You will do better getting the kosher meal.

conrad

Ellis: [Actually, I think you will do better getting the regular
meal, which sometimes includes a good chicken or steak, and just
leave all of the carbs on the plate.

Now the new mode is not to serve meals on many flights unless
they are more than 4 hours long. They just serve peanuts and
soft drinks, etc.

A very funny thing happened to me on Air France, crossing
the Atlantic. I asked for a Kosher meal for me and my
companion, because like you I thought it would probably be
healthier for us... But when they brought me and my
companion the Kosher meal, my companion complained that
there was a mistake, she is not Jewish, etc.

So they gave her a regular meal, and I was stuck with the
Kosher meal... but... when they passed out the regular meals,
I somehow switched and also got a regular meal too, because it
was much better than the dried up old shoe that they call a
steak served in the Kosher meal... and I left the Kosher meal...

Fortunately, there were extra meals on board, so I think the
Captain didn't have to eat a Kosher meal.

I was much happier with the non-Kosher meal even if the
Rabbis might not have been too pleased. (I am not strictly
Kosher... I am Kosher by tradition, but not fanatic about
it...)

There is no tougher and tasteless meat in the world than
Kosher steaks, because they must be drained of all blood.
If you must have a Kosher meal on an airplane, I hope you
get chicken and not steak. - Ellis]


On 5/30/06, Vasilis Capoyleas <vcap@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Ellis,
>
> Did I ever mention to you that I fly with British Airways
> and I have requested diabetic meals? This is really funny.
> Their diabetic meals follow these guidelines:
>
> - avoid fats
> - avoid sugars (somewhat)
> - pack the meal with carbs like bread, white rice, pasta, etc.
>
> I am wondering if this is good for a diabetic.
>
> Best,
>
> Vasilis
>
> Ellis: [Hello Vasilis,
>
> Sometimes I go into diabetic forums and if I mention that they
> should eat low carbs, I always get into a fight with somebody
> who is certain that the Atkins Diet (low carbs, high fat) is
> horrible and high carbs low fat is wonderful. And these are
> all diabetics, whose life depends on keeping their glucose
> under control... I am not such a fan of the Atkins Diet, (I
> like high protein, low fat, low carbs) but it is a heck of a
> lot better for blood glucose than the LOW FAT HIGH CARB PRITIKIN
> DIET.
>
> I can't even get them to measure their glucose levels, they KNOW
> IT ALL without measuring their glucose levels, so I can't argue
> with them. They flash me their credentials: they are all this
> or that, and have this or that degree, and they don't want to
> listen to anybody who is not a diabetic, not a doctor, and comes
> to tell them what is good for them.
>
> I don't doubt at all that one of these geniuses is the head
> nutritionist for British Airways... and other airlines too.
>
> No Airline will ever give ME a job as a nutrition counsellor,
> so I am forced to try to make my living teaching all you people
> the importance of measuring and controlling your glucose levels...
>
> And so far I have not earned any money teaching people about
> glucose meters, or how to use insulin (because I don't sell
> insulin...)
>
> It is a hard life!
>
> But that is o.k. with me. Life is not only about making money,
> it is also about making friends, and I have a lot of friends
> on this forum. - Ellis]
>
>
>