Healthiest Meal Ever Satisfies Health Claims (Photo)

Healthiest Meal Ever (Poster: Leatherhead)

The "healthiest meal ever" satisfies all 222 Article 13.1 health claims approved by the European Commission.

Created by UK-based Leatherhead Food Research, the "healthiest meal ever" is especially designed for long haul flights and is packed with minerals, vitamins and everything else that the European Food Safety Authority currently thinks is healthy. The meal also includes charcoal tablets to reduce excessive flatulence (useful in the enclosed airplane cabin) and some sugar-free chewing gum to chew after the meal to freshen breath and neutralize plaque acids. The chewing also helps relieve pressure in the ears – but this isn’t an official health claim.

Called the Leatherhead Airline Meal Formula 222, the meal consists the following:

•     Fresh and Smoked Salmon Terrine – with omega 3s ALA and DHA for brain and heart function
•     Mixed Leaf Side Salad with Extra Virgin Olive Oil Dressing – for cholesterol claims
•     High Fibre Multigrain Bread Roll – for 17 claims around fibre, folate and arabinoxylan
•     Chicken Casserole with Lentils & Vegetables –  for iron absorption, vitamins and minerals
•     Live Yoghurt Blancmange – for cholesterol, gut health and blood glucose control
•     Cranberry, Raspberry & Elderflower Sports Drink – for energy, vitamins and electrolytes
•     Pure Spring Water – to offset dehydration

For those flyers watching their waistline, the pack includes mixed berry Meal Replacement Shakes, whilst jet lag sufferers can sip on a melatonin-containing Hot Chocolate drink to relieve their symptoms.

From a Leatherhead Food Research press release