Can I bring food from home on an airplane?

[Crankin]

Buy your food after you pass through security. You probably won't get your whole grain waffles, but you'll get something. If you try to bring it through security, you risk it getting tossed.

[ny biker]

Buy your food after you pass through security. You probably won't get your whole grain waffles, but you'll get something. If you try to bring it through security, you risk it getting tossed.

The problem is that I can't rely on "something." My stomach can't stand very much early in the morning -- I can't even eat oatmeal. And if I eat junk I'll just be hungry again in an hour, which I could accomplish for free by bringing pop-tarts from home.

I think I will bring the bagel with me and hope for the best.

Thanks!!

[Veronica]

I took a bagel and cream cheese through security when we came back from Hawaii. It did not get taken away. Of course that doesn't mean yours won't.


The map says there is a Dunkin Doughnuts at concourse B - they'll have bagels maybe.

And two Starbucks at concourse C.

Concourse A has a coffee shop.

Hope your bagel makes it through and if not, that you can find something.

Veronica

PS I DO miss Dunkin Doughnuts.

[jobob]

PS I DO miss Dunkin Doughnuts.

Oh, me too!

[Irulan]

I always pack a sandwich and some fruit. I would be the person sitting next to you with a tuna sandwich.

I don't buy drinks at the airport. I take an empty water bottle, and then ask the bartender to fill it for me.

[bmccasland]

Take an empty water bottle and fill it after security at a water fountain. Take bagel or waffles sans spreads. Look for a packet of cream cheese before you go and take that (small size, commercially packaged and labeled) - the deli part of your local grocery or a quick-mart.

I'll get to try this trick next week when I have to fly out on a business trip.

[jessmarimba]

My company has an unlimited supply of the mini cream cheese packets...I'd mail you one if I thought it would help!

It truly depends on the TSA guy. I've seen them make people throw away food that they were eating despite the fact that whatever food was legally allowed through (like an apple) and seen them ignore people who obviously don't understand the 3-1-1 rule and do not remove liquids from carryons. I've had my bag screened THREE TIMES for a pewter hairclip, and almost had a work folder taken away b/c it had those metal bendy things to secure papers inside it (apparently, they resemble 8-inch tweezers). I switched to bamboo knitting needles despite the fact that they spell out that aluminum ones are allowed, b/c they will sometimes confiscate those.

*sigh*

And I miss dunkin donuts too. I'll trade you a donut for the mini cream cheese packet.

[Brandi]

I always pack a sandwich and some fruit. I would be the person sitting next to you with a tuna sandwich.

I don't buy drinks at the airport. I take an empty water bottle, and then ask the bartender to fill it for me.

I travel for work. I bring a sig bottle and fill on the other side of security. You can bring anything you want to eat. Apple sauce or yogurt might get you stopped but anything else you are fine. I make wraps. Tortilla, spicy hummus. cheese, turkey or just veggie. They travel way better then a sandwich.

[indysteel]

I'm confused about bringing an empty water bottle and filling it up with water after security. My understanding with liquids is that the containers cannot be any bigger than 3 oz. Even if the bottle only has 3 oz of liquid in it, if the bottle itself holds 5 oz., TSA will seize it. How, then, can you get an empty water bottle past security?