Thanks for the quick replies.

Regarding specific countries, I purposely referred to the continent as we are covering a lot of ground, but that point is well taken. We will be in Germany (landing at FRA, where I'm familiar with the supermarket there), driving to Bavaria and Austria, Rome, Venice, and Paris over a three week period.

We feel great about getting fresh meats and vegetables while we are there. The big concern is preservatives and spices which he has trouble with along with the major problems....dairy, eggs, and treenuts. We have specific brands here in the US that we know and are comfortable with. Since our German, Italian and French language skills are limited to getting around and ordering at the local bistro, we are a bit nervous about purchasing packaged and processed foods as we might miss a critical ingredient in translation.

The good news is there seems to be concensus around our ability to bring pasta, bread, cereal and the like. This combined with fresh fruits, vegetables and meats from local supermarkets will cover us for the most part.

Having said that, if we have posters who are knowledgeble about completely vegan brands of breads pasta, etc. that haven't been exposed to the items indicated (dairy, preservatives/coloring agents, spices, treenuts) and are readily available in Germany, Italy and/or France, we would love to know about them. I didn't even think to ask that question.