bringing snacks on plane

[Dznypal]

we leave for hawaii on tues and since its cush a long flight were brinning snack on the plane
and just want to double check these are ok to bring

we bought a rather size bag of gargettos dub question here but can I just bring a bagfull and the rest in checked

next are those peanut butter sandwich crackers that have BP in the middle
along the same lines are there called biscuits but there cracker like wiht almond butter in the middle

I thought at one time as long as it wasnt the pretzles with the dipping cheese you couldnt bring
but if there sandwich crackers you could

sorry I just wanted to add that I know you cant bring a jar of BP on or anything spreadable but these are the boughten crackers with PB

 

[georgina]

Generally it is OK to bring snacks on a plane. You may be asked not to open and eat peanut containing snacks if there is someone on the plane with an allergy. We have brought fruit to eat on the plane, cheese and crackers, pretzels. Perhaps look on your airline's website. With longer flights they may supply more snacks than the usual one bag. (You are generally not allowed to bring fresh fruit home from Hawaii on the plane though.There are a few exceptions)

 

[EACarlson]

I've never had anyone check to see what snacks I was bringing on the plane. I've brought all kinds of snacks including the PB sandwich crackers with no issues. They sell the PB sandwich crackers in the secure area.

 

[GreatAuntie]

We have brought snacks from home & take out food we got in the terminal on flights without issue. I personally wouldn't bring anything with peanutbutter as it could be an issue if someone near you has an allergy.

 

[MWW]

I've never had an issue bringing my own snacks on a flight. It's liquids they care about generally, they'll make you pour out water etc. Obviously TSA reserves the right to inspect anything and could always ask you to discard food but I've never once had a problem. I second thinking carefully about highly allergenic food like peanut and tree nut products, as people can have airborne allergies to those and it would be very inconsiderate and potentially dangerous to bring those onto a plane. But things like rye chips and cheese and cracker dippers are probably just fine. I don't know how this may apply for an international flight as I've never done one but for US domestic flights, they really could not care less.

 

[leebee]

A TSA agent explained it to me this way: If something can't hold its shape/form when out of the container, they think it's a liquid. Something like yogurt is considered a liquid but cream cheese isn't- although I don't take any chances and I put the cream cheese on the bagels before we leave home (and they've never been 'dinged' by TSA).

 

[Dznypal]

Oooh thanks leebee that’s a great idea.

 

[Liastaob]

We brought a bunch of uncrustables on the plane recently and they were fine. Nice thing about them is that you take them out of the freezer in the morning and they're defrosted by lunch time.

 

[Dznypal]

I never thought of uncrustables that’s a great idea. There like the cracker sandwiches were taking

 

[KPeterso]

We always bring snacks on the plane. It has varied some over the years what I bring, but mostly fruit snacks, yogurt, cheerios, chips/crackers, or cookies. I have gotten a subway sandwich to bring on a plane to eat later for a long flight. I often bring yogurt and it is not typically a problem (just recently fine at LAX to get through TSA, but confiscated at MCO, go figure?).

 

[Dznypal]

Sure doesn’t make any sense

 

[Simba's Mom]

We brought a bunch of uncrustables on the plane recently and they were fine. Nice thing about them is that you take them out of the freezer in the morning and they're defrosted by lunch time.

As I remember don't uncrustables have jelly/jam in them? I tried to bring a jar of preserves on a plane once, but it was taken away at security. I was so upset because I had bought it at a farm stand, it was still sealed, and I was so looking forward to the blueberry preserves I'd bought. Ten years ago, and I still remember, not so fondly!

 

[EACarlson]

As I remember don't uncrustables have jelly/jam in them? I tried to bring a jar of preserves on a plane once, but it was taken away at security. I was so upset because I had bought it at a farm stand, it was still sealed, and I was so looking forward to the blueberry preserves I'd bought. Ten years ago, and I still remember, not so fondly!

Your issue was the amount, not the product itself. I've known people to bring the little single serve jellies and jams without issue. According to the TSA website, less than 3.4oz should have been allowed. I saw a similar thing with Honey at DS, big notices that the larger containers had to go in checked bags.

 

[kylenne]

Your issue was the amount, not the product itself. I've known people to bring the little single serve jellies and jams without issue. According to the TSA website, less than 3.4oz should have been allowed. I saw a similar thing with Honey at DS, big notices that the larger containers had to go in checked bags.

I keep extra condiment packets from take out specifically to bring for my airplane bentos, they’re small enough to fall under the liquid rule and I’ve never had issues getting them through security in my liquids bag.

 

[KrazeeK120]

We have brought snacks from home & take out food we got in the terminal on flights without issue. I personally wouldn't bring anything with peanutbutter as it could be an issue if someone near you has an allergy.

People are allergic to more than just peanuts, though. I have a family member with dairy and sesame allergies - anaphylactic if ingested, hives if contact. Things like goldfish, cheez its, Cheetos, Doritos…anything with that orange powder cheese…are a nightmare for her. That stuff sticks to everything.

 

[NeedMoreMickey]

I find it’s easier to have the snacks in a separate bag in my backpack so I can pull them out when going through security. That way if anything is questionable TSA only needs to look through the snack bag. Had an issue on year coming home with hot chocolate mix in my backpack, set off the alarm and the entire backpack was gone through.

 

[_19disnA]

I think where you can run into an issue is bringing any large bag of snacks on the plane. I always bring various things to munch on when flying since airlines either don't offer what I like or the tiny amounts they hand out aren't worth it. Place the snacks in clear plastic bags and only bring the quantity onboard you plan to eat during that flight. Put the rest in your checked bags. A few times in past when traveling TSA has looked through my bag to see what was there. Security practices tend to vary by airport and perhaps there are times when there is some sort of regional security alert where they are looking for specific items. Obviously, TSA won't say why that is and I can understand that.