets from VegusJuices.com, they have unpasteurized wheatgrass shots that are super simple to pack. I’ve never been to Mexico, a resort sounds wonderful
Bahaha I love the picture of the pulp in the toilet!
Keepin’ it real
I LOVE it! I think this would be exactly what I would do if I had to travel. Its great you take your colon cleansing device. Which one do you use? Oh yes and what are in the sachets in the picture?
I have an enema bag and a travel-colonic unit that I never leave without! The sachets were leftovers from my cupboards at home: nutritional yeast, sprulina, cocoa, and carob powder!
Thanks for the info
I need a colonic unit! Where did you get your’s?
Looks normal to me! Seems travel for us has come to center around food. We typically travel by car with our troop of kids and its become impossible to pack light as we’ve got coolers and bins full of food now (produce and all the “dry” stuff like the things you brought that I might need for meal preparation so we only need to buy fresh produce while there), plus the fruit and treats I keep up front with me to pass back to the kids (who eat like elephants, esp when bored). I bring my Vitamix everywhere (I juice with it). It would be SO GREAT if they would make a little bullet style one. I’ve always got my jars of frozen juice and pumpkin pie in a bowl in the coolers, and then I have to pee at every rest stop lol. My husband is not into this lifestyle himself. He still stops at all the fast food places we all used to go to. On occasion the kids and I will have a veggie sandwich from Subway (with half the bread scooped out for me), but otherwise we pack all our food and mission #1 upon arrival is to hit the grocery store and fill the fridge of whoever we’re staying with. If someone has a small fridge that’s always a problem, as I have to shop every day then because my kids eat so dang much! But yeah, any hotel we stop at along the way looks quite the same as what you’re doing there. Lucky you being in AZ, we’re moving there in a year when my husband graduates, been waiting 6 years for that move!!!
Oh my gosh, I ALWAYS have to take pee breaks on the road! I like to stop at grocery stores on road trips too but my girlfriend often likes to go out to eat. We don’t mind doing both, it keeps everybody happy, thankfully she’s patient with all the bathroom stops
Rande you seem well organized for your stay in AZ and I have learned that to live this lifestyle you have to be! So kudos to you (and baggage claim)!! We don’t want a smashed breville on our hands.
I’m busy over at my airline with the CO/UA merge. (I’m coming from the CO side.)
It’s gonna be rough for a couple of weeks but as long as I stay centered, balanced and organized, it should be fine.
Have a good month!!
I do not travel much but it still does not look odd to me!! It looks like my fridge at work though, since I bring my juicer to work with me and keep it for the week, and my fridge is stocked like that. But all this information is great to know for when I do travel because that is all new to me, thanks!!
You are so hard core! I love that you posted a toilet pic. You rock!
You are so resourceful! Love it….
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Really who do you fly for that you get to have more than 9 hours to sleep let alone play green COOK
I am very lucky with my airline, in most cases we end up at home every night. We are small but growing very quickly
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