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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

I didn't send this originally to the list because I thought the GF airline
food issue was done.  Guess I was wrong.  So for what it is worth, here is my
two cents (USA) from an e-mail I sent directly to Betsey who was kind enough
to summarize her info.
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> Betsey-
> I'm sorry I didn't respond to your airline food post earlier, but one
> of your comments in the summary triggered something.  I don't fly all
> that much, but I have flown twice since being diagnosed back in May of
> this year.  Both times were on Northwest Airlines, one was good and
> one was bad.  The first was in July on a return flight from Atlanta to
> Minneapolis.  I was in first class (thanks to an upgrade from the
> salesperson from my company that I had assisted at the conference we
> attended), and the meal was BAD.  They served my pasta with vegetables
> and a rice cake.  The regular meal for everyone else would have been
> better as it was a plain meat, cheese and fruit plate.  I was
> discouraged, but when my mother told me there was a meal on our return
> flight from Los Angeles last month and she had requested a GF meal for
> me, I tried to remain optimistic (still brought my own food though).
> This time, the meal was great.  They served me shaved turkey on a bed
> of lettuce with baby carrots and grapes, and of course... a rice cake.
> The only part I didn't eat was the Italian dressing.  Just thought I
> would share these food experiences from another airline.
> -Janene Lenard
>  St. Paul,  MN   USA

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