My "1 weird trick" to keep protein in my on-the-road diet

As a rule, food is heavy and bulky and generally a ridiculous thing on which to waste precious ounces and cubic centimeters. However, as I confess in my "Guy's Guide to 1-Bag Packing: Minimalist Travel Secrets That Save You Time and Money,"  I routinely travel with coffee and a bit of powdered milk, in addition to trail mix or granola bar for in-flight nourishment. 

And one more food item that I include every time I travel is peanut butter. But peanut butter is heavy, right? And you’re limited to 3 ounces or less in airports that still hold to the whole liquid and gel rules right? 

Right and right. That’s why I pack the very weird, and slightly controversial among nutritionists, product known as powdered peanut butter. I toss a couple of ounces of the stuff into a zippered plastic bag and use it for nutritional emergencies – remarkably frequent occurrence when traveling. An example of a nutritional emergency is an urge to order in-room pizza at 10 PM. Or expensive hotel breakfast at any hour. 

Just mix the powdered peanut butter with a bit of water (careful with the proportions) and you have a reasonable facsimile of an all-purpose high-protein food which, when combined with banana or whole-wheat tortilla or whatever else you can get your hands on, makes for a decent meal in a pinch.

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