Diabetes – flight food

When I went to Spain last year I flew with Easyjet, and discovered the Feel Good Snack Box.  I’ve never really been into airline sandwiches and the other junk food that’s usually on offer but, now that I have diabetes, I have to constantly think about what I’m putting in my mouth.

So when I ended up on an Easyjet flight to Portugal a couple of weeks ago, I didn’t worry about packing any food as I planned to have a Feel Good Snack Box.  OK it’s not ideal if you’re counting carbs, but it’s a nice little selection of semi-healthy food.  It also comes as a meal deal – £5.50 for the box and a choice of drink.  Oops – another diabetes-hazard there.  The drinks on offer were pure fruit juice, “This Water” and “Little Miracles“.  I’m getting quite good at the guessing game – I know fruit juice is a no-no as it’s full of fructose.  I remember in the dim and distant past checking out This Water and ruling it out, so that left the Little Miracles Green Tea with Ginseng.  I asked the cabin crew chap to check which drink was lowest in carbs (bemused look), and my guess was right – 6.3g per 100ml.

I brought home the empty packets from the Snack Box so I could check out the carbs –

• Nairns Oaty Bakes – 12.8g
• Fudges spelt flatbread – 7.8g
• Mediterranean vegetable spread – unknown
• The Dormen salted almond – 0.6g
• The Dormen cranberry & cherry – 4.5g
• Nakd berry delight – 18g
• Green & Black’s dark chocolate – 5g

Over 50g of carbs in my airline snack – not ideal as I’m trying to keep each meal under 20g.  Never mind, I’m not intending to fly Easyjet again for – oh – at least another month!