@Jilly I love the frozen idea. what a great approach. Thanks.
@Kelownagurl I love the applesauce and running gel suggestions. Small, easy to carry and easy to digest. Thanks!
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Oh my! I hadnât thought of that. Thanks for the tip @anon36831737!
@Vanessa_A yes, nut allergies can be bad, so Iâm hoping to stay away from them, just in case. Dried fruits sound good. Thanks.
@Cin Iâm sorry your flights were so delayed. Good for you for being prepared. I appreciate your low carb suggestions â thanks!
Thanks @ElsieDownie for the empty water bottle reminder!
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(âŚIn a fit of rage that her ear plugs werenât working, she ripped open her bag of Starburst Jellies and shoved a few in each ear. That solved one problem but created anotherâŚ) 
Sorry, I couldnât resist. It is good to have a backup to chew on for take offs and landings. Thanks for the reminder @Mslaura
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Oh no, the dreaded apple bomb! Iâm glad Mr Itchyfeetâs rucksack was just delayed, not taken by someone else.
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Oh no, banana essence! I hadnât thought of that. Iâll be sure to wrap whatever I take well and toss anything thatâs left when the flight attendants come around before landing in Montreal. Hopefully neither my backpack nor I will smell like contraband
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@Karen_E Iâm usually sleeping in the airport before an early morning flight and I worry about them sitting around get warm so freezing them alleviates that worry. For the airport (before going through security) itâs also handy to have a small carton of orange juice, or similar, frozen as well. It may still be cool by the time you drink it and also keeps the sandwiches cool.
This habit stems from my hill walking days when a cold drink at the top of a hot mountain was very welcome.
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Wow! Just touching something someone whoâs touched nuts touched. Thatâs good to know. Thanks @Kelownagurl
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@jilly Iâve been a hiker for most of my life, mostly in hot or hot/humid places. Iâve never thought of taking a frozen drink with me, but now will. Thanks!
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We use an old boy scout trick of filing a polycarbonate/Nalgene bottle about 1/3 full of water and freezing it on its side. On hike day, remove from freezer and fill the rest of the way with water. Youâll have a nice cold drink all day long if you wrap with a tea towel. Run warm water over lid if frozen closed. This works better for hikes than flights since airport security requires one to drain water bottles. It works well if you angle the bottle in the freezer, see below.
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Awesome idea! Thanks @BruceT
One of my go-toâs is a ramen bowl/cup and I ask a flight attendant for hot water when Iâm ready to eat it, the only risk is sometimes the hot water is not hot enough and also itâs better to bring your own utensil because sometimes they wonât have any plastic forks. I also like to bring my own tea for a nice treat and ask for hot water for that too.
In recent years Iâve started rejecting the airplane meals, a lot of times I personally find it tastes too bad to eat and I hate wasting food and packagingâŚanyone else?
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I rarely eat any of the food on an airplane.
I always carry a folding âsporkâ when I travel. Comes in handy for eating all sorts of things.
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If I can, I go to a Whole Foods to stock up before my flight. At their cheese counter, they have tiny little samples of separately-wrapped cheeses that are only a couple of dollars. You can try something exotic â though I do always ask to make sure itâs a low-odor type. Then I buy a couple of individual hard rolls, like rosemary rolls or whatnot, and on the plane I just alternate bites of cheese and bites of roll. Grapes or blueberries â some fruit thatâs easy to eat. Dried fruit. I do bring nuts, but theyâre always in a separate, sealed little baggie, so if an announcement is made about allergies, I donât even open the bag. Chocolate-covered almonds are a favorite treat.
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I always try to guage myself for the length of flight v time of day. Itâs well known that pressurized cabin air can do funky things to the human digestive tract : / Air pressure in the cabin is lower than at sea level. As cabin pressure falls while flying, gas starts to expand (uh oh). As a result, pressure in in everyoneâs digestive system can rise. Overeating before or during a flight can exacerbate this (double oh oh). Turns out trains arenât the only mode of transport that can say âtoot toot, all aboardâ!
To avoid the above, I try to stick to âdry and lightâ foods and have a âmealâ once back on terra firma again.
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Those are great suggestions! Thanks @Betsy.
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Iâd never heard that before. Good to know. Thanks @Leftcoastofcanada.