Picnic!

morenita71
morenita71 Posts: 137 Member
edited September 28 in Recipes
This weekend I'm going to a friend's birthday picnic and I want to take something healthy, filling and not too calorific without people necessarily knowing it's 'diet' food. Any ideas?

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  • dulcy
    dulcy Posts: 69 Member
    Take a salad tub. Lots of salad & lots of fruit. Picnic's can be really healthy. Whenever we have family picnics my sister plates a salad with cold meats or fish, salad & new potatoes. Always looks so nice & not obvious diet food, just healthy!
  • Planetsusie
    Planetsusie Posts: 3
    Vinegar-based coleslaw is perfect picnic food! The creamy versions have too much fat, and an acid-base, like vinegar, helps stabilize blood sugar to boot!

    And, if straight cabbage isn't a favorite, add lots of shredded carrots, celery, zucchini, jicama... any crunchy veggie really.
  • Kminor67
    Kminor67 Posts: 900 Member
    I LOVE to take this recipe to carry-ins. I eliminate the brown sugar and the nuts, and then I use the fat free versions of everything and splenda instead of real sugar. It's always a hit!

    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Green-Grape-Salad/Detail.aspx
  • xoTLCxo
    xoTLCxo Posts: 185 Member
    I make a faux potato salad.. sub cauliflower for potatoes and do everything else the same.. no one can ever tell the difference
  • bmw4deb
    bmw4deb Posts: 1,324 Member
    get a qt of plain non fat yogurt add one can of drained crushed
    pineapple in natural juices and 2 small boxes of sugar free
    vanilla pudding mix, mix well.
    serve as a dip with fresh fruit ! very low calorie (around 90 per cup)
  • bmw4deb
    bmw4deb Posts: 1,324 Member
    I make a faux potato salad.. sub cauliflower for potatoes and do everything else the same.. no one can ever tell the difference

    I have got to try this. I love my potato salad
  • bovbjerg
    bovbjerg Posts: 172 Member
    I LOVE to take this recipe to carry-ins. I eliminate the brown sugar and the nuts, and then I use the fat free versions of everything and splenda instead of real sugar. It's always a hit!

    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Green-Grape-Salad/Detail.aspx

    Mmmm....this sounds yummy - thanks!
  • xoTLCxo
    xoTLCxo Posts: 185 Member
    I make a faux potato salad.. sub cauliflower for potatoes and do everything else the same.. no one can ever tell the difference

    I have got to try this. I love my potato salad
    So does my hubby and he didnt know the difference till i told him
  • morenita71
    morenita71 Posts: 137 Member
    All sound great - thanks - will be trying a few of these out over the summer!

    I wasn't expecting the sweet suggestion but that might be the first one I try...
  • marnieinMB
    marnieinMB Posts: 196 Member
    Check out my cilantro coleslaw recipe on the recipe page.

    Here is a another simple salad...

    I bag large shrimp cooked
    2 cans rotel tomatoes (mild green chilis)
    1/2 red onion sliced very thin
    lots of fresh chopped cilantro
    squeeze of lime juice
    hot sauce to taste

    Make it the night before and refrigerate.

    Top with sliced avocado.
  • caterpillardreams
    caterpillardreams Posts: 476 Member

    Check out my cilantro coleslaw recipe on the recipe page.

    Here is a another simple salad...

    I bag large shrimp cooked
    2 cans rotel tomatoes (mild green chilis)
    1/2 red onion sliced very thin
    lots of fresh chopped cilantro
    squeeze of lime juice
    hot sauce to taste

    Make it the night before and refrigerate.

    Top with sliced avocado.

    Just found a salad for fourth of july
    thanks for the recipe, sounds amazing
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