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I never thought I’d say this, but I got some tasty food at the airport.

I’ve been spoiled by JetBlue the past couple of years. At the JFK terminal they have a little cafe that sells wholesome and tasty meals to take on the plane with you. I’ve gotten sandwiches, hummus plates and pastries there. And it just made me want something for traveling in the opposite direction.

I fly USAirways a lot because they’re the only ones to do a non-stop to Pittsburgh and I usually just fast (okay, that sound extreme, it’s only a four hour flight). But I want to buy something to take on the plane, there just wasn’t anything that fit my level of pickiness at LAX.

Enter Eaturna in Terminal 1. It’s tucked way in the back of the little food court when you get through security with a larger sign for Naked Juice than for the fine sandwiches.

They focus on low fat, organic and veggie friendly premade meals.

I had an organic turkey and provolone sandwich on wheat that was fresh and tasty, although the cheese was soft and more like havarti than provolone. It also had no condiments on it, which is the way I prefer my sandwiches (no mayo please!). At 400 or so calories it was pretty filling.

My husband had a BBQ chicken & slow-roasted onion in a whole-wheat wrap. At about 230 calories he still found it satisfying and much lower in sodium than mine.

We shared a pricey but very good Belgian chocolate brownie for dessert.

They were pricey - at about $9.00 each but far better than the $5 boxes of cardboard served on the plane.

The only other think I wish is that the packaging were a bit more spare. It was hard cramming both items in their oversized takeout plastic containers into my carry on bag, and I’d left plenty of room.

By cybele (see more of her posts). You can find more of cybele's writing all about candy at her own website Candyblog.net