What are the best foods for frequent travelers to bring on board?
Feb 9, 2020, 12:00 am
#151
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Feb 10, 2020, 12:49 pm
#152
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A Whole Foods employee suggested canned dolmas! It is in a small can that opens via a TAB!
I'm planning on these dolmas + pistachios + a pouch of 3 oz of protein like lemon pepper chicken + a couple of my favorite flatbread crisps
- It would get me through 10 hours of the 15 hours.
- It won't taste like a granola bar since I've OD'd on those and the idea of another is repulsive.
- It's missing veggies but ya can't have everything
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- It can all be packed in my suitcase for a week till I really need it on the return flight back. I'll put it all in a gallon Ziploc with 2 paper plates, disposable utensils, and 2 paper towels.
- I think the flavored liquid part of the dolmas will be a good glue to hold the protein and anything else I add in together.
Too bad there's no such thing as a collapsible paper bowl that folds flat to mix it up in. There would be less disaster potential mixing it up in a paper bowl vs a paper plate.
I know those collapsible silicone camping bowls exist but they are all way too heavy for intl travel.
I'm planning on these dolmas + pistachios + a pouch of 3 oz of protein like lemon pepper chicken + a couple of my favorite flatbread crisps
- It would get me through 10 hours of the 15 hours.
- It won't taste like a granola bar since I've OD'd on those and the idea of another is repulsive.
- It's missing veggies but ya can't have everything
.- It can all be packed in my suitcase for a week till I really need it on the return flight back. I'll put it all in a gallon Ziploc with 2 paper plates, disposable utensils, and 2 paper towels.
- I think the flavored liquid part of the dolmas will be a good glue to hold the protein and anything else I add in together.
Too bad there's no such thing as a collapsible paper bowl that folds flat to mix it up in. There would be less disaster potential mixing it up in a paper bowl vs a paper plate.
I know those collapsible silicone camping bowls exist but they are all way too heavy for intl travel.
Last edited by MareLuce; Feb 10, 2020 at 12:55 pm
Jul 20, 2021, 12:03 pm
#154
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Jul 21, 2021, 3:55 am
#155
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I always bring on shelled pistachio nuts as well as the lunch bags of the Frito Lay snack packs for my flights to the Philippines. If I fly domestic, I usually will not bring anything extra unless I get hungry, then it's something from the news stand or food court while I am in the airport waiting for my flight.
Nov 28, 2021, 10:08 pm
#156
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Most recently, whilst pregnant, a massive slice of chocolate cake in a clear clamshell, an individually packaged whole pickle, a few hard boiled eggs in a ziplock, unsalted almonds, dried apricots. I had a bit of trouble with the pickle but a more senior TSA took one look at my belly and waived me through.
Outbound, I have also taken cold sesame noodles with chicken, Thai glass noodle salad, Vietnamese steak and vermicelli, futomaki sushi, small portion of shrimp cocktail. Homeward bound I would sometimes have instant miso soup. For snacks, I almost always have travel-chocolate (Ritter Sport) and a granola bar in my carry-on. Fruit with peel (oranges, mangoes) is almost always a good idea
Outbound, I have also taken cold sesame noodles with chicken, Thai glass noodle salad, Vietnamese steak and vermicelli, futomaki sushi, small portion of shrimp cocktail. Homeward bound I would sometimes have instant miso soup. For snacks, I almost always have travel-chocolate (Ritter Sport) and a granola bar in my carry-on. Fruit with peel (oranges, mangoes) is almost always a good idea