Originally Posted by Romelle

Continuing the low cost food tips ....

Wipe off and stick in your carry-on the set of plastic utensils from your last airplane meal, or bring a set from home.

Better yet, buy yourself a titanium "spork" and bring it along. Amazon has them, and yes, TSA has let me through with mine several times. The less expensive plastic ones won't last quite as long, but are very serviceable also.

Pack several zip-lock bags of various sizes. Handy for any excess food in those airline meals.

It took me a while to figure out, but European big city grocery stores are often in the basements of department stores. And they do carry lots of individual-serving items. When I haven't been able to find one, I've stopped little old ladies clearly carrying bags of groceries and asked where the store is.

Romelle