Exactly the reason I bring food with me. Training every day I constantly eat. I can't go 3 hours with out eating! The connivence of having food with me is great. Lots of fruit, Vegetables, a large salad, oatmeal, and nuts.. All are great things to have in your lunch box.

 

I also like to pack string cheese and single serving Greek yogurts. I like the Oikos key lime pie flavor. It's like key lime pie but without the guilt. Also, I'll make a salad but keep balsamic vinegar/olive oil dressing in a food safe screw on cap container I got at the container store. It hasn't leaked yet.

 

I've been a Vegetarian (pescatarian) for almost 2 years now, and recently am trying to go vegan. This is another reason why I bring my own food with me. It's a tough balancing act while on the road. I'm slowly working my way into it.

 

Good for you!!! Thats awesome!

You can get tofu burritos at a lot of burrito places in airports. Not sure how that will work out with the vegan part but works out great for the veggy part. I am slowly working to make a move off most meats as well.

 

I ask before I open them. I know one guy that hates it and I dont eat it with him, I sit in the back on the ground during out sit and eat my sandwich. I think the ready to go tuna is much much much better smell wise, but ONLY if it is the tuna salad type with mayo and onions already in it.

I always ask if it bothers them first, its a good rule.

 

There are few things worse than getting on a 4-day with someone that has really foo-foo eating habits. Their stupid cooler takes up the entire cockpit in the RJ and you're guaranteed to hear all about how their way of eating is so far superior and how awful normal food is.

And rickt- they are just being nice. It stanks up the cockpit.

 

This is really good.

 

That is much appreciated. Lots of folks like to eat bananas: I know they are good food. But unfortunately, the smell makes me wretch! I don't like being a jerk, but I have a hard time flying a stabilized approach with the dry heaves.

 

I honestly can't see why anyone has any issue with pilots bringing their own food along for their trips.

I do it because 1) it saves a LOT of money. And 2) because sometimes you flat out don't have time to go searching around a terminal for food that won't give you the runs and isn't too pricey.

I'll always go out for drinks with my crew and always buy at least the first round. But if anyone has an issue with me bringing my own food with me then that's their problem. Also, I put my lunch bag behind my seat so it's not in the way of coming in or out of the flight deck.

That being said I also know plenty of guys that fly for the big guys (CAL, UAL, SWA, FDX, USA, etc) that bring their own food and make plenty of bank.

If the negative Nancy's on here want to keep spending twice as much (at least) money, and probably twice as much time on food at the airports you fly to so be it. But why judge those that choose to bring their own sustenance?

 

You also don't fly into podunk places like Roanoke, Va or Nashville, TN where the closest thing to you are garbage premade sandiwiches