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Tui diabetic flight meal

Antje77 said:
And what the heck is a refugee meal? Have they started to get rid of their refugees by feeding them to plane passengers now in the USA?
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It's what the Australian security company feed the illegal immigrants on Manus Island and Nauru detention centres.
 
Antje77 said:
I'm flabbergasted. So many choices and stil no low carb meal.
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And why would they provide low carb meals when hardly anyone would want them. Low carb is not a specific diet that has to be catered for it is a personal choice way of eating and it is only done by a minority of people diabetics included . When my husband was in hospital a while ago he did not have diabetic meals he just did not order anything with pasta or rice and if it had potatoes which most meals did including salads he just left them
 
I think it's about time they did away completely with 'diabetic meals'. Just serve up food that includes a wide variety, whether low carb, normal carb, high carb etc. Obviously some meals need to be gluten free or nut free but most people (diabetic or not) should be able to choose between various types of food, is it really that difficult?
 
No it isn't that difficult and clearly there is no such thing as a 'diabetic meal' . Even an insulin using carb addict would be wise to adjust their dose based on what they are actually being served....
When I got delayed for 4 hours on the way back from Sardinia and the food on the plane ran out (we had been kept on the plane in perpetual hope of a take off slot) there seemed to be mild hysteria about the prospect of not being able to get a sandwich! Fair enough if your kids need frequent re fuelling but these were adults coming back from all you can eat buffets on a Mark Warner holiday. Fear of missing a meal is a terrible thing!
 
Mike D said:
Always ask the airline reservations personnel and they will add an SSR (special service request) to the booking. Very few people do it when they could have avoided the issue
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What exactly is this? Will they then provide a low carb meal?
 
Pinkorchid said:
And why would they provide low carb meals when hardly anyone would want them. Low carb is not a specific diet that has to be catered for it is a personal choice way of eating and it is only done by a minority of people diabetics included . When my husband was in hospital a while ago he did not have diabetic meals he just did not order anything with pasta or rice and if it had potatoes which most meals did including salads he just left them
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Hi, same here when I was in hospital (I am Coeliac), I didn't have much of an appetite and when I ordered gluten free fish, it was in batter, they put chips on the plate, but I didn't order them or want them, so I left them. Their main concern was my lack of appetite, but a few weeks later and when I was home, I started to eat a little more. I must admit their soup was pretty good and that is what I ordered the most.
Sometimes we just have to take deep breaths when something isn't available or not to our liking, but as @Mike D posted, get in touch with the airline before hand, if the passenger has dietary requirements.
 
HSSS said:
What exactly is this? Will they then provide a low carb meal?
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We're back to caterers available to service the carriers with whom they conduct business. The SSR can be quite explicit and if the caterer can do it, they comply. Ever wondered why some passengers receive their meals from the galley carts before the masses? They are packed first so are the first out to ensure efficient service.
 
I have never ordered one before as only diabetic this year so just ordered to see what they gave out as type two diet controlled I do think the meal is for type one and Stewart did give me a cheese cracker pack for snack meal so was nice. And I could probably eat whatever as my blood stays below 8 whatever I eat but I don’t chance things.
 
Mike D said:
We're back to caterers available to service the carriers with whom they conduct business. The SSR can be quite explicit and if the caterer can do it, they comply. Ever wondered why some passengers receive their meals from the galley carts before the masses? They are packed first so are the first out to ensure efficient service.
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My oh is vegetarian. His was always in this first serve section before vegetarians became so common. I just assumed it was simply the tick box categories already mentioned not us super special people eating even more unusually.
 
bulkbiker said:
Bit like halal, kosher, vegetarian and vegan then..?
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Except that these diets have specific rules, low carb does not. How low is low? On my moderately low carb diet the normal meals are ok as the portions are so small.
 
LittleGreyCat said:
My impression is that the diabetic meals are aimed at insulin users and they qualify as diabetic because they give the carbohydrate content to aid calculating the insulin dose.
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You are probably right and anyway not all T1's eat low carb
 
bulkbiker said:
Bit like halal, kosher, vegetarian and vegan then..?
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They are specific diets but low carb is not a diet it is just a way of eating that we personally eat different amounts of carbs. Some members here are really low others of us are more moderate with the carbs anything from 10g up to 120g is low carb so how exactly would they cater for that
 
Pinkorchid said:
They are specific diets but low carb is not a diet it is just a way of eating that we personally eat different amounts of carbs. Some members here are really low others of us are more moderate with the carbs we eat so anything from 10g up to 120g is low carb so how exactly would they cater for that
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Easy.... go for the lowest carb content meal then anyone low carb would be fine?
No essential carbs so they could even do a zero carb meal that could be enjoyed by all...?
 
Pinkorchid said:
You are probably right and anyway not all T1's eat low carb
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And there we have it again, low carb, what is low carb to one, is not low carb to another.
But we could have, Extreme low carb, Very, very low carb, Very low carb, Quite low carb, A bit of low carb, When I feel like it low carb, a minuscule of low carb, or ....................... ;) I prefer reduced carbs.
 
Pinkorchid said:
They are specific diets but low carb is not a diet it is just a way of eating that we personally eat different amounts of carbs. Some members here are really low others of us are more moderate with the carbs anything from 10g up to 120g is low carb so how exactly would they cater for that
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By not eating the offered carbs on the plate ...............,


Some 'diets' can be strict, religious one's especially.
 
bulkbiker said:
Easy.... go for the lowest carb content meal then anyone low carb would be fine?
No essential carbs so they could even do a zero carb meal that could be enjoyed by all...?
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Yes obviously that would suit you as a very low carber but that is not everyone and just the reason it is not a diet that has to be catered for
 
Robinredbreast said:
And there we have it again, low carb, what is low carb to one, is not low carb to another.
But we could have, Extreme low carb, Very, very low carb, Very low carb, Quite low carb, A bit of low carb, When I feel like it low carb, a minuscule of low carb, or ....................... ;) I prefer reduced carbs.
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So agree that is why providing low carb meals is so ridiculous low/reduced carb is what we personally do that suits us
 
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Pinkorchid said:
Yes obviously that would suit you as a very low carber but that is not everyone and just the reason it is not a diet that has to be catered for
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It would in fact suit everyone who had asked for a low carb meal.. but hey you have your fixed idea.. as I said just fast.. the lowest carb meal of all..
 
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