Children's meals on an airplane - what do they actually serve?

[ProbablyJustGas]

Hello,

Does anyone know what they're serving on a typical airline children's menu these days? Anyone in the know with Air France and Delta?

The small one is booked with a children's menu from Paris to USA, but not yet on the way back. Normally the kids fare would be the better thing to select for her, but flyer forum posts from 2010 are saying this is usually soggy chicken nuggets. Although Air France is happy to promote expensive special menus with fois foie duck pate, neither airline very forthcoming about what to expect with the kids' fare.

Am I better off buying up the Boots sandwich section post-security? Can I do the same during the layover in Charles de Gaulle?

Any advice appreciated. DSD prefers to go on hunger strike than eat anything she don't like. Somehow doubt the little desserts on the plane will keep her full.

Airline food for children is generally not great overall. It can also look and smell unappetising (baked beans, a chilled bread roll and one tiny chicken nugget) and it is usually only served a short time before the adult meals are handed out.

I always take food for my DS along with something to eat for myself. You'd be far better off bringing along your own foodstuffs that they like and leaving any excess behind on the plane. You can bring along sandwiches and crisps from home and doing so will save you looking for it at CDG. As long as its not liquid like yogurt you'll be okay to carry such items in your hand luggage.

For the return flight I would eat before you depart or certainly eat landside at the US airport rather than airside, because once you go airside there's often far less choice.

Emirates i have always found ok ish. most have of my flights have been dubai to sydney (17 hours direct ) with dd between 3-6 years, they get a hot meal of pasta of meat with potatoes aswell as a snack pack with crisps, dried fruit, crackers, cheese, bread roll etc

My dd who has always eaten anything and everything in large quantitys tends not to eat hardly anything ever on a plane even if 17 hour trip.

The only times she has ever eaten is when we fly business on the emirates double decker where the bar area at back brings out all sorts of kebabs, skewers, wraps. but most of time she sleeps and i sit at bar and drink lol

I dont take extra food, as i too dont tend to be hungry on planes, i just make sure she is well fed before and lots of water.!!!!

also a few times on her seeing the childrens meal they have given her option of adult meal, but i do decline as know she wont be any more likely to eat that, but am sure they would give to you x

Our recent flying experiences have been excellent foodwise. We have flown with Thompsons and Thomas Cook in the last few years and haven't seen a chicken nugget or anything remotely similar.

LOL Bunbaker - we've just flown with Thomas Cook Airlines and the kids' meal was...you've guessed it..........soggy chicken nuggets with soggy potato wedges

kelly14 do you fly first class? I've only sat at the bar when going club or first (which is rare)

How disappointing lazydog. I can't remember what DD had, but it wasn't nuggets.

With BA, it tends to be sausages with mash and baked beans. Edible but it's not cuisine.

mirry2, no business class and only fly emirates as always go to dubai as parents live there so have alllllot of airmiles.

Business class on the airbus has a bar upstairs as its only business and first upstairs.

Thanks for the feedback. I think I might make (or get DH to make...) a couple of emergency PB&J or just ham sandwiches the night before. I'd rather have something available than potentially put up with Crankypants Moanybutt on a 7-hr flight. :p One or two would do the trick and wouldn't be too much to either leave behind or eat ourselves, if Air France come through with a decent kids meal after all. Or if DSD decides she's just not hungry.

We are flying economy. Maybe someday will upgrade, if the family miles ever add up.

i can vouch for emirates kids meals again too. ds (2) had a cooked meal with a snack box thing and loads of toys for them too.

kelly your one lucky lady flying business, ill never be able to afford that :( can't say for airfrance I'm afraid.

When we flew with Qatar, the childs meal was spag bol (or something similar). I tasted it and it was really nice actually (I thought it would be totalcrap and has snacks in my bag). DS got pudding as well and other bits and bobs. I was impressed and our stuff was nice too.

We flew basic cattle class