Talking about long distance travel we find that air travel is the hardest of all among other transportations. It starts with the endless hours of booking, checking-in, going through security and sitting in airplane seats for 20-30 hours each way, and then 5-10 hour taxi rides to our Ayurveda health centers. However our major concern is the airplane food. How are you coping with it?
Airplane meals are mass-cooked and full of chemicals, namely MSG, GMO, glyphosate and growth hormones. We only eat organic foods at home and avoid processed foods at cafes and restaurants ... but with air-travel foods we've always made exceptions because of the convenience.
And is the water filtered? The surprising fact is that the hot water in your coffee and tea are from the taps in airplane galleys, and these have been tested positive for E. coli, coliform bacteria and other germs because they don't clean their water tanks. Airplane water quality can vary by airline and may be contaminated as cited in a 2019 study by DietDetective.com and Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center.
