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What do you need for kid traveling?

Food...for a kid...on a plane.

  • Seeking suggestions for non-perishable foodstuffs to feed a toddler while flying cross country. So next week we embark on our annual cross-country parental pilgrimage. Me, my wife and our 4 year old flying from SFO -> TPA with one short layover. Works out to about 8+ hours of traveling, so we need to bring food for the kid. In the past we have stuffed a bunch of snacks into a travel lunch bag with a reuseable ice pack. Yogurt, cheese, noodles and such. But last year, kid got hellaciously, awfully sick after arrival. (12 hours of barfing, seemed like food poisoning, possibly from something that spolied during travel.) This year, we want to avoid a similar outcome by only bringing non-perishable foods for the flight. So far I'm thinking fruit (apples, oranges, banana), jerky, seaweed, nuts, crackers, peanut butter, granola bars. Is there anything else obvious that I'm missing?

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    Please don't subject the rest of the plane to the smell of hard boiled eggs in a tiny enclosed space with recycled air. Yuck. Non-odiferous, dry foods are best. Cereal is a winner with my kids.

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How about making some trail mix at home with your toddler - raisins, nuts, chocolate chips, cereal or pretzels? That way, you have the "I made it myself" aspect which is fun for the child. (How did you not title this "Snacks on a Plane"?)

dywypi

Honestly, 8 hours isn't a crazy long amount of time for food spoilage. I'd just steer clear of anything dairy-based. Other than that, this can pretty much be a list of All The Snacks. http://lunchinabox.net/ makes a lot of awesome lunches for her kid that are intended to sit at room temp for several hours. Maybe you'll find some great ideas there.

phunniemee

Cereal.

Etrigan

I'd recommend anything that takes a long time to eat. String cheese, rolled up tortillas with peanut butter inside, those little wax-covered cheese circles, etc.

JuliaKM

shelf-stable milk I thought of this too, you won't be able to get it past security.

Ruthless Bunny

Make sure you understand the http://www.tsa.gov/traveling-formula-breast-milk-and-juice for bringing juice through. They may or may not be OK with cow or soy milk. Buying what you need at the airport will be a little bit more expensive, but way more convenient.

payoto

royalsong

Have you seen the adorable little http://www.gopicnic.com/ boxes? I've found them at Targets that have grocery sections, and for the most part they aren't bad. I took some on a recent flight and they were actually really nice - the box contains the trash, nothing is too smelly (providing you don't take a fish one, which I wouldn't recommend anyway) and the Box of Treats aspect might appeal.

daikaisho

Freeze-dried fruit is really great for travel because it's not messy and it's very light. Trader Joe's sells quite a lot of it and there are many varieties out there.

the young rope-rider

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