Carryon: Thoughts on Liquids

I've pretty much figured out which bags I can and can't use as carryons. So the next step is figuring out all those rules TSA has for carryons. What a headache.

I tell you what, the ONLY reason we are flying is that when traveling with three kids, it sure will be nice to arrive in two hours as opposed to two days. All the rules with flying hurt my head and make me crazy.

But then again, it's like a puzzle, and I like puzzles.

OK, so here we go.

I can pack the baby's "pouches"--those portable fruit and veggie puree pouches that some genius invented after I had the first two kids. It doesn't get any better than those things. Seriously. I was concerned that since they are bigger than 3.4 ounces, I may have trouble packing them but according to the TSA, these are baby food and the regular rules don't apply:

Declare larger liquids. Medications, baby formula and food, and breast milk are allowed in reasonable quantities exceeding three ounces and are not required to be in the zip-top bag. Declare these items for inspection at the checkpoint. Officers may need to open these items to conduct additional screening.

I have read that "reasonable quantities" indicates the amount needed for the flight. However, Disney picks up our checked bags and delivers them to our hotel room so we will need more than that. I think I will give him one pouch right before we go past security, and carry two on with me. Typically he would eat more regular food and not so many pouches but those things are so darn convenient when it comes to travel. 

Most of our liquids will, of course, be in our checked baggage. But I do like to have an "emergency back up" set of liquids available for travel. This would include a small shampoo and conditioner, toothpaste, and sunscreen. The sunscreen is a must--we won't have our checked bags for several hours and we are the palest pale people to ever visit Florida. I'll be on the hunt for 3.4 ounce sized bottles all summer.

I do have some questions on food that I can't figure out. For example, we love to make homemade "pizza bites". YUM! They are excellent for travel, and considering the time frame of our trip (we arrive in Florida at 9am but it will be a long time before we can grab lunch) these would be perfect. But what's the deal? Obviously a jar of tomato sauce would be considered a liquid but what about when it's baked onto pizza crust? Is it OK then? It seems like it from things I've read but hopefully it's really OK.