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Bringing food through US Customs

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Traveling with a toddler can be an adventure, especially when it comes to food restrictions! If you're flying from Dublin and will go through US Customs preclearance, it's important to know what food items are allowed. While fresh fruit is typically prohibited, baked goods like banana bread or muffins may be permissible. Given your child's milk allergy and limited meal options on Aer Lingus, bringing homemade snacks could be a lifesaver for a smooth nine-hour flight.

We’re flying from Dublin so will do US customs in Dublin in preclearance. I know you can’t bring fresh fruit but can you bring fruit in baked goods, so things like banana bread or banana muffins? I’m 99% sure I brought sweet potato and blueberry pancakes before.

My 2 year old is allergic to milk and Aer Lingus don’t offer a milk allergy food option. I’ve ordered him the kids meal and a vegan meal for me so he can hopefully have one of those but the kids one will probably have milk and he’s 2 so depending on what the vegan meal is there may be zero chance of him eating it. Was going to bring him a peanut butter sandwich but then there’s the risk of someone with a peanut allergy. At home he only really snacks on fresh fruit which we can’t bring or things like homemade muffins, so the options for food for him for a 9 hour flight are pretty limited so really hoping banana muffins are ok!

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