Receta Day One and Traveling Gluten Free

Traveling gluten free hasn’t always been easy. In fact, it still isn’t easy but I definitely feel like I’ve learned a lot from past mistakes.

Since I was traveling to Vermont to essentially perform – run a race – I knew it was going to be extra important to stay fueled properly.

So in the midst of my luggage:

I made sure to pack some easy food items:

8 pouches of Almond Butter that are small enough to make it through security. Once I was able to carry on an entire jar of almond butter; another time I had to throw the entire jar away. I’m not really sure what the TSA rule is on nut butters, so now I just pack single-serve packets. I bought these at Whole Foods, but I’ve also seen them at Harrris Teeter and…