george wrote:
> Most flights within the US have done away with food, and all you
> usually get is some type of drink. I'm a diabetic, and I really can't
> see how that limits your food choices too much, but not being able to
> eat wheat sure would. I would shop in a grocery store before your
> flight and pack some items that would satisfy your dietary
> restrictions. It's OK to eat such food aboard the plane.
It doesn't limit me at restaurants, but on Greyhound, we stopped at a
lot of convenience stores were most packaged food is high in sugar. I
can have some snacks because there isn't that many grams of sugar (for
instance, the cheesecake pie sold where I work is better for me to eat
than a bottle of Tropicana...) The thing is, one dinky little snack is
not much in the way of a meal, in the "filling" sense.
But yes, wheat is a limitation... that means no pasta, hamburgers or
hot dogs (buns), sandwhiches, most bakery (although sugar is usually an
issue with that too), basically anything made with flour... I didn't
have to live with that my whole life, just since March after multiple
hospital visits. Grocery stores are great, if they have a deli counter.
I go for various prepared and cooked chicken, and salads that don't
contain pasta in them. I have no problem eating as long as I can get to
a store... but failing that, soup and a salad is okay at a restaurant,
and chicken strips are my food of choice at a fast food place.
I did go prepared on Greyhound (and I'm sure with Amtrak, they'd allow
me to bring stuff on board, but expect if there's a dining car, that's
okay for me also). The only warning I got about crossing into the US
with food, is no beef, and no vegetables or fruits grown out of Canada
or the US. The Customs guy was okay with my vegetables because they
were all peeled, chopped and washed. I also live near a Korean Grocery
so I was able to pack tons of snacks that had less sugar than Canadian
junk food, and Koreans like to make things with soy or rice rather than
wheat. Customs didn't care about any of that, because it was all
prepared and packaged goods.
Sapphyre
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