Tips on how to pack food when flying?

[robinbutterfly]

Am I allowed to bring food in a carryon? I am thinking things like bread, peanut butter, water bottles, chips etc.
If not, please share with me how you take food on your trip if you are flying.
Do you think it would be okay in a suitcase I check in?

 

[melancholywings]

For carry on you can not bring filled water bottles through TSA and depending on the size of the peanut butter they may not let you bring that as well because it's a 'cream'. Anything that is liquid, cream or gel you'll have problems with. Including any ice packs. But if you make PB&J sandwiches you can take that through. And the Jiffy Peanut Butter to Go Cups are small so may fit in your baggie of allowed liquids for checking.

We've done food in checked luggage before - nothing liquid unless it's in a ziploc as I'm afraid the pressure might make it leak. But I am planning to check a suit case with:

Cereal
Typical shelf snacks
Jiffy Peanut Butter to Go Cups
Jerkey

A small styrafoam cooler (that we won't bring back) with Cheese, frozen lunchmeat, frozen mini hotdogs, hardboiled eggs, freezer packs and I'm going to see what happens with frozen yogurt. Oh and small horizon milks in ziplocs. The flight is short.

 

[jaceraden]

I think the PP has some great tips for eats on the plane. Filing away for future reference.

I am shuddering a little bit at the idea of a PB&J sammie though. We're newly dx'd with a peanut allergy here and I guess I ASSumed that peanut related products were verboten on planes these days...

 

[robinbutterfly]

For carry on you can not bring filled water bottles through TSA and depending on the size of the peanut butter they may not let you bring that as well because it's a 'cream'. Anything that is liquid, cream or gel you'll have problems with. Including any ice packs. But if you make PB&J sandwiches you can take that through. And the Jiffy Peanut Butter to Go Cups are small so may fit in your baggie of allowed liquids for checking.

We've done food in checked luggage before - nothing liquid unless it's in a ziploc as I'm afraid the pressure might make it leak. But I am planning to check a suit case with:

Cereal
Typical shelf snacks
Jiffy Peanut Butter to Go Cups
Jerkey

A small styrafoam cooler (that we won't bring back) with Cheese, frozen lunchmeat, frozen mini hotdogs, hardboiled eggs, freezer packs and I'm going to see what happens with frozen yogurt. Oh and small horizon milks in ziplocs. The flight is short.

Our flight is not that long, BUT I am worried about how long it takes for our luggage to get to our room! It could be hours and I would hate for our food to be all yucky by the time we got it. I love the cooler idea though. SO I guess I will take a luggage full of non-refridgerated items. I love the Peanut Butter to go cups!

 

[LuLuO]

I think the PP has some great tips for eats on the plane. Filing away for future reference.

I am shuddering a little bit at the idea of a PB&J sammie though. We're newly dx'd with a peanut allergy here and I guess I ASSumed that peanut related products were verboten on planes these days...

I don't know of any airlines that forbid peanuts. Personally I do not bring things with peanuts simply because I too have food allergies and know how serious it can be. No airline will guarantee to be peanut free as far as I know. I'm sure that makes flying especially difficult and scary/stressful for people with a peanut allergy.

ETA: OP, sorry for going OT.

 

[starshine514]

I think the PP has some great tips for eats on the plane. Filing away for future reference.

I am shuddering a little bit at the idea of a PB&J sammie though. We're newly dx'd with a peanut allergy here and I guess I ASSumed that peanut related products were verboten on planes these days...

When I flew Southwest in May, they still gave out bags of peanuts on the plane. I've been wondering how people w/ severe peanut allergies are able to fly.

 

[GoofyFairie]

I pack food in my checked luggage inside a plastic container and never anything that needs to be kept cold. Those items I pick up when I get there.

 

[Mkebound]

Food that travels well:
Hard fruits like apples
Veggie sticks like carrots & celery
Premade sandwiches like PB&J - even better if you have a plastic sandwich box.
Nuts or Beef Jerky if you're looking for protein
Any prepackaged snacks like granola or power bars
Gum
Single serving drink powers to add to your water bottle

Bringing an EMPTY water bottle, and then refilling it past the TSA checkpoint


Foods that don't travel well:
Fruits that bruise easily like berries or bananas
Stuff the TSA will take like yogurt, pudding cups drinks, etc.
Chips or other items that are packed with a lot of air (take up too much space) plus they break easily.

 

[deegack]

http://www.tsa.gov/311/

Check the link about liquids etc. Remember if it can't keep its shape outside of a container it is not allowed over 3.4 oz.

If you are bringing a lot of items not for consumption on the plane, look into a grocery delivery service like wego or garden grocer. Its much easier.

 

[SnipsNSnails]

I'm not planning on perishables but I have two small plastic containers with lids that I will use to store our cosmetics, meds, etc up high once in the room, and I'll put anything I don't want smashed in there.

 

[Mkebound]

In your checked luggage you are free to take anything you are comfortable with, however keep in mind that bags are tossed, dropped and subjected to extreme changes in pressure.

I've checked bottled wine many times and never had a problem when I've wrapped it and packed it well. But, that doesn't mean the next time I won't arrive with a suitcase full of wine stained clothes.

Use your best judgment.

I'm a big fan of buying want I want when I arrive at a location. The Target store in FL is the same as the Target store back home so why not buy diapers or a loaf of bread or a gallon of milk when you arrive?

 

[dilligaf212]

My son also has a peanut allergy. We flew Jet Blue in February they did not forbid anyone from bringing stuff that contained peanuts on the plane.. The flight attendant did come around and let the people in the row in front beside and in back know that there was a peanut allergy and they would not serve them anything with peanuts

 

[Cory's Gal]

I too have packed food in our checked baggage. I will bring Nutrigrain & granola bars, small boxes of cereal, fruit snacks, Ritz bits, etc... I use a plastic container too which keeps things from getting smushed. Then on the way home it's a great place to pack any souvenirs that are fragile.

 

[robinbutterfly]

Food that travels well:
Hard fruits like apples
Veggie sticks like carrots & celery
Premade sandwiches like PB&J - even better if you have a plastic sandwich box.
Nuts or Beef Jerky if you're looking for protein
Any prepackaged snacks like granola or power bars
Gum
Single serving drink powers to add to your water bottle

Bringing an EMPTY water bottle, and then refilling it past the TSA checkpoint


Foods that don't travel well:
Fruits that bruise easily like berries or bananas
Stuff the TSA will take like yogurt, pudding cups drinks, etc.
Chips or other items that are packed with a lot of air (take up too much space) plus they break easily.

What are your thoughts on a loaf of bread?

 

[robinbutterfly]

In your checked luggage you are free to take anything you are comfortable with, however keep in mind that bags are tossed, dropped and subjected to extreme changes in pressure.

I've checked bottled wine many times and never had a problem when I've wrapped it and packed it well. But, that doesn't mean the next time I won't arrive with a suitcase full of wine stained clothes.

Use your best judgment.

I'm a big fan of buying want I want when I arrive at a location. The Target store in FL is the same as the Target store back home so why not buy diapers or a loaf of bread or a gallon of milk when you arrive?

How would I get to Target to get these items?

 

[Mkebound]

How would I get to Target to get these items?

Rental car, bus, taxi or walking! - All possible from Disney

-or- use a delivery service like wegoshop.com or peapod.com that will pick up items and deliver them to you.

 

[Mkebound]

What are your thoughts on a loaf of bread?

You would have to take some steps from it getting smooshed, but it could work.

A container, like this Tupperware bread keeper might work well: http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htp...tegory_code=10000&fv_item_number=P10068690000

 

[SnipsNSnails]

I think a loaf would fit into the containers with lids that I bought. I'm not taking a whole loaf but I will be taking some bread. My son takes medication and the only way to get him to take it is to mix it with peanut butter and make a tiny sandwich. So I'll be taking 4-5 pieces of bread in a ziploc and then put them in the containers so they don't smush. We'll also have peanut butter, jelly (I'm getting some small packets). I will also have one container full of snack sized crackers, cookies, etc. We will take pop tarts, packs of mini muffins, and mini boxes of cereal. My two containers will be pretty full. I'm thinking about cans of Pringles for DH to snack on since they don't smush.

I have two containers. I put the pills etc in them when we get to the hotel and put them up on the shelf above where you hang clothes. We have small children and one of them is a dumper. He will dump bottles of lotion, squeeze toothpaste everywhere etc if given the chance so this is an easy way to keep that stuff and medication out of reach and it has a double purpose of keeping things from smashing going and coming home.

 

[monorailsilver]

I have put an ice pack in my checked bags for butter & cream cheese-my son is allergic to dairy, peanuts, treenuts & egg whites.

In my carry on, my kids like pepperoni, so I buy the bags that don't need to be refrigerated & are already cut & bring ritz crackers & they are happy-although they did just find out they like these pretzel thins instead of ritz crackers. They also make salami like that too which my kids like but I have a hard time finding it.

 

[KathleensKid]

When we went in May, in my carryon, I brought things like cheese crackers, pretzels, gum, lollipops, goldfish, etc. Things that were not perishable and weren't messy on the plane. I brought our empty Bobble filter bottles and filled them once we were thru bag check.
**There is NO GUM sold in all of Disney in order to keep gum mess out of the parks. I chew gum daily to help keep my appetite down. If you are a gum chewer, remember to pack it - and of course, dispose of it properly.

In our checked bags I packed:
cereal
breakfast bars
Pirate Booty
mini bagels
&
park snack bags for each day:
7 large ziplock bags filled w/enough snacks for the kids for each day in the park w/things like goldfish, gummies, pb crackers, dried fruit, cereal bars, lollipops, etc. These were labeled with the date. Each morning, I tossed one in our stroller, and we were set to go.

The space that these items took up in the checked bags were used for souvenirs on the way home.