What to take to the beach?

[ktan458]

Inspire me, please

We're going to the beach next month, and I really want to stay as true to this WOE as possible. I don't think dinner will be a problem--plenty of crab legs, and broiled fish.

But, I'm concerned about lunch and snacks. There will be a lot of non-Atkins friendly snacks for the kids and my husband, and I want to keep my resistance high to them. Does anyone have any tried and true snacky type foods that I could either make ahead or make in a small time frame?

Thanks guys! I've found so much information in my one week here on the board, and I know that this has been such an impetus to my weight loss.

[cranberry]

What phase are you in? Induction or OWL (if OWL, what rung?)

[Barbde]

You are taking a cooler I presume?
I used to take egg salad in tupperware containers, or tuna salad. (Used to bring a loaf of bread too, but, well, leave that at home! LOL)
You can take baggies of cut up veggies, sliced pepperoni and cheese. Pickles. Hard boiled eggs.....
I am getting hungry again!!

guacamole with jicama slices
cheese
cream cheese stuffed in a red bell pepper
smoked salmon dip
fennel sliced thin and dressed with olive oil lemon juice salt fresh cracked pepper and some parm
sardines if you like them are great on lettuce roll ups with lemon or lime juice and a dab of sour cream
surf the cooking chat and see what you like there ... you will be fine you know

Barb you have a tape worm!

[ValidRouge]

You'll probably be making sandwiches for the rest of the family...make some for yourself too. For yours, get a head of loose leaf lettuce, spread mayo, mustard right on the lettuce leaves, put cheese, turkey, ham, ham salad, chicken salad, tuna salad, roast beef, salami, capicola, sliced pork...whatever...and tomato...salt and pepper and fold it up or roll it up and eat. I swear I like it better than with bread--you get all the flavors of the fillings. I eat this often from the deli-bar where I work.

[angelstar]

Oh Man...thats a fab idea!! I'm off to the Beach next week and was worrying about what to eat. Thanks for the idea.

[ktan458]

Thanks for all of the suggestions!

I went to Restaurants.com and found dining certificates for an awesome crab leg place, as well as a family buffett, so I've got those 2 dinners down

I've c&p parts of this thread and will be printing it out tonight!

lettuce wraps are wonderful and if you live near a Trader Joes you can buy them prewashed and separated ready to go for only $2 a bag all perfect no waste!

[Kent]

I wish I had a Trader Joe's near me. I found one last week in Boston, and they had the best almonds I have had in a while. Back on topic, I have always been a fan of bringing nuts (if you are in E.I. or beyond), summer sausage - keeps forever and doesn't need to be refrigerated until opened, and good cheese from a cheese store. Veggies with guacomole dip is also a good suggestion. I bring lots of water of with me, but in the end, I found out that I snack less than I used to and play more.