Traveling Gluten-Free in America: What You Need to Know

Alyssa Hollingsworth | September 16, 2016

Eat-In

The end of a day can be the hardest time to find food, because after trekking across a city you’re probably sore and tired and just want to chill out. You can help solve this problem by making sure you have some meal choices at the place you’re staying (assuming you have a fridge and microwave there, at the very least).

When you’re without a car, it can sometimes be difficult to find a good grocery store that’s not another epic journey away. But if you’re traveling in a city, chances are good you’ll be in reach of a grocery delivery service. I happened to be close to a Whole Foods during my recent trip to Boston. Score!

It’s nice to know that you have a back-up plan, in case making a decision about restaurants is too much at the end of the day. The groceries back at your stay place give you peace of mind, and that makes traveling more fun.

Sidebar: If you’re on an epic road trip, you can actually plan your journey according to the places you can get good food. My older brother and his family of four recently did a cross-America vacation with planned stops at Whole Foods all across the country. (His wife is very health conscious and would probably be severely disappointed to know that he and I once got Kentucky Fried Chicken while driving to NYC, back in the pre-gluten-free days.) So you can make it work even if you aren’t in a city or if you are en route.

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