Thanks for all your great ideas in both groups last night - here's some of the ideas I've put together, plus some other bits which I hope will inspire you when you're picnic-bound! Don't forget my top tip for scooping out the centre of the bread to leave you with more crust and more room for fillings!!!
For a perfect picnic sandwich try these tasty Free fillings:
•Grilled sweet pepper with 42g mozzarella (Healthy Extra ‘a’ choice) served on a bed of salad greens and basil (Free on Extra Easy, Green and Original)
•Crisp lean bacon, thick slices of firm fresh tomato and plenty of watercress for a deliciously peppery BLT (Free on Extras Easy and Original, count bacon as Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice (85g) or 6 Syns on Green)
•Pickled beetroot, sliced salad onions, halved cherry tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and shredded carrot make up a super salad sarnie that's completely Free on both choices. For extra oomph, include sliced boiled eggs!
For more scrumptious sandwich suggestions, feast your eyes on our feature.
Pack up your hamper with these goodies, and get out into the great outdoors…
•Cold skinless roast chicken - Free on Extra Easy and Original
•Fresh pineapple cubes wrapped in lean ham slices - Free on Extra Easy and Original
•Sliced ham, turkey, chicken, beef - Free on Extra Easy and Original
•Chilled kebabs - skewer cherry tomatoes, rolled up ham/turkey, cubes of cucumber, inches of celery, squares of pepper and basil leaves to make a delicious lunch box treat that's Free on Extra Easy and Original
•Low-Syn Scotch eggs – shape sausage meat from Marks & Spencer Count On Us pork sausages (½ Syn each ) around a hard-boiled egg, making sure that the egg is covered. Crush a Scan Bran with a rolling pin. Roll the covered egg in the crumbs until evenly coated. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180ºC for about 25 minutes. Use the Scan Bran as a Healthy Extra ‘b’ choice or count 1 Syn per crispbread used.
Grab your picnic blanket, along with these tasty ideas…
•Potato salad - made with boiled salad or new potatoes and fat free fromage frais. Flavour with garlic or fresh herbs for a fresh and Free salad on Extra Easy and Green.
•Pasta/rice/couscous salad - made with 100% Free Food. Try mixed beans, sweetcorn, celery, raw mushroom, pepper, cherry tomatoes, radish, spring onion, and flavour with Syn-free vinaigrette, fat free natural yogurt or fromage frais for a Free extravaganza on Extra Easy and Green.
•Broccoli quiche - made with a roasted red pepper base, lots of eggs, fat free natural cottage cheese, broccoli florets and seasoning. Cook at about 160ºC until golden brown. Free on Extras Easy, Green and Original.
Picnic puddings:
You can't beat a punnet of strawberries. Did you know that many people eat strawberries with vinegar or black pepper? Apparently, it enhances their flavour (and it's Free) - try it!
Fruit kebab - skewer lychees, kiwi, pineapple, physalis, kumquats and grapes for a fruit salad on a stick - Free on both choices.
Keep it simple, and take a whole melon. Nibbling on a huge slice will be wonderfully refreshing before or after your sandwich!
Syn-free snacks:
Instead of sweets, why not take broad beans or peas still in their pods (both Free on Extra Easy and Green) or unshelled boiled eggs (Free on Extra Easy, Green and Original). Shelling them will take more time than opening a sweet wrapper, and the centre is Free!
Take a selection of raw vegetables cut into sticks to nibble on. You could make a variety of Free dips out of fat free natural yogurt, fromage frais or cottage cheese, flavoured with finely chopped garlic, paprika, chopped fresh pineapple or your favourite herbs.
Hints & tips
Invest in a cool bag and freezer packs to keep your picnic fresh
•Take along a football or badminton racquets for a Body Magic boost between courses!
•Avoid melted, sticky chocolate by packing chocolate flavour Snack-a-Jacks and topping them with slices of banana when you get there.
•Get into the spirit of British picnics and take your brolly!
Most of all, relax, have fun and have a bit of body magic to boot!!!
Enjoy this weight-loss journey - you really are worth it!!!!
Sandra
Great ideas, thank-you!
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