Traveling with kids is never a bowl of cherries – especially if the little ones are dragged out of bed at 5:20 a.m. Luckily, my kiddos are becoming better travelers – provided we zombify them with iPads or iPhones.
So what did I eat today?
Pickings were slim at Mineta San Jose International Airport, but I picked up a chef salad before boarding the plane. While en route to Kauai, I chowed on a grass fed Paleo Kit, the chef salad…
…some strawberries, and assorted nuts.
I love, love, love flying Alaska airlines to Kauai! The flight attendants were super-nice, the price for a direct flight was reasonable, and they passed out complimentary Mauna Loa macadamia nuts as a snack! My mom was stoked that they gave out free Mai Tais, too…
After we arrived in Kauai, we stopped by Costco on our way to our rental house. I love Costco but I REALLY love Costco in Hawaii. Why? Because you can stock up on the same great Paleo goodies available at home AND plenty of unique local items, too – for a lot less money than any where else on the island! Plus, they carry tons and tons of macadamia nuts. I went a little nuts (pun!) and ended up filling TWO shopping carts with meat and veggies.
When we got home, we loaded all our cold items into the fridge…
…and I ate some garlic shrimp poke and limu poke (Pro Tip: skip the limu poke).
I also shoveled some mac nuts and coconut flakes into my mouth before we returned to the airport to pick up my sister.
We spent the rest of the day soaking in the pool, so we wanted to throw together something quick and hearty for dinner. We reheated the chicken and pork lau lau we bought at Costco…
…microwaved some steamed green beans with butter, salt, pepper, and lemon juice…
…and my sis created a delicious salad (shaved asparagus, greens, local tomatoes, and a simple homemade vinaigrette).
Here’s my dinner plate:
The chicken lau lau was good, but the pork lau lau was really tasty – it was definitely the bigger crowd-pleaser.
After dinner, I baked some Hawaiian purple sweet potatoes…
…because Fitbomb and I were planning on hitting Kauai CrossFit in the morning, and we needed some starchy post-workout carbs at the ready.
Can you believe all my eats in Kauai today were courtesy of Costco? Awesome.
