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What kind of food do they serve on continental airlines?

I am going to Japan on continental airlines. According to the itinerary I have a layover in houston so on the way there I am going to get a snack. Then from houston to japan I will get lunch. What exactly do they mean by "Snack" and "Lunch"? And will I be served international food or just American? I know did check the continental website but it doesn't tell you if a snack is a bag of peanuts or a sandwich.

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1. it's all crappy airline food.....take a sandwich
2. i flew a small flt like 2hours or so, and got a cheese pizza, and some random snaks, probly a granola bar or whatever...
3. May this help. http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/inflight/dining/special/default.aspx
4. If the first leg to Houston is just a domestic flight, the snack probably won't be much. But then on the longer international flight, they should give you a decent meal a few hours into the flight. There is usually an option for meat or vegetarian also. And they usually have a small snack a couple hours before landing as well on those long flights. If you have special food requests, you can always call the airline a few days before your flight and they are able to sometimes have different options for you. Maybe bring some food for your first leg to Houston, but I wouldn't worry about the longer flight over the ocean. I've flown to Asia a couple times and I've never been hungry on the way there. Have fun!
5. It varies with airlines, but to most major carriers, a snack is usually some small sandwich or snack bar and a piece of fruit. Lunch will be a fuller meal. You can select the kind of food you want by going to the airline's website and finding your reservation. I usually get vegetarian (to avoid the "mystery meat") or just a fruit plate.
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