ATLANTA — While it's unlikely that many people responsible for the Thanksgiving turkey are going to be cooking it then flying it to their family gathering -- but, hey, you could.
That's according to TSA, who released a list of approved and not-approved Thanksgiving dishes for carrying on an airplane.
"Before you agree to bring a family favorite food item to contribute to the Thanksgiving holiday table, it’s important to think about how you’re planning to transport it if you are flying to spend the holiday with family or friends," a release said. "Most foods can be carried through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint, but there are some items that will need to be transported in checked baggage."
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Before you get too clever and try to bring a whole cooked turkey on a plane, keep in mind the policy applies to your carry-on bag -- so think sliced turkey, if you're going that route.
Here's the rundown:
Thanksgiving foods you can carry on
- Baked goods. Homemade or store-bought pies, cakes, cookies, brownies and other sweet treats.
- Meats. Turkey, chicken, ham, steak. 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 ‘n 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.
Thanksgiving foods you cannot carry on
- Cranberry sauce. Homemade or canned are spreadable, so check them.
- Gravy. Homemade or in a jar/can.
- Wine, champagne, sparking apple cider.
- Canned fruit or vegetables. It’s got liquid in the can, so check them.
- Preserves, jams and jellies. They are spreadable, so best to check them.
- Maple syrup.
TSA explains the policy as, "if it's a solid item, then it can go through a checkpoint" where as if it's more liquified -- "if you can spill it, spread it, spray it, pump it or pour it" -- then it needs to be in a 3.4 ounce container that is standard with all other carry-on liquids.
The agency adds that you can download the myTSA app and use the "What can I bring?" feature to drill down into specifics.