What to eat on a flight?

suki1964

HeadAboveWater wrote: »

Just a wee pointer:

Much as nuts are handy to have, you may not be allowed them, or anything containing them!

Last time I was on a flight there was an announcement over the tannoy that someone on the aircraft had an allergy and nobody was allowed to open/eat anything containing nuts.

Just keep that in mind!!

Happened to me as well

Although I cant understand why they do this as even the products they sell on planes are not nut free - as they are often processed in the same plant as nuts are used. So if a microdot of nut from me eating a nut bar 10 rows away is going to kill, then surely the microdot of nut in a nut free product that was made up next to a product that contained nuts is also going to kill

So will the next step be that no food or drink other then airline supplied be allowed?

Alisha2008

When I fly I usually take my home made sandwich, but if I can't make one I love Pre-a-Manger (in both terminals now in Gatwick). Boots is also good and the meal deal quite cheap.

Also the food Easyjet serves is quite nice and not that expensive..last time I tried a small box that contained a bit of cheese, crackers, nuts, a (very very little) chocolate.. it was lovely!

The thing I make sure I buy from Boots is water.. MUCH cheaper than on the plane or any other airport shop.

Also I don't know if it's just me or it happens to more people, but I can't eat anything 1 hour or less before landing, or I get very sick.. I make sure I eat as soon as we take off (my flight is about 2.5 hours).

maman

Alisha2008 wrote: »

When I fly I usually take my home made sandwich, but if I can't make one I love Pre-a-Manger (in both terminals now in Gatwick).

I'd forgotten about pret. They do a lovely salad nicoise with a little bottle of dressing you add yourself so ideal for anyone dieting. Assuming, as I said before, that they're open that early in the morning.

Alisha2008

I'm sure you can check the opening times, but when I've been in the airport all shops opened around 5:00 in the morning..

welhamroad

Cheese and biscuits and fruit can be a good option. Also you often find that if you buy a Daily Telegraph in WH Smiths you get a free bottle of Buxton water with it....
I'd go with cereal bars, biscuits or flapjack too as they will keep an so long as not chocolate won't melt if you eat them when you get there.
Boots Meal Deals are often a good bet as you will get a drink, snack and sandwich/salad/sushi.
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callum9999

suki1964 wrote: »

Happened to me as well

Although I cant understand why they do this as even the products they sell on planes are not nut free - as they are often processed in the same plant as nuts are used. So if a microdot of nut from me eating a nut bar 10 rows away is going to kill, then surely the microdot of nut in a nut free product that was made up next to a product that contained nuts is also going to kill

So will the next step be that no food or drink other then airline supplied be allowed?

How do you know the person is 10 rows away from you? How do you know the person won't walk past you/you walk past them at some point on the flight?

You're just being ridiculous - it's a simple measure to reduce the risk of a fellow human being getting seriously ill. No need to start moaning about how they should either let the cabin be full of nuts or ensure every "microdot" of nut is removed from the aircraft...

Seakay

of course the reason the measure needs to be taken is that the air isn't cleaned as it was when smoking was allowed. Much more likely to get illnesses off other people on the plane these days as the stale air is constantly recycled instead of being filtered. If it was filtered everyone would be a lot better off including the people with allergies. Rather than pay to keep us all healthy and headache free the airline would rather we pay more and receive less care.

thegirlintheattic

I'd grab something at the airport - you really don't want to take a chance at forgetting the food in your bag on landing.

suki1964

Seakay wrote: »

of course the reason the measure needs to be taken is that the air isn't cleaned as it was when smoking was allowed. Much more likely to get illnesses off other people on the plane these days as the stale air is constantly recycled instead of being filtered. If it was filtered everyone would be a lot better off including the people with allergies. Rather than pay to keep us all healthy and headache free the airline would rather we pay more and receive less care.

That is precisely my point. Someone who has a severe peanut allergy really can become seriously ill if as much as a micro dot of nut is inhaled/ swallowed. And whilst it is easy to say no nuts or products that contain nuts there's a lot of processed foodstuffs that can carry microbes of nuts and no one is any the wiser.which is why so many unrelated products come with allergy warnings

Not everyone reads the backs of packets. Not everyone has the original packet. There fore there has to be a real risk IMHO


I wasn't moaning at any inconvience to me. I was just making what I believed a valid point