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Memorial Day Picnics
O.K. It's picnic time 
...I know I can have meat...how do I avoid the pasta salad(LOL)!!?????How do I avoid the fruit, and how do I avoid the beans?????
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O.K. It's picnic time ...I know I can have meat...how do I avoid the pasta salad(LOL)!!?????How do I avoid the fruit, and how do I avoid the beans?????
Notthin <32 yrs. old><5'5"><212lbs.>
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Here's how you do it.
You make deviled eggs and a veggie tray with ranch dressing. You make faux potato salad (with either turnips or cauliflower). There's plenty you can eat, so focus on what you *can have* not what you can't.
Betty
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Yup, as ttdriver said! Bring suitable foods, fill up with what you're allowed, savor it, enjoy it, and enjoy being at the picnic with your friends/family! Food's far from everything and as long as you're not feeling starved, you should be good to go!
To avoid bad food, just don't put it in your mouth! Tell your arms to not pick it up and if you have to carry it for any reason, don't put your hands to your mouth. You have complete control of your body, so just don't go through the physical motions of eating those bad things.No stats. Not weighing anymore ever. Will post "before and after" pictures when I want to. The end.
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Thanx for the advise I'll be sure to use it and post with my memorial day picnic results!
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I'll be at one all day. I'll be eating meat meat meat. Grilled veggies. More meat. Lots of water. Some meat, more veggies. I don't like potato/pasta salad anyway and with all the meat, I won't be hungry for corn.
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I agree with betty, bring something with you: a legal coleslaw or tossed green salad. Bring cheese for your dessert.
You plan of attack would be to eat the legal foods: That is make a beeline to the legal salads, grilled meats. Eat those. Drink your water. If they shove a plate of pies or cookies into your hands, put it on the nearest flat surface, stand up and walk around or join some kind of physicial activity (bring a frisbee or bring a football).
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OK...I can handle lots of meat...I will bring cheese thanx, and though there are some
disfuntional family members...I'm bigger than them and should be able to avoid force feeding...hahaha!
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Bring broccoli salad! It's always a hit here, low carbing or not! Everyone raves over it!Dawn
Female - 42 years old
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What's in broccoli salad???I Love Broccoli!
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Cold Broccoli Salad
1 Bunch broccoli (chopped pretty fine)
1/2 - 1 pound bacon (fried and crumbled)
really small onion (chopped fine)
1 cup sharp cheese (shredded)
Dressing:
1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
1/4 sugar (of course, splenda, Silly) you may have to play with this, I always do!
1 TBSP vinegar
NOTE: I ususally double the dressing recipe and add till salad is pretty moist and have a tad of dressing left over.
Toss and refrigerate until ready. (Won't last the day, trust me!)Dawn
Female - 42 years old
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I will be sure to try it...Sounds great...Thanx...I'm actually looking forward to
the picnic!!!
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Just remember no one can "force" you to eat something, unless they tie you down, hold your nose, shove food into your mouth and make you swallow it. If anyone should do that to you, call the police.
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I second the broccoli salad. It tastes great with a steak. Cheesecake for dessert. I think my menu is planned now. Thanks!Michele SW250/CW 226/GW150 F, 38, 5'6"
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I have a mock potato salad that's really good, too.
1. Chop up a head of cauliflower and cook it until it is still a little firm, but not crisp, in water with garlic powder. (It sweetens the cauliflower.)
2. In a large bowl chop up some celery, a little onion, and several hard-boiled eggs. (Lots of eggs makes the carb count go donw, and makes it more like real potato salad.
3. Fry up some bacon to make bacon bits.
4. Drain cauliflower, and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Add to bowl.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Use ranch dressing sweetened with a little Splenda and you've got something that looks like potato salad on the plate.
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these alll sound good
ive been looking for good picninc ideas, i like to go out, but dont have the money, so i do a lot of picnicking!
is the broccoli for the broccoli salad cooked?
does anyone have any other great ideas for meats?
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