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No matter how fancy they make the packaging, there is nothing appetising about the food on offer at 30,000ft. And it certainly doesn’t represent good nutritional value. So why do we eat it?

I guess there are several reasons for peeling back the tinfoil cover and digging in.

First is that you don’t have a lot of options. I mean, really, you can’t go to a different restaurant or store. They truly do have a captive audience.

Secondly is habit – someone offers you food, you eat it! But you don’t have to eat it just because it’s free. I actually think the airlines where you have to pay extra for food is a good thing. Most people won’t pay Ä5 for a soggy sandwich on a low-cost airline, because they know it’s not worth it. But they would eat it if it was free, even though it’s still poor quality & unappetising.

Third is boredom. Long-haul flights are boring, especially if you can’t sleep. Even if you can sleep for a while, long-haul flights are boring! And what do a lot of us do when we’re bored? Yep, we eat.

So is there a way out of eating the bad plane food? Read the rest of this entry »