How do you cope with your food intolerances when traveling? i'd appreciate some feedback- thx

Well I am not in sales but I just went to Denver from Houston. For the plane trip to Denver I took baggies of carrots, broccoli, salad dip, canadian bacon cut into fourths, fresh pineapple in a throw away container, banana, pecans & walnuts, small box of raisins, dried apricots & some See's candy that I had purchased the day before. I take an insulated water bottle that travels with me everywhere. after I get thru security I fill it with ice & get a bottle of water. I packed all this in a plastic bag & stuffed it in my carry on bag. You can also use those insulated lunch kits that you can fold up when empty... When I got to Denver I stashed the leftovers in the full size refrig in my hotel room - it had a full kitchen. They also had a grocery service, you could place your order & have it delivered the same day. There were also 7 eleven & walgreens open 24 hours that were a block away.

I was staying downtown, so for dinner I went to P F Chang's & had a great meal. For breakfast the next day I picked up some things from the hotel complimentary breakfast buffet. I had fresh pineapple, bacon, an orange & a banana & ate some of my leftover canadian bacon. For lunch I took a cab to Deby's gluten free cafe !!! I went to P F Chang's again for dinner. On the flight home I was bad & had picked up a snickers bar & had that to tide me over till I got home. I had the same breakfast as the day before. I did have my pecans, raisins, carrots & some canadian bacon & a banana (from the breakfast buffet) but I just opted to have a sugary treat & wait till I got home to have a real meal.

I had planned my meals before I left, so I knew where I was going to eat. If there had been no place to eat, I would have just packed a cooler to check in as baggage, you just cannot put ice or dry ice in it - I think, unless the regulations have changed. Just freeze some meals ahead of time.

I always take extra baggies & wet wipes to wash my hands with when sitting on a plane - all the seats & everything are covered in wheat because all people on planes eat are sandwiches or something else that contains wheat. They served muffins on the way to Denver.

I do not travel for business so much anymore, but I will go anywhere anytime for fun & I just take my food or find something along the way. very easy with the internet these days... I also cannot eat beef, white potatoes, grains, rice, dairy, mushrooms, & a few other things. No sodas, coffee, or tea... I pretty much have to have gluten free whole foods, so no packing any of those wonderful gluten free energy bars for me. They all contain a grain or some artificial sweetner that I am also allergic to...

I would also like to mention that you should invest in the right equipment. I have at least 4 different lunch kits, all the tupperware type things to fit in them, with some disposable ones, good to just toss when you are traveling. I keep Rubbermaid Blue Ice in the freezer. I did not try to carry this on the plane though, I am pretty sure it would get tossed. I carry two different types & sizes of coolers in my car at all times, a oblong soft sided cooler with pockets on the outside & a small square hard sided cooler. I also have a large hard sided cooler that has wheels, and a smaller hard sided cooler that fits nicely on the back seat for a car trip of picnic. I keep those straps to go around a cooler to check as baggage. If you fly in somewhere & rent a car you can also buy those styrofoam coolers everywhere...