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To keep stuff cold, get a Polar Bear.
To keep stuff hot, get a Hotlogic.



1. Some of our POM meals in HI were fantastic. And some that were great in the past were inedible. And some of are meals were wrong.
2. 48 pack cooler should fit 20-24 POM size meals. If they're frozen for a few days they'll stay frozen in the cooler for days with no ice needed.
3. Fill the Polar Bear with hot water in a tub and let it sit for a few minutes to expand it so it can fit more meals.

Food/ cooking utensils which are easy to bring while traveling
Beef Jerky/Dried Salami (Easy to make a sandwich. Can add mayo packet)
Wraps, good to use as bread, stays a long time.
Foreman.
Sandwich maker. Bring bread and cheese.
Ramen noodle soups, try with cold water, it isn't bad.
Or ask a coffee shop for free hot water.
Oatmeal Packets (just add hot water and it’s a filling meal)
Tuna Packets
Buy eggs and hard boil inside hot water thing

Foods which are easily found in obscure places in the USA
Bread: Thomas bagels, Sara lee bagels.
Lox, can be found in most groceries.
Sabra humus products.
tuna fish, sardines, etc.
peanut butter, jelly.
cereals. milk, if you drink cholov stam.
Fresh and frozen fish. Try cooking salmon on a foreman with a bit of spices. (Tip the Foreman back a little to keep the juice in for better taste.)

Foods which are easily found all over the world
Fresh fish.
Perhaps american canned tuna.
Fresh fruits and vegetables (in IL there is a problem of terumes and meisres)

Seasons Kosher Meals
Seasons supermarket now advertises that they offer travel meals, similar to Pomegranate

Pomegranate M2G
https://www.thepompeopleonline.com/categories/97309/products

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Boneless spare ribs with wild mushroom rice and popcorn cauliflower.  The ribs were moist and delicious, I’d order them anytime in a restaurant.  The popcorn cauliflower was fantastic as well.

Sesame chicken, Chicken Tortellini with pesto sauce, and Balsamic Baby Portabella Mushrooms.  The Sesame chicken was good though it could have used more sauce.  The mushrooms were great and the chicken tortellini was very good as well.

Eggplant Rollatini.  This stuff is unbelievable.  Eggplant loaded with ricotta, tomato sauce, and cheese. It’s probably the best eggplant dish I’ve had in my life.  An absolute must try.

Eggplant Parmesan was the absolute best Eggplent Parmesan I’ve had in my life as well. It’s such a pleasure to eat so well while traveling.

Penne a la Vodka was good, though overshadowed by our massive portions of out of this world Eggplant dishes.

Honey Mustard Corned Beef.  This was a truly awesome mouth-watering dish.  Thick juicy slices of tangy corned beef, it’s a real treat.

Glazed dark meat chicken stuffed with pastrami was awesome.  The couscous and green beans were good as well.

I wasn’t such a fan of the Sino steak as it was a bit tough.

Fettuccine Alfredo was creamy and fantastic.

Baked Ziti was delicious as well.

Lasagna was good, but not quite up to par as some of the other dairy meals.

Absolutely perfect Chicken Marsala though I wasn’t such a fan of the Shlishkes. The grilled Portabella Mushrooms were very good.

Hot pastrami was very good, but just can’t compete with the honey mustard corned beef.  The Garlic mashed potatoes were phenomenal!

Ancho Marinated Hanger Steak had a fantastic flavor though it got a bit dried out unfortunately.  The grilled vegetables were very good.

The Mac and Cheese was very good, though obviously not as good as when the hotel heats it up for you.

Spicy Southern Fried Chicken Nuggets are outstanding.  The seasonings are just amazing.  The only thing I’d like with it is a dipping sauce so it was perfect that we also had the meatballs below!

Meatballs were very good in a tasty sauce.

Mini stuffed cabbage were excellent as were the roasted potatoes and garlic string beans.

But this was what really blew me away.  The Delmonico steak in a red wine reduction was far superior to the steak that you’ll receive in your local steakhouse.  And when a store figures out how to make a frozen steak that is reheated taste better than what most steakhouses serve I’m left completely speechless.  Plus it’s packed with 2 of my favorite sides-the garlic mashed potatoes and popcorn cauliflower.

From various DDFrs -
 Honey mustard corned beef and the spare ribs were delicious.
The garlic green beans were a great side dish.
The cheese blintzes were fantastic
Sesame chicken, Chicken Tortellini

From SF Maui TR http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=46759.msg968426#msg968426
Every single dish, whether a fancy rib steak or simple tzimmes, was absolutely delectable. The General Tso's was saucy, spicy, and delicious

@Yehuda - August 2015:
Great - BBQ chicken nuggets, Baked breaded chicken cutlet, Buffalo chicken wings, Cheese blintzes, Penne ala vodka, Popcorn cauliflower, Roasted potatoes were great.
Okay - Ribs too fatty for me, Fire Poppers Chicken Nuggets too spicy for me, Garlic broccoli, Mashed potatoes
Bad - Roasted asparagus (was white asparagus)

http://yeahthatskosher.com/2014/01/kosher-travel-meals-a-complete-guide-of-options/


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Use the search bar and fill your destination address (hotel/airport/home/office,etc) , date range and how many guests will eat. View the caterer's kosher certification, select your favorite kosher meals from the caterer's menu for the days you need, choose your delivery preference and make an order
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #160 on: April 25, 2012, 12:07:11 AM »
If I ever need to take anything in my luggage that needs to be frozen, instead of ice packs I would use frozen box drinks. Works just as well and you get to drink it after!

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #161 on: April 25, 2012, 12:32:15 AM »
If I ever need to take anything in my luggage that needs to be frozen, instead of ice packs I would use frozen box drinks. Works just as well and you get to drink it after!
As long as it's frozen when you bring it it will stay frozen in the belly of the plane with any ice at all.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #162 on: June 10, 2012, 10:28:55 PM »
Anyone ever try this:

http://www.noahsark.net/noahscat_travelmeals.asp?id=23

Old post...but has anyone ever used them? Was thinking about having them ship to Hawaii...

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #163 on: June 10, 2012, 10:54:41 PM »
Old post...but has anyone ever used them? Was thinking about having them ship to Hawaii...

Yes...Noah's Ark is in Teaneck.  Have used them a few times for frozen travel meals.  Good food, VERY plentiful portions (so you won't go hungry).

They have many different combos in stock in the freezer, but can make anything you want and freeze it.   Give them a few days to deep freeze the meals.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #164 on: June 10, 2012, 11:54:26 PM »
Old post...but has anyone ever used them? Was thinking about having them ship to Hawaii...
What do they charge to ship?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #165 on: June 11, 2012, 06:06:50 PM »
What do they charge to ship?
Was told the shipping would be upwards of $100 and probably closer to $200.

The only shipping option they have is Fedex priority overnight which is where the cost is.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #166 on: June 18, 2012, 02:10:00 PM »
What do they charge to ship?

If you are even close to local, you can pick up in their store in Teaneck.  Otherwise, better off having them ship to you rather than to Hawaii (which I assume is farther away from your home and hence, greater shipping cost).

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #167 on: June 18, 2012, 02:27:15 PM »
anyone here use la briute meals are they edible?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #168 on: June 18, 2012, 02:41:54 PM »
anyone here use la briute meals are they edible?

NOT EDIBLE AT ALL!!!!!

The pictures on the boxes bear NO SIMILARITY WHATSOEVER to the contents of the boxes.  The meatballs & spaghetti was the only one that was almost edible -- but with a reddish/brown liquid that is supposed to taste like tomato sauce.

Stick with the Meal Mart meals (that need to be heated) - but are also shelf stable.  The baked ziti, eggplant parm (both pareve), and pareve cholent are all good and actually taste OK.  The Turkey Schwarma is decent on the meat side, as are a few others that I can't recall off the top of my head.

And as I mentioned once before in this thread, the Luck CHen noodle bowls are also good -- need to add hot water and let it sit a while.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #169 on: June 18, 2012, 03:11:05 PM »
Haven't had labriute meals, but definitely +1 on the Meal Mart meals. Had a few of them that were quite good.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #170 on: June 18, 2012, 03:13:36 PM »
Haven't had labriute meals, but definitely +1 on the Meal Mart meals. Had a few of them that were quite good.
which ones do u recommend

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #171 on: June 18, 2012, 03:22:02 PM »
anyone here use la briute meals are they edible?
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I made a chesbon how many lunch and suppers we would need keeping in mind the nights it would be possible to eat in a restaurant, and brought La Briute meals (imo the spaghetti and meatballs is the best), meal mart meals, frozen schnitzel (good cold) frozen cold cuts, wraps, mayo packets, tuna fish cans, salmon cans, dried fruit, cereal, tons of "shugi" breakfast bars, instant oatmeal, an immersion heater, chips, pretzels etc. As this was our first trip with our baby not nursing, we brought enough shelf milk to last us our trip keeping in mind 3 bottles a day. We ended up schlepping 4 suitcases. Yeah it's crazy but what could you do? Besides, we were planning on buying tons of souvenirs for ourselves and family.
I also think the La Briute Spaghetti and Meatballs is the best, but the cheese ravioli isn't bad, especially with the help of some parmesan cheese and maybe some jarred tomato sauce.
2. I've done La Briute meals, but some of them (like the parve ones) are not so good.  It is nice to have an instant hot meal without any cooking utensils that requires no refrigeration. The cheese ravioli flavor is good with a healthy helping of Barilla pasta sauce that you can pick up at the local grocery store.
I have also had the cheese ravioli and happen to enjoy it.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #172 on: June 18, 2012, 03:23:19 PM »
Beef rib steak + stuffed cabbage. Heard cholent was good (!) and shwarma OK.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #173 on: June 18, 2012, 03:50:36 PM »
I've got the Amazing Meals menu open on my second monitor....here you go with my feedback on ones I've had....

Meat -- I try to use the Pareve ones while travelling, because you can buy more Pareve snacks on the road
Bone-In Chicken is OK/Good
Turkey Shwarma was Good (good being better than OK)
+1 on the stuffed cabbage that was Very Good
Stuffed Chicken was Good

Pareve
Eggplant Parm - Very Good
Baked Ziti - Very Good
Cheese Ravioli - Good/Very Good taste -- (lots of grams of fat in the box)

For some reason I don't see the Pareve Chulent on the Amazing Meals website -- it's a shame, because that one is also Very Good.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #174 on: June 18, 2012, 05:09:54 PM »
I've got the Amazing Meals menu open on my second monitor....here you go with my feedback on ones I've had....

Meat -- I try to use the Pareve ones while travelling, because you can buy more Pareve snacks on the road
Bone-In Chicken is OK/Good
Turkey Shwarma was Good (good being better than OK)
+1 on the stuffed cabbage that was Very Good
Stuffed Chicken was Good

Pareve
Eggplant Parm - Very Good
Baked Ziti - Very Good
Cheese Ravioli - Good/Very Good taste -- (lots of grams of fat in the box)

For some reason I don't see the Pareve Chulent on the Amazing Meals website -- it's a shame, because that one is also Very Good.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #175 on: June 18, 2012, 07:51:23 PM »
Beef rib steak + stuffed cabbage. Heard cholent was good (!) and shwarma OK.
did you buy it online and what does it cost?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #176 on: June 18, 2012, 08:44:23 PM »
NOT EDIBLE AT ALL!!!!!

The pictures on the boxes bear NO SIMILARITY WHATSOEVER to the contents of the boxes.  The meatballs & spaghetti was the only one that was almost edible -- but with a reddish/brown liquid that is supposed to taste like tomato sauce.

Stick with the Meal Mart meals (that need to be heated) - but are also shelf stable.  The baked ziti, eggplant parm (both pareve), and pareve cholent are all good and actually taste OK.  The Turkey Schwarma is decent on the meat side, as are a few others that I can't recall off the top of my head.

And as I mentioned once before in this thread, the Luck CHen noodle bowls are also good -- need to add hot water and let it sit a while.
I beg to differ.

A few years ago (could be around 7 yrs ago) I did consume a few different varieties of LaBriute, and I was prepared for the worst, but didn't think they were that bad.  My feeling was, that they were pretty decent for meals which you can heat on the spot w/o any microwaves etc..

I for one, was just so amazed with the self heating mechanism.

I plan on trying one of the MealMart meals one of these days, just to check it out.

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #177 on: June 18, 2012, 10:34:32 PM »
did you buy it online and what does it cost?

Locally. From $4-6.
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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #178 on: June 18, 2012, 10:39:25 PM »
I know this sounds gross but I am crazy about liver and one time saw liver that did not need to be refrigerated from Meal Mart but the concept seemed to crazy. Has anyone ever been bold enough to try it?

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Re: What Do You Do For Kosher Food While Traveling?
« Reply #179 on: June 18, 2012, 11:47:50 PM »
I beg to differ.

A few years ago (could be around 7 yrs ago)

By the way, if you told me you just tried them recently, then maybe I could be of as I haven't tried them in a while.

But 7 years ago -- even the guys at the LaBriute booth at Kosherfest didn't object too much when I told them I thought their meals were inedible (they weren't surprised with the feedback either).  They claimed there wasn't much they could do because of the shelf stable production process.

And more recently, I had a long conversation with a frum US Army chaplain who buys all the shelf stable meals  through the Army (Meal Mart and LaBriute), and we were 100% in agreement on how bad LaBriute was, and how good the meal mart ones were in comparison.

So if you really beg to differ, you either have no palate or are related to the LaBriute people  ???