Airline food has come a long way from the limited options of beef or chicken that once used to be the norm.
When traveling internationally, customers today have many meal options suitable for a wide variety of diets, from vegetarian to medical and religious persuasions.
I always wanted to write about my experience flying and the meals served in airplanes. Last year, my family traveled on Qatar Airways to India and we were very pleased with the service and hospitality. So we chose to fly Qatar again on our recent visit to India.
Qatar offers a variety of menus from which to choose, and this was especially good for us, as my husband is a strict vegetarian. (He did receive the wrong tray by mistake, though, but it was corrected after our request).
We had traveled 20 hours with a short break at Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Airline meals have always been notoriously unhealthful, but I actually had a nice meal. I had many delicious options to choose from, from appetizers to dessert.
If you are flying and require a special meal, there are many options, such as vegetarian, kosher, halal, diabetic, low-fat, low-sodium, carbohydrate–free, lactose-free, peanut-free and gluten-free meals.
Keep in mind, though, that special meals, such as vegetarian meals, must be ordered in advance when you book your ticket. There should be a note on your boarding pass indicating that you have ordered a special meal. When you are in the plane, you should inform the flight attendant that you have requested a special meal and let him or her know your seat number.
To meet the needs of its customers, most international airlines have a selection of special meals that include:
Religious meals: Asian Vegetarian Meal (AVM), Vegetarian Jain Meal (VJM), Hindu Meal and Muslim Meal.
Other special meals: children’s meal, baby meal, vegetarian oriental meal, raw vegetable meal and seafood meal.
Medical and dietary meals: bland meal, diabetic meal, fruit platter, gluten-free meal, low-calorie meal, low-fat/low-cholesterol meal, low-sodium meal, lactose-free meal, vegetarian meal, lacto-ovo vegetarian meal, nut or peanut allergy meal.
Many airlines are aware their customers want healthful food choices and they seem to be working on it. So if you plan on booking a flight, make sure to request a meal in advance that fits your special diet.
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20120222/COLUMNISTS06/302220009/Airlines-meet-dietary-needs?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CLife%7Cs
When traveling internationally, customers today have many meal options suitable for a wide variety of diets, from vegetarian to medical and religious persuasions.
I always wanted to write about my experience flying and the meals served in airplanes. Last year, my family traveled on Qatar Airways to India and we were very pleased with the service and hospitality. So we chose to fly Qatar again on our recent visit to India.
Qatar offers a variety of menus from which to choose, and this was especially good for us, as my husband is a strict vegetarian. (He did receive the wrong tray by mistake, though, but it was corrected after our request).
We had traveled 20 hours with a short break at Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Airline meals have always been notoriously unhealthful, but I actually had a nice meal. I had many delicious options to choose from, from appetizers to dessert.
If you are flying and require a special meal, there are many options, such as vegetarian, kosher, halal, diabetic, low-fat, low-sodium, carbohydrate–free, lactose-free, peanut-free and gluten-free meals.
Keep in mind, though, that special meals, such as vegetarian meals, must be ordered in advance when you book your ticket. There should be a note on your boarding pass indicating that you have ordered a special meal. When you are in the plane, you should inform the flight attendant that you have requested a special meal and let him or her know your seat number.
To meet the needs of its customers, most international airlines have a selection of special meals that include:
Religious meals: Asian Vegetarian Meal (AVM), Vegetarian Jain Meal (VJM), Hindu Meal and Muslim Meal.
Other special meals: children’s meal, baby meal, vegetarian oriental meal, raw vegetable meal and seafood meal.
Medical and dietary meals: bland meal, diabetic meal, fruit platter, gluten-free meal, low-calorie meal, low-fat/low-cholesterol meal, low-sodium meal, lactose-free meal, vegetarian meal, lacto-ovo vegetarian meal, nut or peanut allergy meal.
Many airlines are aware their customers want healthful food choices and they seem to be working on it. So if you plan on booking a flight, make sure to request a meal in advance that fits your special diet.
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20120222/COLUMNISTS06/302220009/Airlines-meet-dietary-needs?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CLife%7Cs
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