Continental Gluten Free Meal Domestic 1st Class

[babysteps]

Just flew Newark-San Diego & back on Continental, used miles to upgrade to first class, did get a gluten-free meal both ways. Was not glutened, but were some items I chose not to eat -- a crumb of prevention is worth a loaf of cure

ewr-san, flight left at 8:30 am, was served breakfast: first a cold course - fruit salad (cantalope, honeydew, pineapple, red grapes, a strawberry), gluten-free macaroon, yogurt (in a dish, not a sealed container, so passed on that), "promise" spread (skipped, as I am sensitive to 'natural flavors') and a carton of Eden Soy "original" soymilk that was *not* gluten-free (had malt something in it). I thought the cold plate was the whole meal, but then came a hot course - 2 scrambled eggs (well, airline food service scrambled - very hard, like poured into a skillet and cooked 'over hard' like a fried egg), a yummy potato gratin, and a ketchup packet (another 'natural flavors' item). They served cookies before landing and actually remembered not to offer me any.

san-ewr, flight left at 4:30 pm, was served dinner, again 2 courses: cold=plate of red grapes, green salad w/carrot, red cabbage and cucumber, packaged dressing (had "spices" as an ingredient, I may be paranoid but I avoid foods with unspecified "spices"). hot = baked chicken breast with black pepper on it, plain white rice, pat of butter (not individually wrapped, but asked spouse & was salted butter so had that), green beans, an onion/bell pepper saute. They serve sundaes but are pre-scooped so no ingredient list so skipped that. I also skipped the warm nuts - they could be okay, but without reading ingredients & knowing about processing, who can tell, and *much* better safe than sorry

Overall not bad, just beware (that soy milk thing made me wonder...). I did make it clear to the flight attendants that I could have NO bread, that bread on the tray would mean I couldn't eat anything, that it was okay to leave the plastic wrap on my food (which they did for cold items). They didn't seem that aware of gluten-free eating, but did follow directions! I was *not* glutened and am still pretty sensitive, so that was a success! Also of course I had enough gluten-free food with me to make a meal if need be

[Redsd]

Congrats! I flew to Bangkok and back last spring and Thai Air didn't do as good a job - put gluten items on the tray for example. They served TONS of fruit, and some horrible thing I couldn't even guess at for a main dish one time, but good things other times. Glad to hear you had a good experience!

[HAK1031]

I'm flying United tomorrow to England (coach) so thanks for the report on your experiences! I too will have plenty of food, just in case! (Nature Valley Roasted Nut Crunch bars are my savior...cheap, high protein, few ingredients, all natural, and yummy!)

[Redsd]

I'm flying United tomorrow to England (coach) so thanks for the report on your experiences! I too will have plenty of food, just in case! (Nature Valley Roasted Nut Crunch bars are my savior...cheap, high protein, few ingredients, all natural, and yummy!)

do you buy those at the Supermarket? I haven't seen them anywhere I usually shop (i.e. Costco and health food store)