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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 3:27 pm
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GalleyWench
 
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Originally Posted by pennywern
We're about to make a long, long trip to the USA and there's a transatlantic leg on Delta. It's been many years since I've flown any US-based carrier but my experiences in the past have generally been miserable.

The new ingredient in the mix is that we have a 15-month old, and I don't think there's any practical way to keep enough of his usual eats (steamed veggies and meat, overcooked brown rice, yogurt) fresh for the entirety of the 30-hour door-to-door.

So we are going to have to rely on Delta's catering for those last 8 hours. We're a bit spoiled by the likes of EK, SQ, and MH, where there's a wide variety of children's offerings and the staff are quite creative and flexible about coming up with new options on the fly.

It looks like our options are "infant meal" and "child's meal". Has anyone ordered either of those on a Delta international flight recently, and if so, do you remember what was contained therein? Any insight would be greatly appreciated as we're taking off in a couple days and need to solidify our choice soon.
Can't speak for Delta specifically, but the infant meals I've seen on transatlantic flights have been for lap children and consist of jarred baby food. The kids meals are more geared towards toddlers and older kids that are actually occupying a seat, and they have consisted of "kid fare", chicken tenders, hamburgers, hot dogs, peanut butter and jelly, etc. Does your son have his own seat where he can order his own special meal? You might also consider ordering a fruit plate or vegetarian for your or his meal and then "sharing".
Hope it works out for you!
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