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Today is a travel day for us, leaving the house at 4:30am to catch our first of three flights at 6am. By the time we arrive at our last airport we would have been traveling for 10 hours. Traveling by plane is hard and tiring – you never know what is going to happen, flights delayed, flights cancelled or flights overbooked. Stella has been traveling since she was about 4 months old and she is a great travel companion and well-seasoned. We have had to run through many an airport and she is good, we have our plan, talk it through as we are getting off the plane and then we are running. Because of the unknown we never know if we will have time to eat, but, really, who wants to eat airport or airplane food – it is really expensive and pretty gross.
Travel food
For as long as Stella has been traveling with me (8 years) I have been packing our travel food. Pretty much my carry-on bag is at least half full with our food – depending on the length of travel. I have had many a mom come up to me in a gate waiting area asking me where did you get that!? I then pull out my stash and a discussion follows, sharing my tips of what travel wells, that you can freeze a yogurt tube and it will pass through security since it is only 2 oz – keeps the food cold and when it is time for lunch it is usually defrosted, but then again Stella loves them frozen. I also freeze grapes, muffins, etc – whatever freezes well, defrosts quickly and travels well. I pack cloth napkins, water bottles, silverware and anything that we might need.
Food packaged
I always pack some snack foods, fruit, protein, yogurt and/or cheese and the one meal that we would normally eat during our travel time. We will be missing both breakfast and lunch on this travel day. For breakfast I have packed fruit and pumpkin muffins and for our lunch yogurt and hard boiled eggs. I have also packed some dried fruit (that I dehydrated over the summer/fall) apples and strawberries, pretzels, pistachios (saving the shell for a fun craft project when we get enough) and the last of the chewy granola bars. A must for our travels is a water bottle – we take it through security empty and then fill at the water fountain as we are waiting to board our plane. We have also packed one of our favorite new game quiddler for the plane ride – should be interesting to see how Stella is going to spread her words out in such a small space!
Packed up and ready for the backpack!
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That is so, so very good!! Every parent should read this. Of course, there’s a business for you… a small kiosk where you “sell” travel food that goes on the plane. : )
Have a good trip and safe travels. xxox
You go Super Mom! Have a good trip. Have fun in the snow!
Va.