I'm one of those who see the disappearance of many airline-provided meals as a mixed blessing - so many of them were so awful, but once they arrived, eating them served as entertainment. They also served as a fun test-your-knowledge-of-physics quiz - just where do you point the pressurized creamer or salad dressing as you firstopen itso it doesn't spray you, your seatmate, or the innocent bystander across the aisle?
At the same time, I'm not so sure I like the pay-as-you-go alternatives when I am truly hungry on a plane, often on flight two or three of a series of small hops, none of which have felt obliged to offer a free meal. At those moments, I want decent nutrition and I don't want to feel exploited by the high price. And in my nearly-constant jetlagged state, Idon't want to think about any of this very much.
Fortunately, Diet Detective Charles Stuart Platkin, Phd., editor of DietDetective.com, has done the research on this one, breaking down the best-health-value food options at eight airlines we're all likely to use at one point or another this holiday season and beyond. Here are some excerpts from Dr. Platkin's takeon airline food, from best to worst.Want to know which airlines he ranked as "dreadful" in their willingness to provide nutrition information? you can see the full report here.
United Airlines
Best Bet: "On flights longer than two hours go for the Tapas snack box; it has some great foods, including almonds, olives, hummus and bruschetta nice, and guess what? It's their top-selling snack box. The Lite is also very good and balanced at only 430 calories. For flights longer than three hours, United has a plethora of choices, but I really like the Turkey sandwich at 600 calories including the sauce and chips -- skip those if you want to save the calories. (Its also their best-selling freshly prepared snack box.) The Chicken Caesar Salad and the Fruit Tray are also good choices. All the meals are served with dressing on the side, so try to use only half. As far as the individual snacks are concerned, wow, those are some pretty high-calorie items! For breakfast, your best bet is the Smoothie or the Yogurt Parfait -- nice and healthy. Or you can have the Ham and Swiss Croissant -- it's not too high in calories. "The important to budget travel is to approach ahead. When it happens to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved trips and/or going to see new destinations we have never been before, the actuality of expense and budgeting is always in the back of our thoughts. Arranging and consuming our travel budget properly is a concern for most families. Curbing consuming and expenses, while still taking pleasure in your vacation to its fullest, is the key to certain success and fiscal obligation. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thinking regarding protecting money while touring is simple: Even if your personal finances is extremely tight, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or leaving the homestead! Also recalling that while traveling, regardless of whether on a budget or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a huge vacation or travel costs!..". Skip the Continental Breakfast -- at 783 calories it's a bad start to your day.
JetBlue Airways
Best Bet: If youre really hungry, try the nuts. They have protein and good fat and will satisfy you. Eat them one at a time. The animal crackers are OK but not very nutritious. Try to stick with no more than one snack. Just because they offer more doesnt mean you have to take them, especially if youre not hungry. In terms of the meal boxes, the Shape Up is the clear winner -- pick that over all the others.
American Airlines
Best Bet: Your best bet is the Cheese & Cracker Snack Tray. Just skip the cracker packages. The Premium Nut Blend is a strong nutrition choice, but make sure to split it with at least two other people. If you're traveling alone and dont have a lot of willpower, take a third of the nuts and give the rest back to the flight attendant. Nuts are very high in calories, but the remaining choices dont offer much in terms of nutrition. If you're on a longer flight, the Boston Market Chicken Caesar Salad with chips and dressing is a pretty good meal choice. Also, it's nice that the dressing is on the side (use it sparingly). Make sure you split the Boston Market Deli Chicken Pesto and the Boston Market Turkey Carver -- they are way too many calories for one person.
Delta Air Lines
Best Bet: Of the breakfast options (on flights of 3 hours or more) your best bet is the Breakfast Snack, which has light yogurt and a fresh banana. In terms of snack boxes, the Travel Treat is a good option because of the tuna and the raisins, and it's also low in calories. Delta also offers a fruit and cheese plate thats available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The cheese is very high in calories, but its still a nice option if you skip the crackers; at least you're getting some nutritional benefit from what you're eating. Skip the turkey, egg salad and Canadian bacon croissant at all costs. For lunch/dinner options, there is the veggies and ranch -- nice, low in calories, but watch that ranch dressing! Also, I don't think this will be very filling. The roast beef (eastbound) and turkey sliders (westbound) are both high in calories.
Continental Airlines
Best Bet: In terms of snacks, if you have a family of five or six (not very likely) and wanted to split the almonds, its really the only snack choice that has real nutritional value. You should avoid the chips and pretzels, and the beef jerky is very high in sodium. That doesn't leave too many snack options. All the snack packs are very high in calories. I realize they're meant to be shared, but even so, there is no one standout among them. There are elements in each that are OK; however, if I had to choose, the Savory is probably the best -- just watch that fruit-and-nut mix. In terms of meals, for breakfast, the yogurt is not too bad. For lunch or dinner, the Grilled Chicken Spinach Salad is the obvious best choice so long as you watch the dressing -- that could put it over the top. The fruit-and-cheese plate is not bad if it's a meal, not just a snack, and the same for the other choices except for the burger. Also, pass on the dessert: Its not worth it.
Southwest Airlines
Best Bet: Go for the nuts and skip the pretzels and other items.
Virgin America
Best Bet: In terms of snacks, the PopChips and yumBar are low-calorie choices; the others are high in calories . Virgin offers a wide variety of meals, but the focus is not necessarily on health and calories. The chicken sandwich appears to be your best bet. For snack boxes, go with the Veggies and Hummus or the Protein Meal.
US Airways
Best Bet: The CafePlus is not terrible because at the very least you get the protein from the tuna, and it's low in calories. Maybe you can get rid of the cookies (give them to the flight attendant as a gift). Not much else. The Breakfast box is very high in calories and offers little in terms of nutrition."
One final tip of my own - save back part of your high-calorie snack and eat it in the last half hour of your flight. You'll have a chance to burn off some of those carbs and you'll appreciate the extra energy as you drag your carryon out of the overhead and then enjoy the usual brisk walk to the baggage claim or airport transportation... or that fun last-minute sprint to the gate in Terminal Z for the next leg of your journey.
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