Flying SW what to pack for GF hubby...

[tscrapper]

any good suggestions on what to pack for hubby that is GF and filling were flying from Seattle so it will be at least 7 hours. Also, we are not staying at home the night before we stay at a motel for park & fly. Any thoughts would be great!

 

[No Wheat Pete]

I have flown Southwest several times and have no problem bringing food onto the flights. I usually pack bananas, apples, nut mixes and lots of different food bars - Lara Bars, Think Thin Bars, whatever is gluten free. When we get through security I stop in some of the food kiosks and buy fresh fruit and yogurt. Although I have not yet done it, I could bring dry cereal and buy milk at the airport or get some on the airplane.

This is not the kind of meal I would want to eat everyday, but it is fine for a day of flying. I try to bring enough food that I will have some left over for the return trip. Southwest does not seem to have any problems with people bringing food on board.

Have a great flight!

 

[tscrapper]

Thanks! We've never flow SW but the price was a big factor.

5 days until we leave.

 

[SilverMickey]

We fly SW.

We bring GF pretzels, grapes, gum, rasins, nuts, berries. Anything that does not require an ice block. They frown on those as well as insulated mugs. (Had to leave both behind at security last time)

I make a chex mix with GF products and that was a big hit the last time we flew.

Have a great trip!

 

[dmccarty]

I can't help with the food question but we flew SW a couple of trips back. It was our first time with SW and they were great.

Just make sure you reserve your seats as quick as you can. I think it was 24 hours prior to the flight. We had the resort help us reserve the seats on the return flight.

SW was great. The price was right.

Later,
Dan

 

[tjcrabb]

I really enjoy the GF snacks from Costco. There is a cracker by Crunchmasters that is really good. It comes in a large box but it contains two bags inside and costs about 7.00. I also like the nut mixes by Mrs May. Its a long container with 3(?) different mixes. I think they were almond, cashew and a blueberry, pomegranite nut mix. I also make my own trailmix. I am not supposed to have a lot of salt and so I find it better to make my own. This way I can put exactly what I like in it.
Tricia

 

[dawnball]

What were you planning to pack for the rest of your family for that 7 hours?

Since you're staying at a nearby hotel the night before, I'm guessing you're on the 6:15 or 6:35am flight. I tend to "live off the land" when I travel. I usually toss a couple of 2-oz packets of nuts in my carryon and an empty water bottle and call it good unless I know that the airports will be particularly desolate. A Hudson News usually contains a surprising amount of edible, gluten-free food.

There's not much at SEA in concourse B. Starbucks carries Kind bars, and there's a Qdoba. While Qdoba is open 24/7 (and will probably have plenty to time at 5-6am to take extra precautions) - it's not really what I'd want for breakfast food. Picking up a salad with plenty of protein on it and figuring it will keep acceptably until you're hungry would be an option for my DH. Oh, there's a Wendy's that will be open too, if you're feeling Wendy's inclined.

The 6:35 stops in Phoenix (Sky Harbour) in Terminal 4. You don't have a really long layover, but you can probably snag something fast. There's an Einstein Bros, which has gluten free pre-made salads (all the ingredients are right on the packaging as well as on their website) and fruit cups, fruit/yogurt parfaits (I toss the seperately-packed granola). Those are all pre-made in big batches, so cross-contact risks are minimal. They're also easy to snag from the cooler and check out without much waiting.

If you're on the 6:15 flight with no layover, I might augment my bag with some fairly study cookies, but from 6:15-1:15 (ignoring the time changes), I'd tend to eat breakfast (Mmm, black coffee, kind bar and banana), and then snack a little. There's a Chick-fil-a at MCO, and a green salad w/ chicken is worth waiting for, in my opinion.

Note that I travel a lot, so finding edible gluten-free food in airports, gas stations and quickie marts has become second-nature. If you're nervous about finding enough - by all means make yourself comfortable, but it probably isn't strictly necessary.