The only things more expensive than your plane ticket will be the drinks and foods available for purchase within JFK Airport. Not only is airport food ridiculously expensive, it's also going to be dangerously unhealthy fast food. A cheaper, healthier alternative is to pack your own healthy snacks for your long flight.

Fresh Fruit

The best fruits to carry with you on a flight will be whole fruits that are still in their casing such as apples, bananas, and oranges. Firm fruits would also be more practical because they're more resistant to being smashed. Fresh fruit offers a healthy dose of vitamins to help get you through your flight and ensure you're less fatigued when you land.

Snack Bars

The healthiest snack bars on the market are granola bars, protein bars, and fruit/nut bars. Depending on the length of your flight, you may want to pack one snack bar for every 2-3 hours you'll be in the air. Snack bars not only provide you with vitamins and minerals but they also provide you with fiber and protein to help you feel full and regulate your digestion.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich

This is a staple childhood snack, but it doesn't lose its nutritional value or comforting nostalgia in adulthood. To create the healthiest version of the classic PB&J sandwich, use a healthy nut butter such as almond butter, a multi grain bread or wrap, and an all-natural preserve with no sugar added. Store your sandwich in a plastic container.

Protein Powder

This healthy, filling snack is going to take some planning and creativity. You will need a shaker bottle filled with your preferred amount of flavored protein powder. While on the plane, you can ask the flight attendant for a bottle of water or a carton of milk. Simply pour in the correct amount of water or milk, seal the bottle, shake it vigorously, and enjoy.

Trail Mix

This popular healthy snack isn't just for hiking and camping anymore. Take a sandwich bag, fill it with pretzels, chunks of dark chocolate, almonds, walnuts, and dried cranberries for a delicious, energizing snack.

Jerky

Jerky is a protein-packed on-the-go snack that will keep perfectly in traveling conditions. If regular sticks of jerky are too plain for you, you can cut them into chunks and make a jerky trail mix of jerky bits, veggie chips, and sunflower seeds for a meaty, salty, and nutritious snack.

Popcorn

Popcorn is a very versatile healthy snack. You can flavor it with spices, flavored powders, melted butter, melted caramel, or you can even mix it with other healthy snack foods such as nuts, dark chocolate, or jerky.

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