Food Expos

[Tired of Chub]

First things first- completely unrelated, I just turned down a girl scout cookie.

Now onto the original stuff.... We have an IL PRoducts Expo being held this weekend. Basically its all products that are made and produced in Illinois. I have gone every year i have lived here and loved it. The vendors hand out small samples of their products for everyone to try and some places have items available for purchase! I think Im going to go this year. There wont be alot thatI can sample but there will be places that have organic cheeses and organic meats. Others have non-food items like candles, lotions etc. Has anyone here gone to a food expo while they were early on in their Atkins journey? Ifyou went in with strong will pwer, were you able to stick to your plan and be strong? I planon eating before I go so Im not HUNGRY and just enjoying the things Im able to sample and the atmosphere of the event. Myhardest part willbe the wine sampling. Im not a wino but I love one of the local wineries, I just wont even visit the area its helped. THey hand out shot size samples of wine so while it wouldnt kill me, Imnot there yet on this WOL. Ive got a plan and Im planning on staying with it.

(if you are interested, heres some info onthe Expo- http://www.agr.state.il.us/newsrels/r0228061.html
http://www.agr.state.il.us/marketing...poexhibit.html

[Isabeau]

That sounds like fun. Maybe you'll discover a new, great food product that fits with your Atkins! Then you'll have to tell us all about it!

[america57]

I didn't go to a food expo, but I went to a Renissance Festival and did just fine, but yes, the wine was hard to resist!

[not2late]

Originally Posted by Tired of Chub

First things first- completely unrelated, I just turned down a girl scout cookie.

Now onto the original stuff.... We have an IL PRoducts Expo being held this weekend. Basically its all products that are made and produced in Illinois. I have gone every year i have lived here and loved it. The vendors hand out small samples of their products for everyone to try and some places have items available for purchase! I think Im going to go this year. There wont be alot thatI can sample but there will be places that have organic cheeses and organic meats. Others have non-food items like candles, lotions etc. Has anyone here gone to a food expo while they were early on in their Atkins journey? Ifyou went in with strong will pwer, were you able to stick to your plan and be strong? I planon eating before I go so Im not HUNGRY and just enjoying the things Im able to sample and the atmosphere of the event. Myhardest part willbe the wine sampling. Im not a wino but I love one of the local wineries, I just wont even visit the area its helped. THey hand out shot size samples of wine so while it wouldnt kill me, Imnot there yet on this WOL. Ive got a plan and Im planning on staying with it.

(if you are interested, heres some info onthe Expo- http://www.agr.state.il.us/newsrels/r0228061.html
http://www.agr.state.il.us/marketing...poexhibit.html

That sounds like fun!

I've never been to a food expo, but I've been to street fairs, country fairs, medieval fairs, colonial America fairs, etc. since I've been on Atkins. There was one country fair where I was able to sample the most delicious organic goat cheese and cheddar. AT another fair, I was able to sample some herbal teas.

Don't be afraid to ask questions about the food and stick to the legal foods. You might want to pack a little container of legal snacks too, just in case, you can't find anything legal.

[killerbombshell]

Food expo, no. Consumer electronics expo, yes. Thankfully all the chips there aren't edible (and are way expensive!).