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Post by suze on Jun 22, 2010 7:29:39 GMT
how do you make a good picninc on the anti-cancer regime? This weekend we packed a box of cold dahl, a bag of sliced red peppers and a mixed salad with lots of variety like red cabbage, red onion, chicory, celery and lemon zest. Carried a little dressing in a sep. container cos chicory wilts very fast with a dressing on It was nice, actually, took ages to eat, far more laborious than a few sarnies!   any other ideas for good picnics? |
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Post by suze on Aug 27, 2011 16:22:18 GMT
little dishes often include some kind of hummus or dip:
try crushed and puréed blends of vegetables, bound and thickened with tahini or smooth peanut butter, laced with spices, herbs, garlic and lemon juice and topped with a trickle of lovely extra-virgin rapeseed or olive oil.
e,g, a cumin-scented roasted carrot hummus and a fantastic blended beetroot and walnut hummus. Such dips can be whizzed up in minutes, and will sit happily in the fridge for several days, to be dipped into until they're all gone.
Alongside, you can serve a tray of garlicky, thyme-infused roasted vegetables, a green salad, some cold frittata or a savoury tart. There might be a bowl of simply cooked and dressed puy lentils or some really good roasted artichoke hearts from a jar.
(pinched from an article)
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Post by Mark on Aug 27, 2011 21:53:19 GMT
Frittata! Never again..found one of these in Waitrose, it sank like a stone! Have never felt so stodged.
Everything else you mention sounds tasty.
x
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Post by mumndad on Aug 28, 2011 10:03:44 GMT
Lovely food pictures, couldnt eat a thing at the moment, I had a couple of oatcakes with bacon egg and a big mushroom for breakfast, naughty but nice.
I have only ever had one frittata it was a Waitrose one I got once when out somewhere I quite liked it.
Bye for now xxxxxx
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Post by Mark on Aug 28, 2011 11:51:43 GMT
Waitrose do a very good tarte aux abricots, but doubt it would be healthy or ideal as picnic food. Especially with extra thick Jersey cream on it.
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Post by Mark on Aug 28, 2011 11:53:51 GMT
What's the medical opinion on dried fruits?
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Post by suze on Aug 28, 2011 22:16:01 GMT
haha - no, tarte would not be on my picnic list ...
I dunno much about dried fruits .. we eat them .... but usually as a re-fuel on a long bike ride, or just a few in breakfast ... but they are higher in sugar than fresh fruit, generally, more concentrated, so a bit wary from tha calorie point of view ... I think they mostly keep their nutrient value, but not 100% sure about that ...
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Post by mumndad on Aug 29, 2011 13:53:17 GMT
I like the apricots but they can be hit and miss even the same packed ones, sometimes drier and hard to chew.
I have them in as a snack occasionally.
They are nice on a picnic or walk to nibble on.
Prefer fresh fruit myself.
I wouldnt think sugar was added to dried fruit though I dont really know.
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Post by suze on Aug 30, 2011 6:53:38 GMT
Some dried fruit had LOADS of sugar added, look at the back of a pack of cranberries and prepare to be amazed!
The calories are generally higher in dried fruit (even the ones wihtout added sugar) because they are more dense without the water in them ... so where you might only eat two or three fresh plums it seems easier to eat 4 or 5 dried prunes, which thus doubles the calories of the portion you eat!
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Post by Mark on Aug 30, 2011 7:26:01 GMT
OK, I need to be more careful. I scoffed most of a bag of dried figs yesterday. I always assumed this type of food was safe.
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Post by suze on Aug 30, 2011 10:14:25 GMT
Well, Mark, it is not so bad as scoffing cake / doughnuts etc! At least with fruit, dried or otherwise, you are getting essential nutrients with your sugar!
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Post by mumndad on Aug 30, 2011 21:35:07 GMT
Never studied the backs of dried fruit packages, cranberries are a no go for me because I take Warfrin.
Must read the labels in future.
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Post by anne on Aug 30, 2011 21:59:09 GMT
This is interesting, mn'd, because I have the opposite situation - very "thick" blood - so possibly cranberries would be a very *good* thing for me to eat .. and anyway I enjoy any excuse to eat something sweet and chewy! I remember the Cancer Centre in Bristol used dried fruit entirely in place of sugar for their version of cakes and biscuits.
I've always thought of a nice slice of homemade fruit cake is excellent to take out walking; I suppose it depends how many calories you are burning off.
I do like the idea of using cold dahl as a dip with all those chopped up vegetables.
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Post by mumndad on Sept 2, 2011 22:40:05 GMT
Well my blood is thick at the moment, but the cranberry thing is some thing that goes on between Warfrin and that fruit.
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Anne Im not sure why my bloods gone thick just now, but the chemist in Boots told me today its green veg.
Honest the blood nurse said it could be fruit, to be honest I really dont know after taking W. for 10 years and never had any problem before Im at a loss as to whats going on.
Main thing is just keep taking the pill.
Bye for now L.M. xxxxx
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Post by anne on Sept 6, 2011 22:07:55 GMT
ah - so cranberries kind of cancel out the effect of warfarin. I understand now. I'm not supposed to eat grapefruit for exactly the same kind of reason - it interacts with my BP meds.
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