Good snacks/lunch for plane

[proud_canadian]

I'm looking for some ideas on snacks for the plane. We will be travelling over lunch hour as well and no meal provided.

I know nothing liquid, and no ice packs to keep food cool so that eliminates a lot of stuff.

I won't bring peanut butter products in case there is an allergy....

.. what can I bring for the kids to eat??? What did you bring?

 

[skelooch]

Most airports have some sort of concessions or fast food restaurants after you pass thru security where you can buy anything you like including drinks that you can bring on the plane with you.

 

[tjmw2727]

I just pack a normal lunch in a soft sided cooler that fits into one of our carryon bags. Sandwiches, bagels, granola bars, crackers & snacks, cookies etc. depends on the time of day we travel. Obviously you can't bring yogurt or pudding but most any other type of food is ok.

I use frozen grapes or carrots as an ice pack and purchase drinks after security and add them to the cooler.

 

[disfan07]

I always bring a lot of snacks because of my food allergies, it makes it difficult for me to find food at the airport. As someone who has a severe peanut allergy, I appreciate you not bringin peanut butter for the flight.

I bring:
toast with nutella spread
ziploc containers of berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)
cookies (usually oreos or something homemade)
rice krispie treats (homemade)
veggies (usually the prepackaged carrots)
bagels (i usually get cinnamon raisin bagels since those are still good plain)
granola bars
nutri-grain bars

 

[gate_pourri]

For me, it depends on the length of the flight. If it is a shortish (under 3 hours) flight I tend to just buy something at the airport. A sandwich or a salad. If the flight is longer, I'll usually pack something.

I am a bit OCD when it comes to things that may go bad before I get to eat them. So, for longer flights, I may buy a little something at the airport to eat within a few hours, but always bring heavy snacks, such as: veggies and dip (buy individual ranch dips at minimus.biz which don't need refrigeration and place them in your baggie of liquids); individual packs of cheese (whole foods sells them and they don't need too much refrigeration); chips; crackers; beef jerky; fruit snacks; individual hummus (placed in your baggie of liquids); etc.

There are SOOO many things that either don't need 'too' much refrigeration and, if liquidy, can fit in your baggie of liquids.

 

[At World's End]

If you don't want to have to buy drinks, just bring an empty water bottles and some individual koolaid/lemonade packets. Fill the water bottles once you pass security, and add the mix.

Our flight will be over 5 hours long, so I'm planning to bring a softsided cooler and use the frozen veggies trick to keep things cold. We'll have sandwiches, bagels & creamcheese, & cheese in the cooler. I may even do a 3-1-1 bag just for yogurts. We'll also bring muffins, crackers, pretzels, M&Ms. DH thinks I WAY overpack for snacks, but I would be prepared than be sitting with hungry kids on plane!

 

[ironz]

And what NOT to bring:

STINKY things....heavy onions on a burger or sandwich, egg/tuna salad, sauerkraut (maybe on a hot dog), etc.

I swear I was in the "onion" section on an airplane one day and it was a strong odor!

 

[crashbb]

I always bring a lot of snacks because of my food allergies, it makes it difficult for me to find food at the airport. As someone who has a severe peanut allergy, I appreciate you not bringin peanut butter for the flight.

I bring:
toast with nutella spread

What about those with tree nut allergies?

 

[msjprincess]

What about those with tree nut allergies?

I guess only peanut allergies count.

 

[gigi1313]

I always bring a lot of snacks because of my food allergies, it makes it difficult for me to find food at the airport. As someone who has a severe peanut allergy, I appreciate you not bringin peanut butter for the flight.

I bring:
toast with nutella spread
ziploc containers of berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)
cookies (usually oreos or something homemade)
rice krispie treats (homemade)
veggies (usually the prepackaged carrots)
bagels (i usually get cinnamon raisin bagels since those are still good plain)
granola bars
nutri-grain bars

and as the mom of someone who has a severe treenut allegy, i would appreciate you not bringing nutella for the flight!

 

[MommyJack]

I' going to pick up Subway sandwiches before we go.

 

[Belle599]

I' going to pick up Subway sandwiches before we go.

Me too!!

 

[MinnieLee]

My DD and SIL on taking their two year old to WDW in November. He is a really picky eater. Are the "gogurts" allowed through? They can be frozen and packed in a bag and are 2.25 oz apiece (under the 4 oz limit) and they would be taking a couple of them.

 

[At World's End]

The gogurts can be brought on, they just need to be placed in a quart sized ziplock bag and placed in one of the bins when they go through security. Each person flying can have one quart sized ziplock bag which contains any liguid/gel items that are less than 3.4 oz (not 4 oz). Even if the item is frozen it must be in the ziplock bag if it would be a liguid at room temperature.

 

[Cynthiagayle01]

We'll be flying on Thanksgiving day. Is any of the restaurants at airports open on Thanksgiving? A Subway sandwich would be great to eat on the plane on the way to MCO. We're leaving out of Jackson MS. I'm already plan on taking a bit of candy but since our flight is around lunchtime, it would be great to grab a sandwich or something for the plane.

Thanks.

 

[alenmcmilan]

Well according to me so first I will know journey time after that I will decide for that, I am big fan of snacks and I always to first prefer Mc Donald snacks. I love it.

 

[Missytara]

We'll be flying on Thanksgiving day. Is any of the restaurants at airports open on Thanksgiving? A Subway sandwich would be great to eat on the plane on the way to MCO. We're leaving out of Jackson MS. I'm already plan on taking a bit of candy but since our flight is around lunchtime, it would be great to grab a sandwich or something for the plane.

Thanks.

Airports and all their services are open 24 hours a day; 365 days a year.

 

[NotUrsula]

Airports and all their services are open 24 hours a day; 365 days a year.

No, actually, the services usually are NOT open 24/7. At some airports (esp. small ones) they also may close the landside doors for part of the wee hours, too.

We fly quite often on holidays. Generally we find that the larger food vendors will only be open limited hours on major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas; they tend to open on time, but will usually close as soon as the peak departure wave has passed. Most of the landside vendors at MCO close on a regular evening by about 9 pm; on Christmas it was earlier, I know. Coffee you can usually get at all hours, but food other than chips/candy can be an iffy proposition once evening comes.

The airside vendors tend to stay open longer on holidays than the landside ones; once the checkpoints close the landside guys usually close up shop. Still, when travelling on a major holiday I bring at least some food with us, and we buy at our departure airport and often again at our arrival airport, because the airport is your best bet for food on a holiday. Never assume that you can eat at your hotel on Thanksgiving unless you have an advance reservatoin or are willing to do room service; very often they will sell out limited seatings and not have any between-seatings service that day.

 

[trvlgirlmq]

Food sold at airports is expensive; especially for a whole family. When we fly at meal times we pack sandwiches, sliced fruit, chips or pretzels and usually a chocolate treat. We get free drinks on the flight.

 

[clandrum]

I take a few zip lock bags and after I pass security I get ice from a restaurant to fill my bags to keep my goodies cold.