Is it just my imagination, or does Delta make it hard to order special meals? Other airlines offer the opportunity to book special meals before finalizing a reservation, but the last few times I've booked on delta.com I've either spaced out and missed the opportunity, or it's not there. Plus my Skymiles profile doesn't seem to offer a place to record my meal preference, again unlike other airlines' FF profiles.

Consequently, on my last 2 flights, I went hungry. (The "blue bag" just doesn't cut it when you don't eat meat.) Has delta decided to discourage folks from ordering special meals? If I somehow manage to order a special meal (by taking the time to phone delta, I guess) and the flight ends up being a "blue bag" flight, will they serve me a special meal?