SUPER GREEN MATCHA CACAO TRUFFLES.

If you know me at all, I doubt this surprises you. But did you know that, in 2011, a Virgin Atlantic airline survey found that 55% of travelers reported they “experienced heightened emotions while flying”—and 41% of men surveyed confessed they had “buried themselves in blankets to hide tears in their eyes from other passengers.” Swap blankets for sunglasses, and I’ll confess to having hidden as such many a time. And to loving it.Not excessively, and not indulgently—I’ll take a dance party and a make out session over a distraught sob any day—but the catharsis of tears shed is an emotional solvent like no other. On planes, I often ask myself the big questions I don’t have time to indulge over in the hustle of day to day life: Who am I? What do I really want? Am I enough? Am I too much? When is Beyoncé dropping her next album?

There has been much thoughtful surmising and theorizing on the subject of crying on airplanes (really, can there ever be enough?)—notably, the final act in this episode of This American Life, and this article in The Atlantic. To me, flying returns us to a collective vulnerability born of anticipation, hope, and fear. Everyone is either excited or dreading what’s to come upon arrival, and everyone is hoping for the very best: On the most basic animal level, we pray we’ll survive the duration of the flight. And so, in the interim, we feel. Held in the blissful purgatory of a plane-ride, we experience things just that much more intensely than we do on earth.

Which is all to say: Next week, I’m hopping on a plane to Maui with three of my favorite people on earth (who’s ready to cry?!). In 2014, when Alana Kysar of Fix Feast Flair and I first met, we knew one thing for certain: When the time was right, we had to take a trip together to the island we both grew up on, with some of our favorite bloggers in tow. We wanted to show you the place that so deeply informed who we both are, in all its beauty, complexity, tears, and deliciousness.

And so, on Monday, Alana, Molly of my name is yeh, Stephanie of I Am A Food Blog, and I are hightailing our way to Hawaii. And you better believe we’re gonna take you with us. Stay tuned for the fun in all the usual social spots. Since we’ll be plane-bound for a good deal of the next couple weeks, today we’re sharing some favorite travel snacks with you.

These superfood truffles are the perfect savory-sweet travel nosh—packed with healthy fats, plant protein, minerals, and enough superfood chlorophyll from Hawaiian spirulina and ceremonial grade matcha to feel like you’ve had your greens for the day. Plus: Raw chocolate for an oxytocin kick. I used tahini and cashew butter, but you could use any nut butter you prefer.

You didn’t think I expected you to get on a plane with only a handful of superfood truffles, did you? Alana, Molly, and Steph are rounding out our plane-ride snack-fest with these treats: