Travel Tip : Packing Snacks

I don't know about you, but I have low blood sugar, so need to eat something every few hours or I get sick feeling, woozy and sometimes barfy.  If I am traveling, I am already nervous so feeling extra barfy is no fun way to fly, especially in such close quarters with someone who insists upon bringing the most revolting smelling food one can find in a styrofoam to-go container.  

So, I bring along some kind of snacks to tide me and Jeff over, saving us from airport prices, a case of the shakes or in the mornings on our trips when we sleep in past breakfast time and need a little something to tide us over until lunch.

I pack mine in a sealed container (Tupperware, Ziploc container, etc.).  This time I am using some handy freebie containers compliments of Hillshire Farms deli meats.  They keep your snacks from being crumbles while you are traveling and they double as a safe container for breakables (for me, that is usually sea shells) on the way home.  

If you are lucky enough to have room in your quart-sized zippered bag for carry-on, I like this tip for keeping cool foods cool for longer.  I like to take some cut up cheese (protein is good for nausea) and grapes in a thin cooler bag that tucks into my carry-on.  If I have room in my quart-sized bag, I can place a juice box (make sure it's less than 3 oz) that I have frozen overnight in my bag, just long enough to get me through TSA.  I wrap the juice box in a paper towel, to keep the condensation off of my other items.  Right after TSA, remove your juice box from your carry-on bag and put it back in your cooler.  The frozen juice will keep your cool items cool for a while until it thaws completely.  Then you'll have something to drink too!