My son has a condition called monoclonal mast cell activation syndrome. He is on a very strict diet with very limited food. The food can't be processed so 99 percent of his food is homemade. He also reacts to dyes, preservatives or anything that's cooked for too many hours.

How did I fly with my son to Israel? It took months of preparation and planning but BH we nailed it. Here are some ideas that can help you travel abroad with a child that has so many restrictions.

Most important is to plan early. Every week cook/bake some food to vacuum pack using a Vacuum pack sealer and Vacuum Sealer Bags.

Here are some allergy friendly ideas of what I made for the trip. I was able to freeze everything and bring it along.

Egg free potato kugel, Egg free latkas, shepherds pie, oat challah, egg free burgers, egg & gluten free donuts, gf egg free breakfast muffins. chocolate covered rice cakes, cookies, oat danishes. It's usually easier to vacuum pack foods if you freeze it first. If you plan on vacuum packing kugel, layer your aluminum pan with wax paper before pouring in the kugel batter. Then after it's frozen, you can slide it right out of the pan and vacuum pack it immediately.

An insulated bag is an essential item for flying with frozen food. We used this insulated cooler bag to keep all our food frozen for the long flight. This is a soft bag so if you're going to check it in, it needs to go inside a regular suitcase. We also carried on this amazing insulated briefcase so that the foods he needed during the plane ride would stay fresh. We used these ice packs in both bags for added cooling. 

There are outlets on the plane that you can plug in the hot logic food warmer to warm up your food or this electric portable oven which can be used with a regular outlet on the airplane or a car outlet (it comes with 2 plugs). It also has the added benefit that it works in both the U.S. (110V) and Israel (220V). You will need to buy an adapter like this if you want to use it in Israel.

In Israel, they sell a Betty Crocker that can be used there. Do not bring the one from America since it's not compatible with 220V.

Unfortunately we're not able to eat out together as a family but there is an app called Wolt, which is the Israeli version of Uber Eats. This is a great way to order for the rest of the family to enjoy some restaurant food without having to leave your apartment or hotel.

Every morning I made him lunch before we left the house and we planned our trips around his meals. We needed to make sure that we would be somewhere that we could warm up his food in the travel warmer (like in a mall with an outlet or in the car). We didn't go too far out of Yerushalayim but we were able to go jeeping near Yam Hamelach and other fun places, as long as we were close enough to come back to Yerushalayim for supper.

This trip BH was amazing and taught us how to travel with a child that has such a condition. 

Feel free to reach out to me if I can help you with any of your planning.