The Lorry Drivers Diet

When you’re on the road its easy to get out of shape, if you’re in the mindset of eating from service stations or grabbing “easy” foods then your bound to gain a few extra pounds. Many drivers tend to get fed up of eating the same types of fast food that seem to plague every service station. Fat, high calorie foods and cholesterol will eventually take their toll and begin to wear you down. However lorry drivers need not despair just yet, bad habits are easy to break when you put your mind to it. You need to set yourself a plan and stick to it, include all your meals, snacks and exercise. You can try healthy eating on the roads but it can get difficult when you have minimal equipment to prepare your meals – after all it’s not like you have the luxury of a refrigerator or any cooking appliances. We know too well that lorry drivers have some special circumstances when it comes to buying and storing food in the truck.If you need a helping hand when it comes to stocking up your lorry with healthy goodies simply follow our lorry drivers shopping list!

Lorry Drivers Shopping List

Fruit and Veg:

Fruit and Veg is highly important and if you eat plenty of greens you can’t really go wrong. Tinned fruit is great if you’re on the road just make sure its in fruit juice and not syrup.

Meat and Protein:

It’s difficult to store meat in your cabin, so you need to make sure you’re still getting the right amount of protein. Tinned tuna is great to store in your lorry and can be eaten with a wide variety foods. Baked beans are also extremely healthy and can be heated up easily on a portable stove and are virtually fat free.

Dairy:

If you have a small fridge in your cabin then you can keep stocked up on dairy foods pretty easily. If you drink a lot of milk try and go for skimmed milk or almond milk – both are low fat. If you like cheese opt for low fat cheddar or cottage cheese.

Grains:

Grains are important especially for energy. When choosing cereal, opt for high fibre cereals such as Cheerios or Bran Flakes. Wholemeal bread is a great alternative to white bread as it contains less calories. Whole grain crackers are also a great bread substitute you could also opt for ryvitas or rice cakes.

Snacking:

What you eat between meals is highly important – snacking is the main reason why people tend to gain weight.

Fruit and veg is a great way to snack and stay healthy. Fruit is a complex carbohydrates, snacking on fruit instead of sugar snacks is a great way to stay in shape. Fruit provides energy for the body especially the brain and nervous system.

Popcorn is a great snack – providing you go for the right types of low fat popcorn you’ll be okay – try and stay away from toffee coated or chocolate popcorn as they are high in sugar and calories.

Nuts are a good sources of healthy fat – almonds are the lowest calorific type of nuts full of omega 3 fatty acids, protein and fiber these will make you feel fuller for longer by suppressing your appetite.If you plan ahead it could be worth cooking some hard boiled eggs and keeping them in a plastic container – again eggs are a good source of protein and are only a 126 calorie snack.