Silly sandwhich question

[matthew&haleysmom]

I am flying with 4 children and will be flying into MCO at lunchtime. Will I be allowed to pack PBJ sandwhiches and take them threw security at the airport?

 

[aquaticmom]

Oops, double post. Sorry.

 

[aquaticmom]

My guess would be no, jelly is probably considered a gel. When I came through security at MCO at the beginning of December, I noticed there were jars of peanut butter in the bin beside the TSA agents.(but they were also more than 3 ounces) I think people had tried to take peanut butter through and it wasn't allowed. But I could be wrong about this. Anyone else?

 

[canwegosoon]

I had to giggle when I saw you post. My mother who is 71 years always flys with a jar of peanut butter and some jelly packets(I am assuming she puts it in a baggie). But for the last 2 flights she has gotten stopped for the steak knife she has with her(to cut the sandwich with).... MOM...she lives on LI and is fully aware of current TSA regulations .

So to answer your question...yes you can fly with peanut butter(you might want to have a jelly pack for fear of loosing your sandwich). But having said that you are going to have an outcry from people with peanut allergy, because doing so not only inpacts your flight, but people that are on following flights(lets face it kids are messy). I would get those cheese and crackers(ritz) or gold fish and cheese, or fruit, etc. I know it is hard with little kids, espically fussy eaters(ceral is another good option). BUT I would never step on an airplane with out enough food and water for my children for 4 hours(you just never know what will happen). I have been on flights with 2 8yo and the plane has run out of food(not drinks) and I had very little food left for a 3 hour flight and we did not get a chance to eat at the airport(despite being there 2 hours early) due to computer problems.

Good Luck/Good flight.

 

[dg39]

Unless they changed, but, the last time I flew food wasn't allowed through security. If your bringing everything seperate and its all 3 oz. then I think that's ok, but, the sandwiches already made will be denied going through security.

Once passed security you can buy whatever food/drink you want.

eta: jelly is considered gel, so I would double check.

 

[tjmw2727]

While you can't bring peanut butter or jelly unless its under 3.4oz and in your 3-1-1 baggie you can bring a Pb&J sandwich.

Just as you can't bring cream cheese itself but you can bring a bagel with cream cheese.

Even though we have been served peanuts on our last 3 of 6 legs with SWA I also refrain from bringing peanut butter as a snack or lunch for my kids. Just on the off chance that we will be asked not to open or eat peanuts on a particular flight.

I recommend checking the TSA website before flying for details and changes such as the new restriction on spare batteries in checked luggage.

www.tsa.gov

TJ

 

[CleveRocks]

Unless they changed, but, the last time I flew food wasn't allowed through security. If your bringing everything seperate and its all 3 oz. then I think that's ok, but, the sandwiches already made will be denied going through security.

Once passed security you can buy whatever food/drink you want.

eta: jelly is considered gel, so I would double check.

There is NO CURRENT PROHIBITION on food. The current prohibition is specifically on liquids, gels and aerosols in excess of 3.4 ounces (100 ml).

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich = OK
Packets of PB and packets of J = OK but only if each packet is less than 3.4 oz., and are all in your 3-1-1 bag.
A jar of PB or J in excess of 3.4 oz. = NOT OK

You could bring turkey sandwiches with mayo on them, no problem. But you wouldn't be allowed through security with a jar of mayo.

TSA says research has shown that the collected contents of 3.4 ounce containers fitting into one quart-sized bag, even if all those contents were some sort of nasty explosive contraband, aren't sufficient to pose a major threat to an airliner. I would imagine they figure that, by extension, it would require a few hundred fake PB&J sandwiches to give bad guys sufficient materials to pose a threat. And TSA also figures that, by now, if you saw a person across the aisle scraping PB&J or mayo or ketchup off of a pile of sandwiches and collecting that material, you'd be savvy enough to let the cabin attendants know about it.