jmcquown wrote:
> I'm trying to be more sensitive about peanut allergies so I didn't pack any
> cheese/PB crackers. Since they don't feed you on an airplane anymore

They do if you are in first class - including nuts. I was freaking
****ed because they served them to us last Friday and I specifically
called to ask if they did - was treated like an imbiclie by some bimbo
at American because "everyone knows they don't serve nuts anymore." DS
had hives by the time we landed, and we didn't even touch the damn
things.


> (except a miniscule bag of pretzels), what would you take to tide you over
> in the airport and on a non-stop flight ? I've got some Lorna Doone's
> (shortbread cookies) in the carry-on. But I'll be travelling a total of
> three hours and I get nervous so I don't usually eat before I get on the
> plane. What snacks would you take along?

For three hours, not much. We usually fly cross-country and pack
sandwiches or wraps, pretzels, water, gum (for ascent and descent) and
mints (for that minty fresh breath), graham cracker cookies (Keebler
now makes Bug Bites that are shaped like butterflies and bugs - too
cute, and tasty too!) and maybe soda with caffeine. I always take a
sweet and a salty to make sure I am satiated during the flight - and to
fight off nausea. Alternating the two helps with that.

Just a warning - airport sandwiches suck. I tried to find anything I
would eat at O'Hare on Sunday and resorted to chicken salad on black
whole grain. It was edible but contained chopped raisins and no
veggies- who the heck puts raisins in chicken salad? The turkey clubs
were drenched in Thousand Island dressing (yuck) and soggy, and the ham
sammies were drenched in honey mustard (yuck) and soggy. That's what
you get for $8.00. McDonald's was looking better than most other
selections, but I wouldn't stoop *that* low...

Remember, it's always better to bring too much food than not enough.
You can always toss what you don't eat, or eat it later.

have fun!
-L.