Take Along Air Travel Meal Suggestions

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My dearest husband and I are starting to get ready to fly back to Hawaii from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport once again.
This flight is about 6 1/2 hours long.
We fly on Hawaiian Airlines, non-stop.
In the past, a meal was served, complimentary, in any the "main cabin".
Recently it was announced that there will be meals for purchase only now.
They look okay, but the cost is just stupid!
The terminal that we go out of, does not have any food for purchase, nor is anything open at the butt crack of dawn when our flight departs.

Let me add this side note:
We stay the night before departure in a hotel because the flight on Hawaiian leaves so early, so we will have a refrigerator but not a freezer.
I usually bring along a small insolated bag for such things in my carry on luggage.

SO ......

I'm trying to come up with TSA friendly ways to eat us two.

Any suggestions out there?
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
My dearest husband and I are starting to get ready to fly back to Hawaii from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport once again.
This flight is about 6 1/2 hours long.
We fly on Hawaiian Airlines, non-stop.
In the past, a meal was served, complimentary, in any the "main cabin".
Recently it was announced that there will be meals for purchase only now.
They look okay, but the cost is just stupid!
The terminal that we go out of, does not have any food for purchase, nor is anything open at the butt crack of dawn when our flight departs.

Let me add this side note:
We stay the night before departure in a hotel because the flight on Hawaiian leaves so early, so we will have a refrigerator but not a freezer.
I usually bring along a small insolated bag for such things in my carry on luggage.

SO ......

I'm trying to come up with TSA friendly ways to eat us two.

Any suggestions out there?
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Well, before gathering a plethora of "not allowed" products here's the list of what TSA allows.
 
Okay, a full on meal, something you prepared, might be a challenge but cheese, crackers, Spam, fruits, etc. should be doable and with enough protein filling enough to work.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
I'm trying to come up with TSA friendly ways to eat us two.

Any suggestions out there?
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Looks like sandwiches are fine. Plastic wrap and in the fridge at your hotel. Cheese and spam?
I might just add that I think it's absolutely outrageous that you don't get a meal on a 6½ hour flight. Shame on those penny-pinching airlines!
 
The terminal that Hawaiian Airlines goes out of at PHX does have any food for purchase before 8am.
Our flight is at 8am.
Homemade-disposable Snackle Box maybe?
When we depart HNL there are a goodly amount of locations with food for purchase, but I found that sandwiches for that flight worked best.
 
My routine go-to in-flight snack pack on long flights, (tho I do usually also get the in flight meal when included) is along the lines of this sort of thing:

Big bag or small selection of favourite mixed roasted nuts that I shop for in the days or week before travel.

A good sandwich made at home the night before using really good solid whole grain bread. No mayo tho as it can spoil. Baguette with brie and prosciutto or similar always works.

Very importantly, I always stop in to whatever the Starbucks equivalent is - either at departure area or in town if none at the terminal itself, and get a medium sized cappuccino with an extra two shots of espresso, as I have yet to find good coffee on a flight.😅

Never been hungry on a long flight, even when there have been delays.

But that's just me 🙂

Wishing you a good flight.
 
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