What do you like to bring to eat on a long flight......

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cheri

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Leaving from Minnesota to Maui in a couple of weeks. Our first time! Should be about an 8 hour flight. Not a fan of airplane food.

 
Depends on when you fly - best to fly at night, have a lovely dinner at home or at a restaurant and

take a few pieces of fruit for breakfast.
Daytime flying - any kind of sandwich should do it. Nuts are always
good to have along.

 
I like orange sections, apple sections and P&B on good whole grain. Also like those little

hummus & pretzel cups--the individual serving type. I also carry my favorite herbal (lemon & ginger) tea bags & honey packs: easy to get hot water...not so easy to get a tea that will calm my stomach.

Have a lovely trip!!!!!!!! Hawaii is still on my "some day" list.

 
I pack Sliced Red peppers, Pistachios, Carrot Sticks, Cheez Itz and Grapes. Have a great trip!

 
Oh! And bubble gum, twizzlers and lollipops, as my ears have problems with the pressure.

 
enjoyed visiting the floats the day before as well as the parade itself

First time we've done this, even though we are just down the freeway
in the San Diego area. It was about 33 degrees that morning -- very cold !!!

 
We get a hoagie or a wrap sandwich--either before we get

to the airport or at an airport restaurant. Or make a couple of sandwiches cut in halves or fourths so we can easily have what we want. Sometimes get a salad at McD's or such in the terminal
Airline food is no more than a snack in coach now and certainly not worth the price. If first class, can be pretty good.
Do you change planes on the west coast--might need to replenish there.

 
oops, if you bring fruit, be sure to eat before you land--HI agriculture does not allow

fruit or plants carried by passengers from the mainland

 
Also, you may consider bringing the small size antibacterial wipes. Clean the table and armrests.

 
We bring beef or turkey jerky for extended flights, and trail mix or

Kind bars or granola bars. For shorter flights we usually take sandwiches on a bagel or toasted bagel -- bagels tend to hold up better than bread -- baguettes are also a good option. Another favorite for us is pizza. We happen to like cold pizza smileys/smile.gif and since the night before a trip is often busy with packing and last minute departure agendas it's easy to order a pizza for a quick no-fuss dinner and have leftovers for the next day's flight.

Salads are also good. I like to stop at Trader Joes the day before a flight and grab their ready-made salads (they have some really delicious ones that run around $4 each), some turkey or beef jerky, big bag of mixed nuts or trail mix and a few Kind or Larabars...one stop shopping and costs alot less than food at the airport or on a flight. Keep in mind though that anything with cheese or meat or protein needs to be consumed within 4 hours of being removed from your refrigerator, for food safety reasons.

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches hold up well too but I'd probably opt for almond butter instead of peanut because some folks are highly allergic to peanuts. We were on a Southwest Airlines flight last year where they apologized for not serving peanuts because a passenger on board was so allergic it would send them into anaphylactic shock, so the flight attendant also asked that anyone who may have brought peanut butter or peanuts on board to please not open up or consume those items.

I've seen others bring ramen noodle cups, oatmeal cups and instant soups and ask for hot water on the flight. Sushi or California rolls seem to be popular too.

 
Hahahaha....I thought with the 2-day bus tour, you were coming from far away smileys/smile.gif

That's sure a good way to do it, though, and avoid all the crazy traffic and parking.

 
Since this has come up before, you might postt it in Great Threads for future reference smileys/smile.gif

 
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