5 Foods to Avoid Before Flying
Pre-flight anxiety triggered by endless luggage lanes, security checkpoints and children shouting unnecessarily extends to recurring travel concerns to the aircraft toilet. But eat the wrong thing before you fly, and you might argue with more than just a horrible movie in an airplane or attacking neighbor. Unfortunately, the choice of eating at the airport such as greasy fast food burgers, greasy pizza or liquid lunch at bar concourse is rather limited. However, if you are disciplined, avoiding fatty trifat, alcohol, and painkill carbonization can help contribute to thigh-free flight. There are even some surprising nutritious foods on the "do not eat" list that should be avoided before you descend into the sky. And for long walkers wondering if there's anything that can be done to prevent jet lag as they fly from New York to Beijing, maybe there's only a food-based medicine: no eating at all. Remember to drink plenty of water, eat some carrots and beans, ...