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Airplane Food - Recipes, Snacks, Meals on Board

Mmmm...airplane food. Okay, so that isn't the first response to food served inflight - when it is served. Whether you buy it or are served it on board, or you make your own to bring with you, it is technically all airplane food. Recipes and ideas for what to pack and tote on board to snack on included.
Spinach Dip - Pack, Fly, and Snack
A simple spinach dip recipe that I enjoy making and bringing with me on the go.
Onion - Taco Dip - Pack, Fly and Snack
Simple dip, good for veggies.
Trail Mix - Recipes to Pack, Fly and Snack
Easy to make, reasonably healthy trail mix.
Cilantro - Cream Cheese Dip
Quick and easy dip for cilantro lovers like myself.
Turkey Hummus Sandwiches
"You can make this sandwich with ham or cooked chicken, or make a meatless recipe by leaving out the meat and adding more veggies."
Apricot Banana Bars
A fairly healthy snack.
Waldorf Chicken Salad Sandwich
Simple, especially if you buy the chicken salad pre-made.
Chewy Cereal Bars
Make your own granola bars - from the Busy Cooks Guide.
Chocolate Soy Nut Butter Recipe
Touted as similar to Nutella, so add in your favorite bread for an easy sandwich on the go.
Chicken Sandwich Spread
Make this, put it in a wrap with some veggies, and you have a hearty sandwich.
Spanish Rice Wrap Sandwiches
Different ingredients than most simple wraps.
Salmon Cucumber Sandwiches
Sandwiches make for easy packed meals for flights. From our Busy Cooks Guide.
Creamy Fruit Pasta Salad
3 ingredient recipe.
School Lunch Ideas
Most of the meal ideas in this article would work for toting on a flight.
Brown Bag It - Healthy Ideas
A few healthy recipes from our Guide to Exercise.
Packing a Lunch for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Recipes that are gentle enough on the body could be good for travel in the air as passengers often feel gassy or bloated from flying.
Lunch Recipes
There are a lot of lunch recipe ideas from the Home Cooking Guide, and most of them would be easy enough to bring on board.
Lunch Box Recipes and Ideas
A great list of tote-able meal ideas.
Lunch Recipes and Ideas
Several easy, on the go recipes.
Snack Recipes
Many of these snacks are easy enough to make and pack for airplane meals.
Nut Snack Recipes
Nut Snack Recipes - from our Southern Food Guide.
Chocolate Covered Granola Candies
Snack that is suitable for vegans.
How to Eat Low-Carb on Airplane and Car Trips
Ideas for those on low carb diets.
Low Fat Lunch Recipes
Some of these recipes are flight-friendly, and are all from our Low Fat Cooking Guide.
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