Picnic Ideas

snorker88

Hi all,

My boyfriend and I are going away to the Lake District (UK) for the weekend. We're going to be walking for Saturday and Sunday and taking picnics with us in an attempt to save some money and stick to the diet!

I was wondering if anyone had any interesting suggestions on picnic food? I'll be able to use the kitchen to prepare things, but obviously don't want to spend lots of time doing this!

Any intersting sandwich ideas? or sandwich substitutes?!
What about other snacks?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.....! :happy:

leelu

a frittata (like a quiche with out the pastry and filled up with sliced veg)

make wraps instead of sandwiches = more filling less carb

rice balls (use brown rice and mashed lentils)

fruit salad

SASSYJAX

If you want something hot n easy I always take pot noodles and a flask of hot water to make them with.

Just chicken breast and salad with fresh stuff....


Hope you have a nice time, sounds lovely.

All that walking will be good for your cals too so dont worry too much, enjoy!
x

leelu

for snacks i take this with me to social events so that i can have snacks and drinks with everyone but know what i am eating - would translate to picnic well

pita bread chips

cut a pita bread into thin wedges - spray with olive oil and bake until golden and crunchy

eat with salsa and its yummo and most tomato based salsa is really low in cal even some of the store brought ones.

i make a home made salsa - bit higher in cals but healthy
cut up 3 tomatos, 1 avocado and a can or corn(drained), mix with a little olive oil, salt, peper and any fresh herbs you have.

sonjavon

You can make some apple crisps this week to take with you...
Slice apples thinkly, toss with some cinnamon and bake at 250 for 2 hours.

You can make a nice chicken salad (see my blog for a yummy low cal chicken salad with apples and grapes, and low fat yogurt) and take pita bread with you - stuff the pita pockets when you're ready to eat.