"I brought veggies and almond butter!" Snacks for the Beach!

      Home sweet home! Today I drove from Houston to New Orleans, and tomorrow I'm going to the beach with friends! I'm so excited. I have been working on my online classes, and school isn't back in session for a few more weeks, so my contact with other human beings has been pretty minimal. I can't wait for a girls beach trip!
     I was greeted with a wonderful Paleo meal when I arrived home. I'm pretty sure it wasn't intended to be Paleo, but it's nice how things work out :)

    

There is so much food in this picture.

   And I was also greeted by this beautiful face =)

Picture provided by Chelsea Kappel :)

    Yall must think I'm crazy when you look at the amount of fat I eat. But I really keep my carb intake quite low. For example, that half of a potato in the picture and a nectarine are the only "carby" foods I had today. I also ate eggs, steak, asparagus, salad, and chicken throughout the day. Eating this way allows my body to burn the fat it consumes instead of store it in my thighs - its favorite location. That's not really the point of today's post though =)

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   Last year, I went on a Teacher Beach Trip with some wonderful ladies from work. It was a 3 day, 4 night trip, and I knew I didn't want to indulge too much on that trip, so I brought my own snacks. I went prepared: cheerios (which I no longer eat), almonds, a gallon sized bag of cut up bell peppers, another gallon sized bag of grapes, and Skinny Girl brand drinks. When others snacked on chips, I did my best to avoid temptation. It's a lot easier to eat well when you plan ahead!
  This trip will be shorter: 3ish days and 2 nights. I decided to bring my own snacks since my dietary choices are very different from what is readily. I can't eat chips, crackers, or granola bars, so naturally I'm "that" friend who brings along weird snacks.

   I'm bringing along carrot sticks, celery sticks, larabars, beef jerky, almond butter, and peanut butter.  My drink choices are in no way paleo friendly, but it's a mini-vacation...no need to be perfect :) 

One quick comment about larabars: they are paleo because they are made from nuts, dried fruit, and honey. They do carry a whopping 18 grams of sugar per tiny bar, so you still have to proceed with caution if you're trying to avoid consuming a lot of sugar. 

I may also throw in a beach workout. My ankle still bothers me, so I'm not sure what I can do. Strength work in the sand?

Question: What is your go-to "healthy" alcoholic beverage?

Good night!