How to travel with food for the holidays

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO FLY TO THEIR DESTINATION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. AND AS OUR SAM CARTER DISCOVERED, THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW. SO YOU DON’T SHOW UP TO THE FAMILY GATHERING EMPTY HANDED. ARRIVING TO A THANKSGIVING PARTY EMPTY HANDED IS A FAUX PAS, BUT GETTING IT THROUGH SECURITY CAN BE TOUGH. BUT WE’RE GOING TO HELP YOU OUT TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE RUSH. TUESDAY MORNING, BEFORE HIS FLIGHT TO THE BAHAMAS, THOMAS PIERCE TOOK OUR QUIZ. DO YOU HAVE TO CHECK IN YOUR CHECKED BAGGAGE? DO YOU HAVE TO CHECK A 3.5OZ OF CRANBERRY SAUCE? A MAC AND CHEESE, OR A PIE? THOMAS, PLAY THE GAME. WHICH ONE DO YOU HAVE TO CHECK IN YOUR BAG? THE CRANBERRY SAUCE. BOOM. DING DING DING. THOMAS GOT IT RIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE TSA POPULAR THANKSGIVING FOOD ITEMS LIKE SIRUP, CRANBERRY SAUCE AND GRAVY. IF THEY ARE OVER 3.4FL OZ, THEY NEED TO BE CHECKED. WE CAUGHT UP WITH MOLLY PATEL. CAKE IN HAND, HEADING TO NORTH CAROLINA TO SEE HER SISTER IN LAW. SHE SHE KNOWS HER STUFF. I JUST GOOGLED IT AND IT SAID, YEAH, I’VE TAKEN FROZEN TURKEY BEFORE. I’VE TAKEN SOME FOOD BEFORE ON PLANES. I HAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT WHATSOEVER. ANOTHER PERSON WHO PASSED OUR QUIZ WAS ANSON. MOM. HE WAS HEADING TO RALEIGH THIS MORNING. HE SAID HE’S SEEN FIRSTHAND THE TROUBLE A WELL-INTENTIONED GRAVY CAN CAUSE. I THINK A LOT OF THOSE HAS HAPPENED WITH PEOPLE HAVING CERTAIN, LIKE, LIQUID STUFF IN THEIR BACKPACK. THAT’S OVER THE LIMIT, AND THEY DON’T REALIZE THAT. SO WHEN THEY HAVE THE BIG BAGS COME THROUGH THAT HOLDS UP THE WHOLE LINE. NOW A GOOD RULE OF THUMB THAT TSA WOULD LIKE YOU TO LIVE BY IS THIS IF IT CAN BE POURED, SPRAYED, SPILLED, OR SPREAD AND IT’S ABOVE 3.4OZ, YOU NEED TO SLIDE IT IN. THAT CHECKED LUGGAGE AT MUHAMMAD ALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAM CARTER WLKY NEWS. THANK YOU SAM. AND ACCORDING TO THE TSA, ABO

Not sure how to travel with food during the holidays? Check these TSA tips

If you are flying out of Louisville or another airport for the holidays, you might be packing some food along with you. When going through checkpoints, the Transportation Security Administration has strict rules about what can be taken through to the terminal.This time of year, these rules can throw a wrench into the plans of folks seeking to add to their Thanksgiving get-together.According to the TSA, airports nationwide are expected to see record numbers of travelers this holiday weekend. With that in mind, here’s a look at what can be carried onto an airplane. Baked goods – Homemade or store-bought pies, cakes, cookies, brownies and other sweet treatsMeats – Turkey, chicken, ham, steak and must be frozen, cooked or uncookedStuffing – Cooked, uncooked, in a box or in a bagCasseroles – Traditional green beans and onion straws or something more exoticMac and cheese – Cooked in a pan or traveling with the ingredients to cook it at your destinationFresh vegetables – Potatoes, yams, broccoli, green beans, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, beets, radishes, carrots, squash, greensFresh fruit – Apples, pears, pineapple, lemons, limes, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, kiwiCandySpicesTSA also says if you carry more than 3.4 ounces of the items below, they must be checked before going through a TSA checkpoint.Cranberry sauce – Homemade or canned are spreadable, so check them.Gravy – Homemade or in a jar/canWine – Champagne, sparkling apple ciderCanned fruit or vegetables – They have liquid in the can, so check them.Preserves, jams and jellies – They are spreadable, so it is best to check them.Maple syrup When in doubt, the TSA has a saying: “If it can be poured, sprayed, spread, or spilled and is more than 3.4 ounces, it needs to go in your checked baggage.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

If you are flying out of Louisville or another airport for the holidays, you might be packing some food along with you.

When going through checkpoints, the Transportation Security Administration has strict rules about what can be taken through to the terminal.

This time of year, these rules can throw a wrench into the plans of folks seeking to add to their Thanksgiving get-together.

According to the TSA, airports nationwide are expected to see record numbers of travelers this holiday weekend.

With that in mind, here’s a look at what can be carried onto an airplane.

Baked goods – Homemade or store-bought pies, cakes, cookies, brownies and other sweet treats
Meats – Turkey, chicken, ham, steak and must be frozen, cooked or uncooked
Stuffing – Cooked, uncooked, in a box or in a bag
Casseroles – Traditional green beans and onion straws or something more exotic
Mac and cheese – Cooked in a pan or traveling with the ingredients to cook it at your destination
Fresh vegetables – Potatoes, yams, broccoli, green beans, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, beets, radishes, carrots, squash, greens
Fresh fruit – Apples, pears, pineapple, lemons, limes, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, kiwi
Candy
Spices

TSA also says if you carry more than 3.4 ounces of the items below, they must be checked before going through a TSA checkpoint.

Cranberry sauce – Homemade or canned are spreadable, so check them.
Gravy – Homemade or in a jar/can
Wine – Champagne, sparkling apple cider
Canned fruit or vegetables – They have liquid in the can, so check them.
Preserves, jams and jellies – They are spreadable, so it is best to check them.
Maple syrup

When in doubt, the TSA has a saying: “If it can be poured, sprayed, spread, or spilled and is more than 3.4 ounces, it needs to go in your checked baggage.”

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