What's available to eat on airplanes isn't always the healthiest — or even the most appetizing. Skip the galley food, and bring a few of these snack ideas on the plane for happy and healthy snacking.

1. A bag of mixed nuts or homemade trail mix [1].
2. A bag of instant soup (like this vegetarian, non-MSG miso soup [2]) that you can add to a cup of hot water.
3. Fruit like pears or apples you can toss in your bag to eat later. Take a container full of cut pineapple to aid in calming travel-related digestion woes [3].
4. If you're trying to lose weight or counting calories, prepare a few snack packs split into 150-calorie portions, so you know exactly what you are eating. These 150-calorie snack ideas [4] are easy to throw together and make great travel companions.
5. Homemade energy bars [5] for a quick, filling pick-me-up.
6. Your favorite bags of herbal tea to help calm you during the flight.
7. Dried fruits like mango, coconut, or pineapple for a quick energy boost.
8. Healthy treats like a small bar of dark chocolate or Justin's chocolate hazelnut butter squeeze packs [6] for when sugar cravings hit.
9. Beef or turkey jerky packs to help you calm hunger pangs. We're partial to Krave Chili Lime [7].

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