Related video above: When is the best time to fly for Thanksgiving?If you're planning to take food with you on a flight for Thanksgiving, be sure to pack it properly. The Transportation Security Administration is reminding travelers that there are some items that will need to be packed in checked baggage."Here's some food for thought: If it's a solid item, then it can go through a checkpoint. However, if you can spill it, spread it, spray it, pump it or pour it, and it's larger than 3.4 ounces, then it should go in a checked bag," the TSA said in a statement.Not sure about what you can and cannot bring? Consult the TSA's website here. Or, tweet questions to @AskTSA to find out how best to travel with a specific food item, or check the MyTSA App. Here are just some of the examples of Thanksgiving foods that can be carried through a TSA checkpoint:Baked goods: Homemade or store-bought pies, cakes, cookies, brownies and other sweet treatsMeats: Turkey, chicken, ham, steak. Frozen, cooked or uncookedStuffing: Cooked, uncooked, in a box or in a bagCasseroles: Traditional green beans and onion straws or something more exoticMac 'n Cheese: Cooked in a pan or traveling with the ingredients to cook it at your destinationFresh vegetables: Potatoes, yams, broccoli, green beans, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, beets, radishes, carrots, squash, greensFresh fruit: Apples, pears, pineapple, lemons, limes, cranberries, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, kiwiCandy SpicesSome examples of Thanksgiving foods that should be carefully packed in checked baggage include:Cranberry sauce: Homemade or canned are spreadable, so check themGravy: Homemade or in a jar/canAlcohol: Wine, champagne, sparking apple ciderCanned fruit or vegetables: It's got liquid in the can, so check themPreserves, jams and jellies: They are spreadable, so best to check themMaple syrup