Ep. 301: "Broc and Roll" with Rip and Carrie - Eating Plantstrong Anywhere: Navigating Travel and Restaurant Options
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Traveling while sticking to a whole food, plant-based lifestyle can be tricky—but it’s absolutely doable with the right mindset and tools.
In this episode, hosts Rip Esselstyn and his producer, Carrie Barrett, dive into the real-life challenges plant-based eaters face when away from home.
Their advice for restaurants? Don't be afraid to be FAB.
- Figure out what you can eat
- Ask for what you want
- Bring your own food
They break down each part of the FAB method with humor, empathy, and personal stories—proving that with a little planning and flexibility, you can thrive anywhere, even in the most unfamiliar food settings.
Whether you’re navigating airport terminals, hotel buffets, or international menus, this episode equips you with the tools to stay grounded in your health goals and enjoy the journey. Because being PLANTSTRONG isn’t just a way of eating—it’s a way of living.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Ray Besselston, and you're listening to the Plan Strong podcast. |
| 0:05.3 | Can you believe that we have rounded the corner to over 300 episodes of the Plan |
| 0:12.6 | Strong podcast? I can because I feel it. And it's been great. |
| 0:28.0 | But since 2019, our hope is that we've been your trusted companion, |
| 0:34.0 | keeping you inspired and formed and empowered on your whole plant journey. |
| 0:38.8 | Now, to celebrate this milestone, I thought it would be fun to drop a short, |
| 0:45.1 | entertaining, and wildly informative minisode with my producer, Carrie Barrett, |
| 0:53.2 | with our tips for eating Whole Food Plant-based when traveling, and yes, even when eating out at restaurants. |
| 0:54.9 | That's coming up right after this word from Plan Strong. |
| 1:01.0 | Whether you're building your first plant-based pantry or restocking your favorites, |
| 1:06.7 | Plans Strong makes it simple. |
| 1:09.2 | With our new bundle builder, you can handpick any 10 items of your choice. |
| 1:14.6 | For example, pizza kits, cereals, chili, burgers, and sauces, you name it. |
| 1:22.5 | You save 10%. |
| 1:24.2 | Or you can subscribe and save 15% with free shipping. It's flexible, it's affordable, |
| 1:32.2 | and it's always 100% whole food, plantstrong. Build yours today at plantstrong.com. |
| 1:39.9 | A few months ago, we here at Plant Strong, we sent out a survey to all of you, along with our |
| 1:47.4 | customers, asking, tell us your biggest struggles or challenges with eating a whole food plant-based |
| 1:55.1 | diet. Well, over 1,000 of you responded and a few common themes kept bubbling up. So I thought it would be fun |
| 2:05.6 | to bring on my longtime producer of the podcast, Carrie Barrett, to address some of these topics |
| 2:12.7 | and give you our honest and authentic advice. Carrie has been Whole Food Plant Base for over 16 years. |
| 2:21.4 | She's also a coach, marathoner, a triathlet, and dare I say, a new fan of pickleball. |
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