nuts! ;)

[mamajoan]

At lunchtime today I spent far longer than usual wandering around the grocery store. I thought I was going to buy some cans/jars of nuts for the plane, but then I got stumped by the eternal nut question: salted, or no?

Now, with the almonds that would be easy: unsalted, obviously. With cashews, there was a "lightly salted" option that looked good. But the peanuts! Augh! Salted peanuts, or no?? I must have stood there staring and dithering for like ten minutes. Finally I decided not to buy any nuts until I'd had more time to ponder this all-important question.

Then I came back to the office and got a teeny packet of salted peanuts from the vending machine, as an experiment. Yum, they are good. Unsalted? Ew! That would be icky, wouldn't it? Heh. I guess I've made my decision.

Now on to the next dilemma. Take nuts on the plane in their original cans/jars? Transfer them into plastic bags? Mix several kinds of nuts together in one bag? one jar? Just buy a jar of mixed nuts? Augh! And people wonder why I say that I suck at packing for long trips. ;)

Oh, I also picked up a couple packages of dried cranberries. I LOVE those things. And I had a coupon, so, yay. They are great for traveling, because they're sweet but have nutritional value, and you can just grab a few if you're in a rush or snarf half the bag if you're extra hungry. ;)

In peripherally related news, tomorrow night is dress rehearsal for our choir concert. (We perform here in the Boston area on Sunday night, before leaving for Tokyo on Monday morning.) The reason this is peripherally related is that it poses another food-related problem. The rehearsal starts at 6pm (which means I'll probably have to leave work at 5 or 5:15) and goes till at least 9, maybe 9:30, maybe even later. I'll need to either eat extra beforehand or bring something snackable -- or both. I was thinking of trying to construct an actual sandwich, but now I think that's probably overly optimistic. ;) I'll probably just buy a jar of peanuts. ;) LOL. I need help.

Comments

Mom mode

[jrosehale.livejournal.com]

Re: salted, keep in mind that you'll get really dehydrated on the plane (from the recycled air), and having salty foods will only add to that. As much as it sucks to creep over the laps of people when you have to go to the bathroom, you should make yourself drink way more water/ginger ale/fruit juice than you want to ...

Re: Mom mode

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Yes mom, sure mom, thanks mom. But seriously, I fly a lot (usually not this length of flight, but still) so I know the drill. I always carry a bottle of water with me everywhere I go anyway, and for plane flights I usually pack a second bottle in my carry-on just in case.

And I've already put in a request for an aisle seat. I figure with this long a flight and my bad back I'll need to get up and stretch frequently anyway.

And I figure that dry (plain) peanuts would make me just as thirsty as salted anyway, so I don't think that'll affect my decision.