Originally Posted by
727gm
Actually, it's amazing to me that airline pilots are actually carrying lunch boxes, or talking about coolers. Why is this necessary? I have never felt the need to carry food with me. Just one more thing to haul around with the flight case and suitcase....always thought that that was what per diem was for. Get a decent meal at a restaurant on the road, or go to a grocery or deli. Do they really run you so ragged that one can't get a decent, healthy meal? I've never seen an airline pilot carrying food unless it was too much to eat at the restaurant, so had retained leftovers for reheating....
Sorry, I've only worked 121 supplemental and flag.....
I bring food because I don't like going hungry, & airport food can be terribly unhealthy. I've got 40 years on this job from start to Age 65(don't want to go that long) & one has to stay healthy. Food at a restaurant on an overnight isn't necessarily healthy either. Often loaded with sodium & other terrible things, as well as too large of a portion size. It's much better to eat 5-6 small meals a day rather then 2-3 large ones.
Also, my overnights don't always allow me to get to a market & I like fresh fruit on my trips. To keep my food cold I use 2 cold compress packs, & at my hotel I grab the laundry bag and fill it with ice to sit in the cooler overnight.