orthodoxmom3 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I need help planning. We want to do a Whole30 during lent this year but will be away during 4 days of it at an establishment that will be following our normal fasting regulations for our faith. That means, no meat and lots of grains We will not have access to the kitchen or have any appliances to cook with. The establishment will not allow crockpots, etc. So..... what are some really super easy but satisfying meals we can have that will be easy and quick to throw together and not leave us cranky in between meals??? Really creative suggestions will be adored! Obviously we are going to try to sneak in a cooler even though that's not really allowed- but what else can we do? I would imagine we'd have access to minimal fruit and iceberg lettuce in the cafeteria ... that's not much to live on And not protein or fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah T Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I often eat roasted sweet potatoes cold. They fill you up, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 We buy canned tuna in olive oil. It goes well poured over a salad....and comes with it's own fat. This is the one we get and the Amazon deal looks like a steal: http://www.amazon.com/Genova-Tonno-Solid-Light-5-Ounce/dp/B003EYXVZA/ref=pd_sim_gro_1 Other pouches or cans of meat/fish would also work well without a cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Also, for a cooler, maybe you could bring the softer ones that look like shoulder bags instead of a hard plastic one. These work fairly well and would blend with your luggage. My other suggestion would be to focus on your religion that week and do your Whole30 on either side of it. This links is also useful: http://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-travel.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-aliwonderland- Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Smoked salmon would also be a good option (trader joes has a sugar-free version, but I have found some in other stores too). Hardboiled eggs. If you made deviled eggs with avocado as your mixer with the yolk, that would give you a helping of good fats. You could leave the deviled and yolk part in a ziploc bag and pack the whites separately - combine when ready to consume. There are a very few brands of jerky that are compliant. You can also pre-make egg casserole dishes for breakfast that are okay (if not amazing) when eaten cold. Although maybe they will have eggs for breakfast at the retreat? Might be worthwhile to bring some of your own spices to jazz up whatever they are serving you in the vegetable world. And probably your own dressing if they might have a salad bar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Ooh, baby food pouches are also convenient. Read the labels very carefully. Ella's, Plum, and Sprout all have compliant ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonixoxo17 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Also, bring some Larabars (not the peanut butter one obviously or the one with chocolate) but those work great when you are on the go and/or need something that is whole 30 compliant that does not require a refrigerator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 If there's normally a lot of grains, that's your energy source during your fast. Make sure you're eating enough to keep you going (if you get headaches, etc, eat more). You could make your own lara bars if you want to control what goes in them. No protein and no fat and high energy foods is way off the template, so you will probably wake the sugar dragon, don't panic if that happens, it'll go away again after the fast. Not 100% sure on what you're allowed, but if you can have fish, I'd go with canned fish and get it in individual portions, so you don't have to worry about it keeping. Salmon, tuna, kippers, sardines, etc. Avocado would be an excellent fat source if you're allowed them. Coconut oil would be too, if you're allowed it. Coconut butter too. If you can have nuts, Artisana make some small portable sachets. Sweet potato would be great, it might keep better over 4 days if you fried it into crisps. Bananas would be good for energy, or plantains, but I'm not sure cooked plantains would keep for 4 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opt-out Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 cans of sardines. cans of tuna. over bagged lettuce with MCT oil and squeeze of lemon. Nuts. Smoked salmon. Steamed veggies. Take eggs and soft boil in the water in the coffee maker in your hotel room. Sea snacks seaweed. cooked carrots or other baked root veggies. Kale chips. Jerky. cold ham. avocado. Those are a few of my favorite things for travel : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 opt-out, I'd love to know where you find ham! Nice list, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orthodoxmom3 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 These are all such helpful ideas. BTW - we can not do a whole 30 and stick with our religious fast... we've already gotten a blessing to do the whole30 instead by our priest... but we will be surrounded by others who are following the fast... that's what will make it difficult. The cafeteria will be catering to the fast... so it will be full of things NOT whole30 - legumes, grains, etc and not contain any animal products at all. GREAT idea about the soft coolers for blending in I'll give all these great suggestions much thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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