Tag Archives: airline meals

How Healthy Are Airline Meals?

Remember the name Charles Stuart Platkin… because he’s the guy who can answer that question. Platkin is a nutritional expert and I’ve been visiting his DietDetective.com website since I stumbled upon it years ago when I was doing a news story. It’s a useful site that provides health information and recently a new link was added that reveals just how healthy (or unhealthy) those meals you get on airplanes really are. Platkin analyzed nine U.S. airlines’ snacks and meals for coach passengers. In the end he found United Airlines serves the most nutritious food at 35,000 feet. Platkin has been … Continue reading →

Airline Meals and Movies

I know what you are thinking… this blog is nothing but a glorified rant session detailing the things that travelers despise most about long flights: the meals and the movies. Well, surprise! I spent the last month traveling more than 10,000 miles–six different flights on three different airlines—and surprisingly I don’t have much to complain about. In fact, I plan to share only the positive parts of my flights, beginning with the meals. (I’m not saying all of my meals were positive experiences, I just plan to limit my writing to the positive ones). In this blog I will cover … Continue reading →