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Aer Lingus have a new on board menu for anyone heading off on holidays... I have emailed them a couple of times asking for the nutritional values but they seem to have enough to be doing with strikes and the like, that I've not heard a squeak from them... so, on my last junket a couple of weeks ago I 'borrowed' a menu and did my best to see what I could ProPoint... Yes, I have now sunken to taking pics of strangers left over wrappers... apologies to the man in seat 3A... I WAS taking pics of your sandwich wrapper for a very good reason... ahem ... anyhoo...  here's the low down... 



Anyone flying to the sun from Ireland knows it can be between 3 - 5 hours depending on where your sunbed is... to be honest I'm the gal who will bring her sandwich from home wrapped in tinfoil, a young Mrs. Doyle so to speak ... not cause I don't want to spend the money but my OCD and the 'who has been touching my food' issues are immense ... I'm happy to eat in the airport but again the choices aren't really that weight watcher friendly and the first thing you spot in Dublin airport is the bar at the bottom of the escalator and Burger King at the top! 

After a G&T and a mad dash to the gate... water purchased... tip.. if you're flying in the afternoon to somewhere hot... get you're H2O here before you hop on the plane... it means once you've landed you're not looking for a shop... and when you've checked in and hit the room you're not gasping for something to drink... Here's  your choices on board... 



The Fresh Fruit salad gets a big yes from me, it was lovely and cold, all for 0PP... 1PP for the mint and lime dressing... which to be honest isn't that nice... I like my lime soaked in gin... ahem... see how I prioritise my ProPoints! 


The muffins didn't even get a look in ... real butter, you're talking 2PP...  jam, another 2PP before you even count the muffin!



The 'Irish Breakfast' is only on the morning flights unless you pre book it online... I'd hazard a guess at 12PP - 14PP not including the OJ...  and not even an egg at that... plus €7.50??!!!? I'm not mean with money but I've had a peep at it and you'd be hungry after it!



I picked the cheese board not wanting to indulge in a sandwich...10PP ... yes TEN! The oatcakes were very nice and filling,  and I'm a relish gal through and through... I'm a savoury gal, so it was this over a packet of pringles! but still 10PP is a lot for what is essentially a snack... 
(please note the 'perfect with a glass of wine...' also works with gin... just sayin') 



There's a tuna bap... which is probably one of the better choices as its not drowning in mayo...



The Cheesy Mister weighs in at 12PP ... thank you Mr. 3A



Chicken and Stuffing sandwich is 9PP ... 



No values for the Egg & Rocket Blaa... this does have mayo on it (I was on the aisle seat so I got a good look at the trolley) .. so I'm thinking it's going to be higher than the others...



The turkey sandwich comes in at 8PP the best that I could ProPoint ... 



There's an adult and kids (below) snack pack with cheesy bits, crackers, hummus... (that's got to be spelt wrong on that pack no?) and some chocolate so there's lots of bits to add up... and you'll still only say to yourself... 'sure I only had a snack' and hit the tapas bar!






The bold stuff... 



The drunky stuff... 



and the 'god I can't believe its over' stuff... 


No matter what... just remember.. you're on your holidays... you'll be back to zero point soup and water before you know it... so enjoy you're hols... relax... breathe  nd bring back lots of happy memories ... because it'll be over before you realise... oh and don't forget your SPF!!!





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