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What to eat on a train or plane: snacks that don’t spoil

Set “SMALL” (5 packs), dried snEco cheese, 14 g

Short answer: on trains and planes, people take food that doesn’t melt, leak, smell up the whole carriage or need a fridge: dried cheese, nuts, crispbread, apples, dark chocolate, water. You can’t take liquids over 100 ml in plane hand luggage (yoghurt, sauces and pâtés count as liquids), but anything dry is allowed without restrictions. Below is a list for a day of travel and what is better left at home.

What to take: a list

Product Train Plane (hand luggage) Why
Dried cheese 14–28 g yes yes dry, odourless, 12–17 g of protein, doesn’t melt
Nuts, seeds yes yes filling, compact
Crispbread, crackers yes yes crumbs, but convenient
Apple, carrot, cucumber yes yes (domestic flights) freshness, water
Dark chocolate yes yes, but it melts something “sweet” without a sugar crash
Sandwiches first 3–4 hours first 3–4 hours butter, sausage and mayonnaise spoil in the warmth
Yoghurt, curd snack, pâté yes, with a spoon no, it’s a liquid over 100 ml on a plane it will be confiscated at security
Boiled eggs yes, but the smell better not your neighbours won’t appreciate it
Fish, garlic, smoked sausage no no smell in an enclosed space

Why dried cheese is the perfect travel food

A 28 g pack is about 70 g of cheese without the water: 12–17 g of protein, 135–195 kcal, less than 0.5 g of carbohydrates. It doesn’t melt on the sunny side of the carriage, doesn’t leak in a backpack, doesn’t smell and doesn’t crumble like biscuits. You eat it with your fingers, no knife or napkins, and a sealed pack lasts 18 months without a fridge, so you can keep a “travel kit” in your bag all the time. And it’s not crisps: the only ingredient is cheese. More here: travel snacks.

A day’s kit for the train

  1. Morning: a 14 g mini pack of cheese + an apple + tea from the attendant.
  2. Lunch: crispbread + a 28 g pack of Gouda or Cheddar + a cucumber.
  3. Evening: a 20 g cheese + nut mix, dark chocolate.
  4. Always: 1–1.5 l of water. Half of all “I’m hungry” moments on the road are actually thirst.

That’s 3–4 packs per person per day; for a family it’s easier to take the SMALL ALL set (10 mini packs and mixes) or a box of 25 mini packs for frequent trips.

Plane: what to know

  • Liquids and pastes up to 100 ml in a clear bag: yoghurt, hummus, sauces and pâté count as liquids. Dried cheese, nuts and crispbread are dry, with no restrictions.
  • International flights: check whether dairy products may be brought into the country of arrival (the EU, the UK and Australia have restrictions). Within Ukraine and on flights to Turkey, Georgia and Moldova there are no problems. More here: what to bring from Ukraine.
  • At altitude, taste is dulled, so you crave something salty: smoked Sulguni or Cheddar taste more vivid than on the ground.
  • Drink more: the cabin air is dry, and a salty snack makes that more noticeable.

For kids on the road

14 g mini packs of Mozzarella or Gouda don’t stick to hands or seats, don’t crumble and are gone in one stop. No sugar, so there’s no “sugar rush” afterwards in an enclosed space. More here: snacks for kids.

Questions and answers

What food can I take on a plane in hand luggage?
Anything dry, without restrictions: dried cheese, nuts, crispbread, chocolate. Yoghurt, pâté and sauces are liquids over 100 ml and will be confiscated.
What should I take on a 24-hour train ride?
Mini packs of dried cheese, apples, crispbread, a cucumber, nuts, chocolate and 1–1.5 l of water.
What shouldn’t I take on the road?
Fish, garlic, smoked sausage (smell), mayonnaise sandwiches (they spoil), yoghurts without a spoon.

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snEco packs: Mozzarella, Superfood, Gouda, kids’ “Cosmic”, Parmesan + Cheddar

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