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Food and Snacks when Flying with Kids

Be sure to plan ahead and bring food and snacks in your carry-on. Airlines do not provide an abundance of food during flights.

When traveling with infants and toddlers, airlines also may not have food that is age appropriate. You are better off bringing your own food to supplement whatever you are lucky enough to receive from your airline.

Your specific food selections will vary greatly depending on the age and preferences of your child.

For small infants you may plan to bring a supply of baby food and eating utensils. Disposable bibs are great to have on hand. If your child is on formula, you should bring enough to get you to your destination. If you will carry breast milk with you for use in baby bottles, think about freezing the milk the night before and then transporting it in a small container with dry ice.

Toddlers do well with some healthy snack foods that they can eat such as dry cereal, dried fruit/raisons. The specifics of what you bring are less important than your focusing on items low in sugar. It is not advisable to load children up with sugar while confined to an airplane.

Some airlines have enough foresight to serve small children their meals in advance of serving adults on the plane. This allows parents time to feed children before their own meals arrive. Some airlines also may have special child meals available. These may be available at request or the airline may require that you order them in advance when booking tickets. You can always check with your airline to determine meal options that you will have for your child.

Dehydration is a concern on long flights, especially for infants. Be sure that an infant is nursing well or drinking well from a bottle. Be also sure that toddlers drink enough water to remain hydrated.

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Quick Tips

	Disposable bibs are great to have on hand!
	Disposable leak-proof cups. See supplies page.
	Freeze breast milk the night before and transport on dry ice.
	You may have to request toddler meals in advance of your flight!
	Some airlines serve toddler meals in advance of adults.
	Be sure that your child is drinking enough to avoid dehydration.

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As parents, we are responsible for molding our precious babies into well rounded adults who have an appreciation for the variety of opportunities that they have available to them as they grow and develop as individuals. Exposing children to varying geographical locations and cultures around the world is an important teaching method that many parents have the option to use for developing generations of culturally aware future leaders who have childhood experiences that help them understand and personally relate to global issues. It is the mission of Flying Rugrats to arm parents with information about flying with children, toddlers or infants strategies in an effort to dispel fear or apprehension about family travel so that families may travel freely and better educate our future world citizens through positive travel experiences.

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