<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> There are *many* special meals available from the airlines, for the asking. The problem is that we have to know what to ask for, and how to ask. On the last airline I flew, the "GF" meal included packaged (wheat) crackers and a brownie (regular). The "low fat" meal served at the same time had a fresh fruit salad instead of a brownie (the owner of said LF meal was my husband - needless to say, he ate the brownie and I ate the fruit). Otherwise, both meals had salad, chicken, rice and string beans. The best "gluten-free" meal I ever ate was actually United's Hindu/Muslim meal out of LAX - rice, 2 nice lamb chops, tomatoe'd green beans with onion flecks and fresh fruit. Beat the fruit plate by a *mile* (that was a *coach* meal, folks!). If you can get lucky enough to find a cooperative ticketing agent, see if they'll go through the list of special meals available for *your* flight, and what's in them (that's how I found the Muslim meal!). Your best choice may be something totally off-beat, as mine was. The way you do it is by telling the agent that you're on a medically restricted diet... "now, what's going to be the *best* way to feed me?" Be polite, say please and thank you, and offer to (and do!) write a letter to his/her supervisor to thank the agent for taking the time to make sure that you can be (a) well-fed and (b) not sick at 35,000 feet... karen Karen M. Davis, Davis & Associates 818-892-8555 [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first rule of magic is simple. Don't waste your time waving your hands & hoping when a rock or a club will do. (attributed to McCloctnik the Lucid)