holidy help! what does a low-carb picnic look like ?

On 5/26/2004 6:22 PM, dejablues wrote:
"jmk" wrote in message
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On 5/26/2004 2:27 PM, Erika RollerGirl wrote:

How does one make a picnic a lo-carb or lo-carb friendly?



That's easy and fun! Get/prepare sliced meats (chicken, roast beef,

salami

(watch out for nitrates/nitrites), pastrami, etc. and slice some cheese,

cut up

some veggies (celery, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) and make some dip for
them.If you want dessert, you could always toss some fresh berries

together.

Put everything in tupperware-type containers and voila! A great picnic

spread!

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Men are only as loyal as their options. - Bill Maher

Could you do something with meat rolls? Years ago my mom made this
appeitizer thing of bologna with cream cheese. She would roll it and
slice it and stab each small slice with a toothpick. Maybe she just
made this for the kids because I only remember her doing it when I was
very small. Anyway, where I was going with that is if you are doing a
deli meat and cheese type thing you could make meat and cheese rollups.
It would look nice on a platter too.

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jmk in NC


I went to a party once where there were these rolls made with roast beef and
some kind of spiced-up cream cheese in the middle. They were like
pinwheels...I guess they were a whole big slice of roast beef spread with
this tasty cream cheese, rolled up, and sliced...yum.



Right! Something like that might be nice picnic food -- and no one
should miss any bread!

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jmk in NC

On 5/26/2004 3:09 PM, jamie wrote:
Erika RollerGirl wrote:

How does one make a picnic a lo-carb or lo-carb friendly?

That's easy and fun! Get/prepare sliced meats (chicken, roast beef, salami
(watch out for nitrates/nitrites), pastrami, etc. and slice some cheese, cut up
some veggies (celery, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) and make some dip for
them.If you want dessert, you could always toss some fresh berries together.
Put everything in tupperware-type containers and voila! A great picnic spread!



Mock potato salad can be made with cooked cauliflower.


Ah, I'm opposed to "mock" anything really. I'd make a broccoli salad
instead, but that's just me. ;-)

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jmk in NC

jmk wrote:

On 5/26/2004 3:09 PM, jamie wrote:
Erika RollerGirl wrote:

How does one make a picnic a lo-carb or lo-carb friendly?

That's easy and fun! Get/prepare sliced meats (chicken, roast beef,
salami (watch out for nitrates/nitrites), pastrami, etc. and slice some
cheese, cut up some veggies (celery, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) and
make some dip for them.If you want dessert, you could always toss some
fresh berries together. Put everything in tupperware-type containers and
voila! A great picnic spread!



Mock potato salad can be made with cooked cauliflower.


Ah, I'm opposed to "mock" anything really. I'd make a broccoli salad
instead, but that's just me. ;-)

or a person could just make a cauliflower salad and *call* it a
cauliflower salad.

On 5/27/2004 9:19 AM, The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
jmk wrote:


On 5/26/2004 3:09 PM, jamie wrote:

Erika RollerGirl wrote:


How does one make a picnic a lo-carb or lo-carb friendly?

That's easy and fun! Get/prepare sliced meats (chicken, roast beef,
salami (watch out for nitrates/nitrites), pastrami, etc. and slice some
cheese, cut up some veggies (celery, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) and
make some dip for them.If you want dessert, you could always toss some
fresh berries together. Put everything in tupperware-type containers and
voila! A great picnic spread!



Mock potato salad can be made with cooked cauliflower.


Ah, I'm opposed to "mock" anything really. I'd make a broccoli salad
instead, but that's just me. ;-)


or a person could just make a cauliflower salad and *call* it a
cauliflower salad.

That would certainly work! :-)

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jmk in NC

On Thu, 27 May 2004 08:05:08 -0400, jmk wrote:

Ah, I'm opposed to "mock" anything really. I'd make a broccoli salad
instead, but that's just me. ;-)

Ooooh! The one with mayo and bacon and stuff? I had a recipe for that,
but lost it. If this is the salad that you're talking about, would you be
willing to post the recipe?

I'm thinking it may have had raisins, too, but we can just leave those out.
They're just humiliated grapes, you know. G

Carol
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Fasting BG 155
227/223/150 (official weigh-day: Thursday)
Bernstein 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001
Diet, Exercise, Oral Medication

I am limited to a portable LP grill if I cook on site.
I am trying to
(1) avoid using too much sugar in my cooking (9_9)
especially in the desert part.
(2) reduce fats and cholesterols.
(3) increase fiber intake
(4) reduce caloric intake
(5) provide enough fluids so people don't faint.


Think of it as Memorial Day or 4th of July picnic
for people with diabetes or heart disease....


Jennifer wrote in message ...
Since we're talking picnic... I'm assuming no cooking at the site. So
pack it all in some Tupperware and have at it.

Deviled Eggs
Faux-tato Salad --- interesting .....
Chicken Salad in Lettuce Leaves ---- good idea...
BBQ Chicken Legs
Cold Meat loaf
Celery filled with flavored cream cheese --- hmmmm
Egg Salad
Ham and Cheese Roll-ups held with a toothpick
Green Bean Salad with Lemon Vinegarette
Cold Shrimp -- ooh yes!
Cucumber Salad
Cole Slaw made with splenda
A cheese plate
A veggie platter with flavored sour cream to dip
Strawberries for dessert -- yeah!

Jennifer


Drydem wrote:

How does one make a picnic a lo-carb or lo-carb friendly?

I think you're asking a lot of your menu.

You want...

Low carb
Low fat
Low cal
High Fiber

I see an all celery meal ; )

I think you have to pick your battles.

After all, you can feed all of the people some of the time, and you can
feed some of the people all of the time, but you can't feed all of the
people all of the time.

Jennifer


Drydem wrote:

I am limited to a portable LP grill if I cook on site.
I am trying to
(1) avoid using too much sugar in my cooking (9_9)
especially in the desert part.
(2) reduce fats and cholesterols.
(3) increase fiber intake
(4) reduce caloric intake
(5) provide enough fluids so people don't faint.


Think of it as Memorial Day or 4th of July picnic
for people with diabetes or heart disease....


Jennifer wrote in message ...

Since we're talking picnic... I'm assuming no cooking at the site. So
pack it all in some Tupperware and have at it.

Deviled Eggs
Faux-tato Salad --- interesting .....
Chicken Salad in Lettuce Leaves ---- good idea...
BBQ Chicken Legs
Cold Meat loaf
Celery filled with flavored cream cheese --- hmmmm
Egg Salad
Ham and Cheese Roll-ups held with a toothpick
Green Bean Salad with Lemon Vinegarette
Cold Shrimp -- ooh yes!
Cucumber Salad
Cole Slaw made with splenda
A cheese plate
A veggie platter with flavored sour cream to dip
Strawberries for dessert -- yeah!

Jennifer


Drydem wrote:


How does one make a picnic a lo-carb or lo-carb friendly?