*TSA-FRIENDLY SNACKS & RECIPES:* bit.ly/AirportSnacks-PP

@roxxyvoxxy5796

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@valerieminer299

5 күн бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!

A tip for the frozen water bottle: drink the melted water off right before going through security

@PortableProfessional

2 ай бұрын

Genius! Love this.

@christine-ny

29 күн бұрын

Does it have to be in a clear plastic bag or can it stay in your personal item bag?

@daustinrichards

29 күн бұрын

@@christine-ny the ice? Just in your personal bag

Dollar Tree has a wonderful assortment of single serving snacks.... chips, trail mix, candy and more! My problem is ... if I buy too many snacks too early.... sometimes, I am only left with one for my flight 😂

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Great idea!! I LOVE Dollar Tree!

@sunflowerfields4409

3 ай бұрын

🤣 Exactly.

I fast on my flight days in order to be able to be light on my feet and move quickly without getting bogged down from a full stomach. It’s usually not more than a total of about ten hours door to door, so very doable.

@beckyholbrook7253

Ай бұрын

Me too 👍

@SA-sb7rt

Ай бұрын

Me too

@darcydiamond8645

Ай бұрын

Same. 😊

I do a fritatta instead of a scramble. It bakes up solid and goes into a baggie, so no thermos needed as it tastes great at room temperature.

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

That's a great idea! I might just have to try that!

@MsSkipperkim

25 күн бұрын

If you put it in a cupcake pan they're really portable.

I buy divided containers at the dollar store and fill it with protein (chicken breast, deli meats, etc), fruit (berries), cheese (non smelly!) and crakers. Twice as much food as the prepared food for sale in some airlines, twice the taste, with exactly what husband and I like (we're under very strict diet) for half the price. We toss the containers when we arrive to our destination. **if you want cut apples, i dust it with cinamon. not only does it add lots of taste but they don't turn brown, also works at amusement parks**

@MaraMara89

3 ай бұрын

apples should not turn brown also if you sprinkle them with lemon juice

@shinomiya89

3 ай бұрын

so much wasted money, also that plastic will land in the sea or hills of garbage... just buy some silicon ones which can be folded, so they won't take much space once empty, and re-use them...

@dandfawesome3611

2 ай бұрын

I tried to bring apple slices when flying from Canada to USA. That was a big no. I was taken to a different room and scolded. I had to throw them out on the spot

@MrCho14

2 ай бұрын

I slice and freeze cheese the night before. If I don't them it's almost a mush by the time I get to the airport and onto the plane ready to eat it. It still may be a little soft, but it's so much better. This way I don't deal with having to pack ice with it.

If you travel all the time, I understand saving money by bringing food. I always count the cost of airport food as part of the vacation and actually enjoy settling in at a restaurant in the airport for a meal once I’m through security. Especially since you have to get there so far in advance of your flight! Other than some light snacks like trail mix or a granola bar, I don’t lug food with me, though. Either it’s a short flight so that I don’t really need food, or it’s an international flight and I’ll be given a meal.

There's so many restaurants and snacks available once you're through TSA, I have never felt any need to bring snacks with me. When I do throw a couple of granola bars into my backpack 🎒, they usually make the round trip and I discover them when I am unpacking! "Oh, look! A snack!"

@shinnam

3 ай бұрын

With the prices at airports, I always pack snacks. Singapore, Changi Airport is the only fairly priced airport I buy snacks at.

@sunnyscott4876

3 ай бұрын

@@shinnam I just plan on paying airport prices.....💣

@renamccully1462

2 ай бұрын

With food allergies, Chrones, or Celiac, I can see why a lot of people want to bring their own. I need to feel my best if traveling for work or vacation.

I got pulled out of line and spent a half hour waiting for them to test my Vital Proteins collagen peptides powder and flavored ground coffee for explosives. Evidently, at least one of the ingredients is also on the list of bomb ingredients, don’t know about the coffee. I told the TSA officer that they should warn us on their site, as I’d checked and nothing was said. He said no because not all protein powders trigger the search because of different ingredients. They tested it and had to get clearance from on the phone to let me carry it through, otherwise there was a chance that they’d confiscate it. Needless to say, I started mailing it and the coffee ahead of time and then just bought a container to keep at my son’s house, since I visit several times per year.

Very informative. Whenever I pack hot food into a thermos, I usually prefill the thermos with hot or boiling water for 1 minute, then pour out and refill with the hot food, to keep it hotter longer.

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

@risitascositas1699

2 ай бұрын

🤯🤯

@cs4849

Ай бұрын

I do this with coffee in an insulated cup - really does help.

The best hint I got from this was the protein powder. I already have it. I could put it in the bottom of my empty water bottle amd just fill and shake on the other side. Game changer idea as I am diabetic and need access to food for glucose control.

I just used your hack for putting hot food in a thermos! It worked great and now I have a hot dinner that I know I will digest well because I made it. I asked the TSA officer if I should take the thermos out of my bag and run it separately with my electronics. He nodded and I didn’t get stopped after the xray. Thank you so much for this tip!

“It’s going to be up to the TSA agent….” Very dreaded words!!!!

When I am planning to take a flight, I start saving plastic containers that things like blueberries and strawberries come in. If you line them with a napkin or parchment paper, they make perfect lightweight disposable containers to hold and protect things like sandwiches, mini charcuterie or cut up veggies. I also save ziplock bags that are "used" but not really "dirty" to take along as a leakproof garbage bag for while I am flying.

I bring carrots, turkey jerky, stevia packs, protein bar, hard boiled eggs, apple. Never thought of doing a thermos to have hot food. Also I like the bento box idea. Thanks!

@TheScratchingKiwi

23 күн бұрын

Hard boiled eggs are probably not the best idea. They have a distinct odour and after-effects!

Having celiac requires strong planning, meal preps, and backup meal options for emergencies or delays.

Flew last week and it was the first time I took a sandwich and a bagel with me on the plane. I was concerned that I would feel self conscious but my seat mate pulled out her sandwich so I got mine. I made it very simple, no lettuce and tomatoes, but the mustard and Mayo were good with my bread and lunch meat! I ate the bagel on the second flight. No butter or cream cheese just plain toasted bagel. It hit the spot!

frozen cheese cubes, salami, crackers. Bag of nuts, raisins in a trail mix w m&ms, grapes. Candy bars or granola bars or those breakfast cookies in small pouches. Perfect mix, and plenty even for a cross-country flight. Stays good for 4 hours, tastes good to the end. Put it in a Starbucks paper bag, noone will ever stop you.

@bethl

Ай бұрын

Oh man, I just threw away a Starbucks bag! I rarely go there

@melaniejf4191

9 күн бұрын

@@bethl Just go in Starbucks and ask for a bag. Offer to pay for it.

“Sometimes that bag of baby carrots is not going to cut it” 😂 Keeping’ it real 💯 Awesome video! 👏🏼

@neilcharles2520

3 ай бұрын

No such thing as baby carrots...it's large carrots that has been blended,shaped into small carrots with added preservatives..very bad for your health..

@PortableProfessional

2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! Safe travels, it's great to have you here ☺

For most flights, I just go to the grocery store beforehand and pick up some things like a bag of trail mix, or nuts, or other snacks (just keep them sealed and don't open them until you get through TSA or you will probably have to throw them away at TSA). Although most airlines I fly on do at least offer some sort of free drink (water or soda) and a few snacks, depending on the length of flight, but it's nice to have your own just in case they don't (or if they can't serve food/drink due to turbulance which has happened a few times, and made a long flight, seem even longer). Then I just bring an empty water bottle and fill it at the airport. So if you eat lunch or dinner before you get to the airport too, and you bring snacks with you (that you bought elsewhere) you can avoid paying for overpriced airport food and snacks). But normally when I do this I do make sure it fits within my backapck (which is my personal bag) or can fit into a coat pocket as a coat doesn't count as a personal item and can be a life saver at times when they deem your carry-on to be too big for example (I've emptied things into my coat pockets and gotten on the flight before, because at least when I had this happen years ago, if you're wearing it, they don't count it towards your personal item or carry-on limits. The frozen item thing is a good hack, as my friend would sometimes freeze soda or juice and get it through TSA but he would also use a smaller container, like something that was maybe 8 oz, as to not draw too much attention to them. Some of these though I think depend on the specific TSA agent you're going through, as some may not allow certain items that may fall into a "grey" area like frozen fluids. One ting about the thermos idea is that if you DON'T have time to make food ahead of time, buying something like a burrito and then emptying the contents into a thermos can be quick way to make a snack that you can get through security and can be easily eaten out of the thermos with a fork. (I have used the thermos idea for getting food into things like conventions where outside food has not been allowed, never had any issues, but have not tried using it going through tsa). Your last point about additives is very important, especially if you are flying to another country, since they may not have the particular sweeteners or additives you like to use, so if you are traveling overseas, I would bring these just in case, although they may NOT be legal in some countries (just how certain foods and additives are not legal in the US; I'm saying this from the perspective of a US citizen though).

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you for sharing all of this! So much good information!

@MaraMara89

3 ай бұрын

Big pockets in my coat were lifesavers more then once. Not only I can squeeze there whatever I couldn't fit into my backpack (personal item), but also I can use them for things I want to have close (like phone, water bottle, snack, book etc) and go through airport hand free - which is really useful if you need to handle your ID and boarding pass :)

Love the "No Durian Fruit!" signs with Asian airlines / hotels. You would understand if you smelt it!😅 Keep up the great work!

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Durian is the worst! 😂

@CK-vp6hh

3 ай бұрын

I bought a tuna sandwich at La Guardia NY for a flight to London, I opened it before takeoff. The lady in front of me had a holy s***fit, demanding that the airline steward make me move. They suggested they could move her. I felt bad and have never done that again… but she was over the top creating a scene!

@redhatbear1135

3 ай бұрын

Jelly and butter used to be common sandwiches too.

@affeaff

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, if you are traveling to a EU country you can save the durian and eat it in that country because durian is allowed to bring into the whole EU without restrictions

@redhatbear1135

3 ай бұрын

@@PortableProfessional Durian is prohibited in taxis or buses too! However, it does come freeze dried!

Occasional fasting for a day can be good for you [check with your doctor first]. You are not going to burn many calories during your flight. So eating on a plane is basically for entertainment. Generally speaking, the more you eat means the more you will have to drink. Dehydration and a full stomach is definitely not going to help with jet lag. There is an exception to this, your vulnerability to STRONG turbulence on an aircraft or boat. Certain routes at certain times of the day and year can almost guarantee moderate to extreme turbulence. So this means the possibility of air or sea-sickness. The secret is neither eating too much or too little. If you are going to throw up, it is good to do it with some food in your stomach. I sat next to a guy, and he loved his food. Not only was it a flight with three meals, but he snacked as well, and was sick as a dog when some moderate turbulence happened. I am never air-sick on an aircraft [so far], but I was sea-sick on a vessel, and that was after HOURS going through a severe storm, where the waves were larger than the vessel. Everyone is different of course, so find your own balance. Australia has very strict quarantine laws, and as a result, we have fewer exotic pests. So if you are heading there, check what you are allowed to bring in, or eat it before you get off the aircraft. The food confiscated or thrown away could feed thousands.

I packed peanut butter and cut up apples and sat in the corner at the airport and had a guilt free snack. Easy and inexpensive

@dhrtiwalter8670

2 ай бұрын

Peanut butter considered a liquid🤔 maybe I need to spread it on my apples I bring and then it won’t be! What about spreading it into celery!

I like an onion bagels, cream cheese, lox, and red onion OR a plain bagel, mayo, deli chicken, havarti cheese, bacon, and garlic aoli. I have numerous to go packets of crystal light, splenda, bone broth, and non-dairy creamer. In a pinch, I usually have a zip lock bag of m&m's, raisins, herbed cashews, pretzel straws, and parmesan goldfish.

I love taking left over Chinese food with me sometimes!

Thanks for the tips, Megan! I leave on Monday for another trip to my house in Chiang Mai. I fly to LAX on SWA, then PAL to Bangkok, and finally, the 13 hour train ride overnight to Chiang Mai. I arrive there at noon on Thursday. Both checked bags are are 49.2 and 49.5 pounds (I trust my portable scale and will have it in my pocket if I have any problems at check in at MCI and LAX). My carry on is at 7 kilos exactly. My one problem is that my wife at the last minute decided to send 3 large bags of Hersheys miniatures, weighing 9 pounds total. I am carrying a small backpack, which will have my 8 prescription medications in it. I assume that the medications don’t count toward weigh problems with the backpack. I am wearing a coat with large pockets on it and may try to put one bag in it and the other 2 bags in the backpack. The only place that might weigh the backpack is at LAX gate and Manila gate. What I do know is that I won’t be paying $200 to check my backpack. I’ll toss the candy first and look to replace it at either Manila airport duty or BKK airport duty free on landing. Otherwise, I’m good to go to a city whose daytime temperatures reach 100-105 F and still has problems with smog. Wish me good luck.

If you can spend a bit of time preparing ahead get yourself a “ picnic in a bag” while you’re on your way to the airport eat the stuff and then dispose of the bag when convenient, I call it a “picnic in a bag” as you can put almost anything you want in there, the only rule is that you have to eat it before arriving at the airport. Airports try to make you spend when you don’t need to. If you’re not hungry when you arrive at the airport you won’t be buying a McDonald’s or similar. If you save a few podcasts you have something to occupy you while waiting. Airports have to make money but don’t feel compelled to buy stuff because it’s there. Most airlines will give you a meal of some sort so you’re not going to starve as it were. In most cases when you arrive at your destination you can find shops to buy stuff, find a local store and support them as will probably be cheaper and be grateful for the trade. Planning is always important and something folk overlook, don’t leave stuff until the last minute. The more prepared you are the better the journey will be in the end. I don’t see any sense in getting stressed about travel, if you get free samples of shower gel or something like that keep them for travel purposes. I have a bedside table in the spare bedroom with things I collect and keep, you never know when they will be needed. Every time you go out look for free stuff and don’t decline samples in stores as you can always find a use for them. Remember coupons can be a benefit too, the free stuff you got recently might be just what you need too, Always plan ahead and make things work out for you.

I take a packaged bowl of Caesar salad. It has a little cup of dressing that I don't separate for TSA and I haven't been stopped for it yet. I eat it in the airport usually at bars where I buy a drink. I used to always take grapes which would trigger an additional search. So I started putting it in the tray

The hack of putting your food separate through security scanner is a great hack!! I do it all the time. I travel with almonds and other nuts and when you have a bag of that. the security scanner can’t see through and the security always has to take it out to see it. This way they don’t feel through all your stuff to get to the bags of nuts and food.

I pack Larabars and individual snack baggies filled with my why protein powder and put it in my shaker cup. Actually take enough white protein for each day that I’m gone. Individual almond packets too

I usually just use a plain white plastic grocery bag for my snacks, and I have never had anyone look through it, even when some were opened. As long as they are not liquids and are consumed before you land (if you are traveling internationally), no one seems to care.

Good subject on snacks normally peanut butter crackers , protein bar , anything I can put in my pockets as I am a man and I don`t carry a purse and often have to check my carry on due to the airlines overwhelming incompetency to purchase air craft that can handle a carry on or lack of monitoring passengers carrying on excessive and taking up all the space.

NEWSFLASH! It is NOT up to the TSA agent whether you can bring a frozen water bottle. Ice is NOT a liquid. In addition, the TSA website allows this as long as it is frozen when you go through TSA.

Oscar Meyer lunchables are very packable and cheap at the grocery store by the airport. It makes for enough sustenance to get out of the airport and home or to my hotel.

@sunnyscott4876

Ай бұрын

I don't eat those on the plane, but I love them for a late night snack when I am exhausted from traveling, and I just want to collapse in my hotel room.

Besides passing through TSA, some states may have Agricultural Inspections Stations at the airport and may not allow certain foods to be taken on planes. For example, fresh fruits are not allowed to be taken on flights out of Hawaii to the continental US, although they would pass TSA.

Thanks for the great tips! I usually take a mix of nuts and dried fruit. Enough (quart ish) that it lasts the whole trip Aloha

@PortableProfessional

Ай бұрын

You’re very welcome!

Thanks for the snacks and meal ideas. Since we usually fly the first flight of the day, many food vendors are not open that early. So, I always try to bring a meal with us, like a sandwich, not peanut butter, a fruit and a protein bar. This has gotten us through so many times when we’ve had flight delays, not to mention the money we’ve saved. Thank you for your valuable and numerous posts.

Please do a video on how you travel gluten free!!! I have the same issue and have so much anxiety about eating at restaurants!!! Or airport food...

Great lesson on carrying homemade food with a thermos! I have been afraid the thermos would be taken. I, too, have problems with my diet that most airlines don't have a meal that matches my needs. I definitely will be packing my own for my next international flight! Thank you for your information.

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear, Tammy! Enjoy!

Beef Jerky! High protein that I need, factory sealed bag. Fits easily in my oversized purse.

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Love it, we would travel well together!

@SharonRepici

3 ай бұрын

Just remember to finish it before landing if traveling internationally.

@saltyroe3179

3 ай бұрын

@@PortableProfessional my wife would object to me traveling with a good looking young lady

@Mr.DJones

2 ай бұрын

@@saltyroe3179 I hope she didn't read what you just said. :)

This Celiac appreciates your posts addressing these issues. Thanks.

Watch out bringing food and plant items into some countries as they often have a hefty fine too. They are trying to keep plant and animal diseases out. If you are not sure declare it as you won't get fined. Declaring items says you are not sure and lets them decide.

Good tips! We take sandwiches, wraps, hummus & pita chips, cubes of cheese, walnuts, dates, Sam's Club Milk Chocolate Toffee Truffles, trail mix, protein bars and uncured jerky or beef sticks. I've never been hassled by TSA. One trip from Miami to Frankfurt (Germany) our nephew was dying to eat plantain chips and asked me to bring him a big bag. I put it at the very top of my carry-on backpack and was careful not to crush it. No one gave me any trouble in German customs, especially since the bag was unopened. It was a PITA, but our nephew was very grateful.

Love the idea of the bento box. I am going to purchase a sandwich I love from a nearby place and add more things to my little bento box. Thanks for the great video.❤

@PortableProfessional

2 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

In my experience, the problem can be less a matter of what the rule says and more of how the agent decides to enforce the rule. For instance, I grabbed the unopened container of cottage cheese from my fridge (it would be spoiled by the time I got home, so no loss if I had to toss it). Yup, that had to be tossed. I even offered to open it and eat some in front of the agent. Nope. The next time, I emptied a small cottage cheese container into a larger plastic container and added some fruit--it went right thru. Same brand of cottage cheese, except that the one with the fruit added had been opened and repackaged. Wouldn't that make it more likely to be tampered with or somehow hazardous? My logic is that I take either things that I 98% know will get thru and/or things that I really don't care if they get tossed because they won't be good if left in my fridge while I'm gone. NOTHING is 100% guaranteed thru TSA. Another hint--I had severe skin burns from radiation treatment for cancer. The doctor had recommended 2 creams available over the counter, but one came in a 4 oz tube (technically too big.). Get the doc to write a prescription that you can carry with you, even though it is an OTC product. That way, if the agent questions it, you have documentation. It took a year for the burns to heal, and I made several flights during that time.

I suggest that you explain what TSA defines a "liquid" as. It might help understand why ice cubes are allowed but not water or explain why ice cubes that melt while standing in the TSA line is not permitted.

Great idea about the egg scramble ☺️ I suffer from Celiac disease... traveling anywhere is complicated...the airport lounge's don't even accommodate anymore 😐

I use Stasher bags to store and separate my stuff. They’re waterproof, see through and come in a lot of sizes.

I am also celiac and have been bringing my own meals and snacks for years. I also travel with a wide mouth thermos, an immersion heater so I can boil water at airports or with water I bring onto plane or bottled water from plane using outlets under seat. I bring various snacks but also dehydrated meals as I have been caught out when my "special meal" was either not loaded or inedible. Fruit, veg, granola bars, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, drink mixes and whatever meal replacements I might want like oatmeal with fruit and nuts or a dehydrated Mylar bag with a full meal in it are essential. I just bought a freeze dryer which is a complete game changer. While mostly for food storage and remote camping trips it is awesome for plane travel. Just don't overdo it with the food as you may have to toss it upon arrival in a foreign country😁

I always use zip lock bags for my food.....Hudson news bags are great for a carry on...& frozen water bottles...I never starve at the airport

Since I’m flying mostly internationally, I only bring dried fruits and nuts since I get a meal and a snack anyway. Great tips for those who don’t get a meal on their flight, but please for the love of dog, don’t bring anything too stinky 😅

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

For the love of 'dog' haha this is great. Good tip too!!

@MaraMara89

3 ай бұрын

I fly ONLY international and never got meal or snack ;) but those were European flights (even thought they were international, they were short - with longest of 4 hours)

@petek5523

3 ай бұрын

@@MaraMara89 4 hours is easy with a few snacks, a full meal isn’t necessary 😊

Egg bites and quiche are great in a bento with fruit n ham n cheese cubes or bacon

Use solid shampoo, solid shower 'gel', solid toothpaste, solid lotion (if you need any) instead of the liquid version.

@PortableProfessional

2 ай бұрын

That is certainly one way to avoid the liquid restrictions and most are easy to find!

I like taking oranges; they have lots of liquid in them and are enclosed in a strong peel that is reasonably easy to open; but bring a napkin or paper towel with them.

Thank you so much, Megan. These are great ideas. I appreciate your generosity with information. I must have a perfectly bland diet and cannot eat most tasty foods or prepared foods. I’ve found that very few airlines offer a bland diet option for special meals. Your tips have opened my eyes to ways i can fly again. I also have hypoglycemia and it’s extremely hard to make it through delays, when you are about to faint from not getting food quickly enough.

Beware FYI the Raleigh Durham airport TSA does not allow Ice at all this week my daughter was harassed and forced to throw our her travel water container that had ice but no water !!! I will add this TSA and Friendly should never in the same sentence they are far from friendly often I find them rude and obnoxious

If you need to bring ice pack for medicine or baby formula those items will most likely go through secondary screening. Also, make the tsa agent aware that you have those items.

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Love this. Great tip, Steve!

Thanks for providing the pdf of prepared food, which I've downloaded. ❤

Thank you so much! This is a gamechanger for me, as we travel with 3 preteen kids.

Your suggestions are amazing! I appreciate all the options for leaving from home to travel. Do you have suggestions to obtain food to travel from overseas back to the US to avoid over spending!. I love your channel and you have encourged me to travel more to the point where I have just planned my 1st overseas trip. I am excited. Thank you!

Thanks, Megan, for the insight for flight snacks for flights. 😊

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, Heather!

Good video. If the airline isn't going to feed me, I'll have a meal at the airport. The only flights that ever caused me to fill my thermos with hot water, and to have a few sachets of soup in my jacket-pockets, were ........ Chinook flights in Afghanistan.

@dorothygrantham4370

Ай бұрын

Bawhahaha! I hear ya and CAN RELATE! Taji, Balad, Al Asad, Baghdad, Kandahar, ETC AND ETC

Thanks Megan, always great info.

With the food handlers strike on a major Cdn airline, I couldn’t get my non-dairy meal. I bought a vegan wrap after security at YYZ for my outgoing flight and a made to order turkey club at MCO after security for my return flight. If there is still a strike on my next trip, I’ll try to bring something from home for the flight out.

So helpful, lots of really great helpful information, thank you

THIS 11:30 is the MONEY tip I always use. And the reason I hold on to a couple of Starbucks bags at home! 🎯

Thanks for the snacks recommendation. I’ve downloaded the pdf.

Thank you so much for making this video 0:26

Wow so many great tips it’s crazy! Thank you as I travel a lot! Just genius! 👍

5:28 Ollie !!! thx Ms Megan 😄

Thanks for the recipes. On my trip to Vegas last fall (international flight), I had my raspberries, strawberries and sliced apples thrown out on me because they were packed at home, and didn’t come in “bought” packaging. A threat to farming/plants in the US according to the agent. She tried to throw out my Tupperware too! My next trip is in June, but will be cross-country, so no international borders. Flying Porter this time too. Looking forward to trying them out.

Informative, well presented, thought provoking. LOVE IT!

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

So glad! Thanks for letting me know and happy travels!

Love this video! So fun 👏

Thanks for doing these videos! Love them!!

These are great tips! On a recent trip, I spent $36 on two bagels with cheese and a chocolate bar 🍫! So this is very helpful!

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Oh geeze, what a rip-off! I've spent waaaaay to much on food while traveling too, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do! Hopefully this video helps you for future. 😊

@Kim-SCUSA

3 ай бұрын

Got delayed in Charlotte airport for 4 hours and spent $76 on 2 burgers and 2 iced teas. That was a year ago and I’m still mad about it.

@dorothygrantham4370

Ай бұрын

Dang! It’s not even ME, and I’M MAD ABOUT IT!

Very helpful video.

Thank you for your comment about allergens. ☺️

@PortableProfessional

27 күн бұрын

My pleasure 😊

thanks for the information dear

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome. Happy travels!

Great video and informative!

I have a feeding tube so have to carry boost (formula). Yes, I can bring several bottles with me because it is for medical reason but I must leave extra time for my boost and medical equipment checked. I also carry a doctor’s note in case I am questioned.

Tail mix is our favorite snack to bring. The Costco big bag is the best and we put 1/2 cup of the mix in baggies.

@markdavis3539

3 ай бұрын

what kind of animals do they use to make the mix? lol.

@Nor1961

3 ай бұрын

TRAIL, surely?? LOL

@markdavis3539

3 ай бұрын

@@Nor1961 of course, I was just havin' a little fun.

For a domestic flight with a group I was living with, I once brought a box of like 10 burritos through airport security 😂 It was allowed. I've also more recently brought a bag of pizza slices and a container of leftover Chinese food. It's usually fine, especially if it's consumed before you land. I also tend to bring raw veggies and granola bars.

I haven't flown in years and had just assumed that you couldn't bring food on your flight. Great information 👍 thanks!

@PortableProfessional

2 ай бұрын

You can! Not sure how I would manage without my own food or snacks. Glad you enjoyed the video Colleen!

@TracyKMainwaring

2 ай бұрын

You can take it on, but if you’re going to another country, you might not be allowed to bring it in. Check the custom rules of the country you’re going to. There can be very high fines

At Washington’s DCA I was told I could only bring 2 bags through the security line, so had to consolidate 3 bags into 2. It seems every airport is different.

Thank you Megan! 👍

@PortableProfessional

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Hope to see you back here!

I try not to eat too much and stick to foods i find easy to digest because I'd rather be a little hungry than bloated and 💨💨 😝. I have a flight to Scandinavia from Seattle next month and I'm planning out the airplane food (& not buying an online meal).

Great tips as always! Many thanks

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I normally budget food and drink into my travel plans as part of the experience but this time being on a budget, we are gonna try our hands at a “snackle box”. I got them for under $5 a piece on amazon and will just buy water after TSA 🤞🏻

Driving an hour to the airport and getting there 2 hours before the flight, my turkey sandwich was room temperature and not very appealing. I solved this by freezing my sandwich the night before. In the morning I packed it with a side of not frozen lettuce to add when on the plane. Delish!

When I take a morning flight, I bring single serve containers of protein oatmeal and get hot water from whatever coffee shop I pass. We have also picked up subs on the way to the airport. I learned my lesson with soft cheese after having to throw out a full pint of it. I told the TSA lady to feel free to put it in the break room but she said they aren’t allowed to. She suggested that I could go eat it in the lobby and go back through the line afterwards but there were 50 mph wind gusts that day. There was no way I wanted to have a full belly of cheese with a bumpy takeoff! Also, hot dogs have some ingredient in them that triggers security checks. I buy and freeze them when I visit my hometown and carry them on the plane with me. I’ve never had to throw them out but regularly get an extra screening.

Another question, what do you do for the return trip home?

I have a 17 hour flight soon. Your videos are so awesome I needed this info ❤❤❤

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Good luck and enjoy!

OMG I’ve been hoping for a video like this. This will save me so much money on airport food. Thank you so much!!

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

LOVE to hear it, Carol! Enjoy your next flight, so glad to have you on the channel.

Enjoyed this but please add cayenne and other peppers to high allergy issues on planes. Some people have extremely dangerous pepper and other nightshade allergies and yet everyone is adding peppers to everything. Extreme cayenne and paprika can aerate and kill people much like peanuts.

@PortableProfessional

2 ай бұрын

Wow! Did not know this! Thanks so much for sharing.

Nice suggestions. However, as you've covered, one should be prepared to explain or open containers while going through security if agents ask for a visual inspection. Sometimes it is possible they might ask you to discard or separate out items whic takes time. Also the frozen bottle hack can go both ways.

@SharonRepici

3 ай бұрын

isn't that why she showed the snacks in a big baggie and placed into the bin?

Arby's roast beef sandwich, and pkg of sauce; buy 2-3, open up at home , separate meat from bun to 'dry' a little; assemble& put sauce on, rewrap, freeze. Take out and put in carryon, frozen; they thaw out in couple of hours. Do same with homemade--no mayo, dairy.

Didn't know you were gluten sensitive too! I'm the same! Looking forward to seeing your snacks and recipes file. If you can do a video on your other favorite gluten-free snacks, that would be great if possible! ❤

Thanks for sharing

@PortableProfessional

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

All good idea but there’s no way I’m putting my ziplock food bag directly in those nasty contaminated bins! I don’t even put any clothing (jacket, blazer etc) Orin those bins. Before security I put in my carryon until I’m thru, same with my personal bag it goes in a garbage bag in the bin which goes in the trash after security. Dirty shoes doesn’t and food, clothes doesn’t work for me.

@PortableProfessional

3 ай бұрын

Totally understand! Thanks for sharing and it's great to have you on the channel. Safe travels!

@Robnord1

3 ай бұрын

You make a very valid point about the bins. I NEVER see agents sanitize them, and if the even do, it probably doesn't happen often. Imagine the bacteria and viruses from the previous user's shoes! Maybe the restroom or outdoors stepping in bird droppings was their last stop. 👀 Thanks for the bag tip.

@mkmariak

3 ай бұрын

I save the gallon ziploc for my airplane seat pocket. I've seen people put dirty diapers there, and who knows how often they get cleaned.

@Silastobias1

Ай бұрын

Glad to know I’m not the only one… We use a gallon size Ziploc bag held to the seat pocket with a clip which holds things that we need throughout the trip…. power cords , phone , lipgloss etc. Anything that goes on the floor goes into its own large plastic bag which we then recycle. And of course when we get to our destination all of our luggage is wiped down with disinfecting stuff. Clothes are washed and sanitized.

I have some new dollar tree containers, they are round and have screw on lids. Found them in the baby section actually! Perfect for little snacks like cheese. And also found little squeezable dressing containers that I'm going to use for my other liquids. Snacks from the dollar tree are a must have too lol. I have my one in flight meal paid for already! From Japan back to the US. Only because I know I'm going to miss the food from their, I already paid for it! 😂