“Mind your snack”: these are the ultimate airplane snacks
A good start to your holiday naturally goes hand in hand with your choice of snacks. But just as flying itself isn’t without risks, airplane snacking isn’t either. Follow this guide for a safe and snack-worthy flight.
Suck it
Bring something to suck on! Not just because it tastes good, but also because it prevents your ears from exploding. Chewing gum helps too. Chewing produces plenty of saliva (we couldn’t put it more beautifully) and allows you to swallow a lot, which is good for you. Encourage those popping ears!
Salty, saltier, saltiest
Why do we crave salty food so intensely on a plane? Because of the altitude, air pressure and lack of humidity, your taste buds don’t work quite as well. Your sense of smell also deteriorates, making salty flavors much harder to detect. Even if you’re usually not a fan of salty snacks, you may suddenly find Tuccies, pretzels and salted almonds incredibly delicious on a plane. Just make sure you drink enough water. Dryness on a plane + salty snacks – water = headache.
The sky is the limit
The most important thing during a flight is that you should do whatever you feel like doing. It’s your holiday! If you want to drink a beer at 10 a.m. at the airport, then do it. Suddenly craving a Bloody Mary even though you normally don’t like tomato juice? That’s not strange at all. So just order one! But if you don’t want to be dropped off at the Marechaussee immediately upon arrival: there is a limit – ook in the sky.
Just don’t
Even more annoying than crying babies on a plane: smelly food on a plane. People who have smuggled their Big Mac from McDonald’s onto the plane deserve at least a five-hour delay. Or people who, as soon as they get the chance, buy and slurp down a tub of smelly noodles. Resulting in boiling-hot splashes of noodle water all over your brand-new book. Annoying!
Choc not
Another tricky business on a plane: chocolate. Chocolate is never, and we mean never, at the ideal temperature on a plane: either rock-hard or meltingly soft. Avoid broken teeth by buying that rock-hard KitKat bar on the plane, and steer clear of M&M’s melted together by simply skipping chocolate during your flight.
Not a bag, but a tube
There’s a reason holidaymakers suddenly start buying tubes of Pringles en masse once they’re on a plane. A bag of chips simply isn’t a good idea. Explosion risk, the irritating sound of the chip bag as your fellow travelers eagerly plunge their hands into it, and after your stressful gallop to the gate, all the chips have been crushed into irritatingly tiny pieces. So those few times a year, the tube of Pringles wins out over the bag of chips.
Also read:
- Tips for a bearable airplane meal
- You can eat healthily on these airlines
- Know what you’re eating on the plane
