For a 6 hour flight, cheese and crackers alone wouldn't do the trick for me. What's wrong with a sandwich? It's easy, filling, can sit a few hours, doesn't offend your seatmates.

Moxie- why do I eat on the plane? Because I'm hungry, that's why. Not to mention bored.

When I'm not upgraded my favorite carry-on food is a fresh baguette, brie cheese, pate de fois gras and cavier. Yes, it's a pricey meal but it certainly makes sitting in the bak of the plane much more tolorable.

OMG A_Traveller... I made the mistake of taking my favorite snack of fresh sliced pear and St Andre cheese. I suppose I never noticed how stinky cheese can be. I did not smell like someone brought cheese, it smelled like someone cut the cheese!
I quietly disposed of my 6.00 slice of cheese and ate the pear.

Brie is not a stinky cheese, that's why I don't take roughfort chhese - tastes great but smell can be overpowering to others.

St Andre and other similar Soft-ripened cheeses (like Brie) generally have an earthy aroma. Not truly stinky to a cheese aficionado but possibly stinky to the person sitting next to you.

In fact, I know people who are grossed out visually by food, too.
Pate de Fois Gras and Cavier are up high on some peoples gross out lists!

Well you don't have to look, but you can't help from smelling (other people's food).

Can you carry soft cheeses on the plane? (Like spreads & brie) Also I have 5 oz small containers of cubed feta soaking in Olive oil. On the label it says 3.5 ounces of cheese, which means 1.5 oz of olive oil. will they allow this thru security? thanks

How about some advice about packing a breakfast picnic for a four-hour flight that leaves at 6:30 am? DH and DS (adult) and I will be traveling together. Both DH and DS will be better travellers if well fed.

I love a disposable bowl of cubed fruit and Smuckers Uncrustables http://smuckers.com/fg/otg/uncrustables/default.asp
YUM!

Take muffins, fruit, nuts, yogurt, bagels, cheese, crackers, chips and you can drinks on the plane or after you go through security.

Debi

Yeah, Debi. Good healthy choices. I bring a small bag of walnuts and raisins mixed together and drink tomato juice on the flight (free, healthy and filling). If I have room I bring an apple, too.

A chicken caesar wrap. It's meant to be cold, can be wrapped up tight/compactly, and can be good with a salty snack (airline pretzels, etc.) and an on-board beverage. If I'm worried I can't get the dressing (on the side) through security, I can dress it up before I leave and it still gets through just fine... Second choice: PB&J -- but that's purely for the elementary school memories...