Food for travelling and breakfast in a hurry

Problem
What to take in your pocket to eat?

Answer
I used to travel with a can of sardines so when I arrived at a second home or rental apartment or self-catering flat I had an instant meal.

Sardines are messy to eat, a nuisance to carry if you don't use them. But still a good standby.

I've heard so many stories about planes stuck on runways and people without food anything from four hours to thirteen.

Hikers take chocolate bars for quick energy but that is not proper food. To me the answer is a hard boiled egg. You can cook it the night before leaving home.

You could put an egg in a saucepan. Just add boiling water from the kettle, or even boil up from cold water.

The egg could be left in its shell. Or remove the shell and crush the eff flat between two pieces of bread to make a sandwich.

Bread
I buy a loaf of bread on offer and freeze it in sets of two pieces of bread in a sandwich bag. It's quick and easy to take the bread out of the freezer and put it in the toaster. Add the filling, such as sliced cheese.

This cuts the cost of buying food at the airport. You have the food handy if you are stuck in a traffic jam, or stuck in a line waiting.

If you are on a special diet and the plane does not have your food, you have something to keep you going.

If you have to throw it away, it's not an expensive item.

Containers
If you are short of travel packs for food, save a cream cheese container with a snap on lid. It seals properly. It can be saved for snacks during your stay. It is not bulky or heavy. If you want to throw it away later, it has cost you nothing. If you lose it, you can easily replace it.

Painted Eggs
What if children don't want to eat an egg? Here's an idea from Morrisons supermarket in London, England. Painted eggs.

Author
Angel Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.