6 days until this guten free diva ventures to the home of Sex And The City, Manhattan.....

ahhh, I can almost smell the smog....oh wait, that could be my dinner burning. Ha! Well, it's officially here, I have one more weekend to get through and I will be on my way to NYC for a week over Thanksgiving! As you all know, or have guessed from reading my blogs and not reading the description of this blog, I'm a gluten free diva. This means one of two things for me when traveling, either I 1. pack appropriate amounts of food to ensure that I do not run out of snacks and can eat out of my purse if there are no GF options at restaurants, or 2. I could starve and be model thin for shopping in NYC...I have chosen option numero uno, given that I'm obviously a plus size girl and a few days of starving just isn't going to work for me, or for anyone of the 50 other people traveling with me ;). I didn't realized just how much I would have to plan before going on such a vaca, I've researched lots of NYC restaurants(in the areas of highlights on my trip) to see if they are GF friendly, packed snacks ( quick,easy, and merely non perishables that will fit in my purse) that I can go to if needed, and I think I'm good lol. I did find that most restaurants in NYC have some sort of GF option if not a whole GF menu! This is a great find, along with my amazing iPhone apps that will save me when it comes to actually ordering! As for my snacks, here is what I've got going into the bag, KIND bars, crackers, perhaps an apple or three ( I know I said non perishable but I eat apples quite quickly), and water, lots of water. If you haven't checked out my review on KIND bars, you need to! They are amazing, all natural, very tasty, non GMO, GF, and low in calories(around 180 for a good size bar). As for crackers, I've got some rosemary and olive oil Crunchmasters, I actually haven't tried these before so I'll let you know what I think. They sound great, and I used to love rosemary and olive oil triscuits so I hope these are a good alternative. I do enjoy the plain crunchmaster crackers, especially with hummus. I am packing some single serving salad dressings, that I can take with me into the city, in the event I get a salad but have no GF dressing options. I am also packing a couple containers of tuna fish, this is a staple in my diet, and it doesn't need to be refrigerated, only if you don't eat your full serving. I got the ones in the plastic bag like container, that was there's no need for a can opener! ( always thinking, I am) I did think to pick up some of the single serving regular miracle whips as well, these will come in great when and if I decide to have the tuna fish, since I've already made a loaf of GF sandwich bread and frozen it so I can just take a few pieces with me for the possibility of making a sandwich! So there ya go, my food options are taken care of....now on to packing the clothes. Now this is where the hard part begins, I only can take 1 suitcase!>! eeekkkkk.....well and my carry on, which will be a hiking pack (bookbag-esque). Good thing I got a large suitcase, well I'm off to pack, let me know if there are any great GF restaurants I should hit, or if you have any thoughts on what to pack! Bon Voyage Y'all!