I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Milion Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information.
A shoutout to SAS for its delicious buy-on-board meals sold in economy class (and offered for free in its forward cabin) on short- and mid-haul flights. You can count on a delicious and healthy meal if you are hungry.
After the burger on the flight from London to Copenhagen, I ordered healthier meals for Augustine and me from Copenhagen to Malaga.
Among the choices, you can order a meat (pork or beef), fish, or chicken option, served with sides and crisp crackers.
What particularly impressed me was the kid’s meal. Far from the usual breaded chicken or macaroni and cheese (a nasty, fatty, carb-filled meal) here’s how SAS describes its kids’ meal:
KIDS’ MEAL
A freshly made meal made of chicken with penne pasta and vegetables (carrots and cucumbers) including a juice, crisp bread and a piece of chocolate. The meal has pure, clean flavors adjusted to the needs of our youngest travelers.
Yes! Thank you, SAS! This is what we need more of.
And Augustine loved it…it was the sort of healthy food he is used to eating at home and he ate it all (though oddly said he did not like the Froosh drink…). It cost $10.
I leaned toward ordering beef for me since it tends to come with a beet salad, which I love, but I am trying to limit my red meat consumption and just had the burger on the earlier flight, so I ordered chicken (14 USD).
CHICKEN MEAL
Delicious chicken dish prepared with a Scandinavian touch combined with influences from around the world. Served with locally sourced vegetables and potatoes and/or grains. Coffee and tea are always included.
It was a very nice dish with smoked chicken breast, picked cranberry and potato salad, sea-buckthorn-brined Savoy cabbage, and roasted pumpkin cream. I ate this as we approached Malaga and found it very satisfying.
You can order meals on SAS under “Reserve Meals” when you manage your reservation. These pre-orders can be placed up to 18 hours prior to your flight, which is quite flexible (most other carriers who offer food for sale cut off sales from 24-48 hours prior to departure). You pay in advance.
Well done, SAS. This is the sort of SAS distinctive that makes me more loyal.
