Low Fat Meal

Has anyone chosen/had to eat the low fat meal offered? Was it really bad?

I presume it is the same whichever cabin you are booked in.

Never tried the VS one, but in my experience most lowfat meals on US carriers (personally tried: Delta, AA, Alaska) are dire, save the salads. Especially those loaded at US airports - the same catering company makes them and they're not food anyone would want.

You could see if VS' Special Assistance can tell you exactly what's on them for this menu cycle if you really have to order one for medical reasons. The other special meals, AFAIK, are the same across the classes, just plated differently; unless SA tells you otherwise, I'd assume the same is true here.

TBH, unless things have changed, I've never seen anyone happy with a special meal, not even the children. Good luck!

Originally posted by maz
Has anyone chosen/had to eat the low fat meal offered? Was it really bad?

I presume it is the same whichever cabin you are booked in.

Hi Maz I gave up ordering special meals after many flight on BA suffering horrid, bland food. I always now get by on selective choices from the standard menu onboard. I always make my dietary needs known to the cabin staff, which has always up to now meant me being one of the first pax in whichever cabin I have flown to be offered from the full menu choice. On the one occasion when I flew back from Miami with V/S there was nothing suitable on the menu for me to eat, the crew went out of their way and actually gave me a cold meal from the crew bag.

I hope this is of help to you.

Happy Eating
Jerseyboy

Thanks for the help. Will probably just work with the ordinary menu rather than chance the special one!!

I had the low fat in Y from MAN to MCO about 2 years ago. The meal was identical to the normal Y meal (or certainly what my husband got) The only noticeable difference was the pudding. Instead of Chocolate Cake I got dried apricots! Yes I was gutted to watch him eat every bite.

Lesley

Edited to change typos

[Darren Wheeler]

I suppose Dried Apricots are low-fat.

Mind you, no good for me. Dired apricots have a rather unfortunate side-effect on me. Combined with reduced pressure at 37'000ft, make for an unpleasant combination.[:I]

I went through a phase of LFMLs on United, until I started to have enough miles/status to confirm upgrades (or realise the LFML was scotching any chance of an op-up).

I was generally happy with the LFMLs on UA. Fresh, simple food with clean uncomplicated flavours, though I can second the whole dried apricot thing - creme fraiche or yogurt with dried apricots were quite common.

One of my friends in the US is a strict vegan, for medical reasons (he is intolerant of animal proteins). He says that he's often had the feeling that one of the head chefs at the kitchen has been responsible for preparing strict vegan meals - he's never had two meals alike, even flying weeks apart, on the same flight, on the same airline. The produce has always been fresh and seasonal, and he's often had the impression that the chef on duty has had fun creating a tasty vegan meal for him.

It seems that while lacto-ovo veggie isn't unusual, highly strict vegan is less common, so airlines often don't carry frozen inventory for vegan meals, and often cook them from scratch to order at the local flight kitchens.

Mike