Airline Snacks: American vs. Latin American

One thing that I think is interesting about flying is the food. When I took my first flight it was on a trip to Florida and our in flight snack was either peanuts OR pretzels. I was starving and was surprised that I couldn't get both. However, when I studied abroad I learned that international airlines have significantly better food that airlines in America. For example, while flying from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Iguazu Falls, our in flight snack consisted of the following: ham and cheese crackers, a lemon cookie, and an alfajore (which is an amazing dessert in Latin American, specifically in Argentina and Chile that is basically two delicious cookies with dulce de leche (the better version of caramel) in between). I was surprised in the difference in both quality and quantity in the snacks. Additionally, while flying from Argentina to Chile the in flight snacks were also better. Last summer I flew to Nicaragua and was able to actually get both peanuts AND pretzels on the American flight (to which I was very surprised and pleased when the flight attendant said I could have both) but again the in flight snacks on the Latin American Airlines were significantly better. I also found the the in flight meals are better on Latin American Airlines than those in America, so my conclusion overall is that airlines in American need to step up their in flight food quality.