Re: Food/Restaurants in Canada

[Guest guest]

Kim,

I haven't been to the Edmonton area, so can't help you with restaurants

there.

My suggestion is to make him a restaurant list (based on what he

tolerates and likes) similar to mine in the library. Then it can serve as

a reminder to him of what he can and cannot have, AND he can take a bunch

of copies with him so he can hand one to a server in a restaurant. This

may not prevent disaster, but it may reduce the opportunities for

it.

Jerky is good. Crackers are good.

Is he going to have access to a refrigerator? Otherwise, you might want

to send " avocado mayo, " ie, mashed avocados with lemon juice

instead of the egg-based mayo -- less likely to go bad.

Most food should go in his checked bag -- but be sure he has enough safe

food for the trip in small (3 ounce or less) containers if the product

remotely resembles a gel or a liquid. Otherwise, the TSA will throw it

out. Oh, and don't forget to freeze part of whatever he takes on the

plane with him: you cannot have blue ice on the plane any more. It's a

gel. Partially frozen food can help keep the

All I can tell you is this: Alberta beef is really delicious. And the

people of Alberta whom I met on two two-week trips in 2004 were

extraordinarily helpful when I explained I was on a special diet for

medical reasons.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim:

Continuing on what Marilyn said. I just flew to Orlando from Baton Rouge. I cooked a bunch of chicken breasts (4+ pounds) and froze them individually then bagged them individually. I froze 4 gel packs (from Wal Mart), 2 of the bottle type gel packs, and stuffed all that in an insulated pyrex casserole carrier with it's frozen cold gel pack also. So a total of 7 frozen gel packs. I also packed my boiled eggs in the carton and stuffed that in there too. I packed that in my big bag that I couldn't take on the plane. When my bags were finally delivered to the room, they had been in there for 11 hours and all the gel packs were still frozen as well as the chicken. The eggs even froze.

Anyway, it worked really good for me. If I remember, you are in Texas and I know the trip to Canada would be longer than my trip to Orlando, but it might work.

Hope everything goes well for him!!!!

Misty Kimble

Subject: Re: Food/Restaurants in CanadaTo: BTVC-SCD Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 5:56 PM

Kim,I haven't been to the Edmonton area, so can't help you with restaurants there. My suggestion is to make him a restaurant list (based on what he tolerates and likes) similar to mine in the library. Then it can serve as a reminder to him of what he can and cannot have, AND he can take a bunch of copies with him so he can hand one to a server in a restaurant. This may not prevent disaster, but it may reduce the opportunities for it.Jerky is good. Crackers are good. Is he going to have access to a refrigerator? Otherwise, you might want to send "avocado mayo," ie, mashed avocados with lemon juice instead of the egg-based mayo -- less likely to go bad.Most food should go in his checked bag -- but be sure he has enough safe food for the trip in small (3 ounce or less) containers if the product remotely resembles a gel or a liquid. Otherwise, the TSA will throw it out. Oh, and don't forget to freeze part of

whatever he takes on the plane with him: you cannot have blue ice on the plane any more. It's a gel. Partially frozen food can help keep the All I can tell you is this: Alberta beef is really delicious. And the people of Alberta whom I met on two two-week trips in 2004 were extraordinarily helpful when I explained I was on a special diet for medical reasons.

— Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Just a note re: blue ice packs. The last time I attempted to take

some in an insulated container, I was stopped by security in the

Raleigh-Durham airport, and ultimately the ice packs were confiscated

by airport security in JFK. So it seems that they're off limits.

Good luck,

Jill

[Guest guest]

FYI - When I flew out of Tampa last week to pick up my daughter in Des

Moines, they tried to confiscate my ice gel pack in Tampa and when I

said that I would be in the airport all day and I had food allergies

and I wouldn't be able to eat after my food went bad (with a sad

face), the attendant said " Is it medically necessary? " Yes. " That's

all you had to say " and he gave it back. Then when I left the secure

area in Des Moines to get my daughter, on the way back through

security, they didn't even say anything. And there was NOBODY in the

Des Moines airport.

Kim

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> Subject: Re: Food/Restaurants in Canada

> To: BTVC-SCD

> Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008, 10:53 AM

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> Just a note re: blue ice packs. The last time I attempted to take

> some in an insulated container, I was stopped by security in the

> Raleigh-Durham airport, and ultimately the ice packs were confiscated

> by airport security in JFK. So it seems that they're off limits.

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> Good luck,

> Jill

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[Guest guest]

Thanks everyone so much for the suggestions and ideas.I don't know if he'll have access to a fridge. I was going to call the hotel and ask. From looking at their website, it doesn't look like there's one in the room but I was going to ask if they could put one in there or if there was one he could have access to.I'll tell him to try the beef :-)Thanks again everyone!Kim

Kim,

I haven't been to the Edmonton area, so can't help you with restaurants

there.

My suggestion is to make him a restaurant list (based on what he

tolerates and likes) similar to mine in the library. Then it can serve as

a reminder to him of what he can and cannot have, AND he can take a bunch

of copies with him so he can hand one to a server in a restaurant. This

may not prevent disaster, but it may reduce the opportunities for

it.

Jerky is good. Crackers are good.

Is he going to have access to a refrigerator? Otherwise, you might want

to send "avocado mayo," ie, mashed avocados with lemon juice

instead of the egg-based mayo -- less likely to go bad.

Most food should go in his checked bag -- but be sure he has enough safe

food for the trip in small (3 ounce or less) containers if the product

remotely resembles a gel or a liquid. Otherwise, the TSA will throw it

out. Oh, and don't forget to freeze part of whatever he takes on the

plane with him: you cannot have blue ice on the plane any more. It's a

gel. Partially frozen food can help keep the

All I can tell you is this: Alberta beef is really delicious. And the

people of Alberta whom I met on two two-week trips in 2004 were

extraordinarily helpful when I explained I was on a special diet for

medical reasons.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Hi Misty,Thanks so much for this. It really helps. Yeah, we're in Texas so it will be a longer trip but according to his itinerary, he'll be there in about 8 hours so his stuff shouldn't be out of refrigeration any longer than yours was (I think). And since your stuff was still frozen when you got there, I would think his would be fine too even if it does take a little longer.Thanks again,Kim H.currently waiting on Edouard to decide what he's going to do and do it.... Re: Food/Restaurants in CanadaTo: BTVC-SCD@yahoogroup s.comDate: Friday, August 1, 2008, 5:56 PMKim,I haven't been to the Edmonton area, so can't help you with restaurants there. My suggestion is to make him a restaurant list (based on what he tolerates and likes) similar to mine in the library. Then it can serve as a reminder to him of what he can and cannot have, AND he can take a bunch of copies with him so he can hand one to a server in a restaurant. This may not prevent disaster, but it may reduce the opportunities for it.Jerky is good. Crackers are good. Is he going to have access to a refrigerator? Otherwise, you might want to send "avocado mayo," ie, mashed avocados with lemon juice instead of the egg-based mayo -- less likely to go

bad.Most food should go in his checked bag -- but be sure he has enough safe food for the trip in small (3 ounce or less) containers if the product remotely resembles a gel or a liquid. Otherwise, the TSA will throw it out. Oh, and don't forget to freeze part of

whatever he takes on the plane with him: you cannot have blue ice on the plane any more. It's a gel. Partially frozen food can help keep the All I can tell you is this: Alberta beef is really delicious. And the people of Alberta whom I met on two two-week trips in 2004 were extraordinarily helpful when I explained I was on a special diet for medical reasons.— Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

At 10:07 PM 8/4/2008, you wrote:

I don't know if he'll have

access to a fridge. I was going to call the hotel and ask. From looking

at their website, it doesn't look like there's one in the room but I was

going to ask if they could put one in there or if there was one he could

have access to.

I'll tell him to try the beef

If they don't have a refrigerator that he can have in his room (but I

have to say that the Canadian hostelries I've dealt with have been

wonderfully accommodating), he can hit a Wal-Mart or similar, buy an

inexpensive cooler and some blue ice, and keep some blue ice in the

cooler, and ask them to put the rest in their restaurant refrigerator.

Then he swaps it out -- giving them the warmed ones and getting the

chilled ones.

He should NOT put his food in their refrigerator because it might get

thrown out or contaminated.

I used the cooler / blue ice method in 2002 when I went to the UK. The

B & Bs we stayed at were too tiny to have individual refrigerators, but

the proprietors were very helpful about swapping out the blue ice for me

each morning and evening.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Thanks! I hadn't even thought about that.

Kim

He should NOT put his food in their refrigerator because it might get thrown out or contaminated.

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