I gave up on UA special meals some months ago they were SO bad. I still remember the white hockey puck that was supposed to be gluten free bread on my flight from NRT to LAX it looked and smelled mouldy and was hard as a rock you could use it for sports. Horrible horrible stuff. In contrast have had very nice special meals on AA, LH, and some other airlines. I still remember the little personal bottle of balsamic vinaigrette on my AA transcon from LAX to BOS. Stark contrast to the wilted lettuce and wilted lemon wedge on UA.