shaimom Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Refined vegetable oils, artificial whipping cream, white pasta, fried chicken in breadcrumbs, home-baked white bread, sugar in everything- you get the picture, tons of cake/cookies/desserts. First, I want to take something with for myself, a piece of protein to match what they are having. But I also want to take something vegetable-ish as a gift... they really don't like healthy things. Maybe something with potatoes/sweet potatoes? I'm fine to have a carb dense meal as long as I don't break any rules. Something I can give them but fill my plate with it too And also - I hope I manage. They can be very persuasive people. I told my DH not to let me eat anything I shouldn't regardless of what people say. It's hard for people who haven't heard of the Whole30 to understand why it is so strict, especially as I am underweight ad they are overweight and they are not on a diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Regarding protein to take along, meatballs would be my first choice. I especially like Mel Joulwan's Bora Bora Fireballs or Morroccan Meatballs. You can check them out, along with other meatball recipes here: http://meljoulwan.com/2013/03/05/bora-bora-fireballs/ http://meljoulwan.com/2009/03/05/mmmmm-moroccan-meatballs/ On veggies, I'd suggest roasted. You could do a mixture of cubed potatoes and sweet potatoes, tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper. Or something like this fabulous roasted cauliflower recipe (I served this as a side dish on Christmas Eve and it was a huge hit):http://thehealthyfoodie.com/oven-roasted-cauliflower/ These are all so tasty, your friends won't care that they're healthy too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well Fed also has a super bowl party plan which might have some appealing recipes http://meljoulwan.com/2015/01/24/paleo-super-bowl-party-game-plan/ Not everything on that page is Whole30 compliant, so read carefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoldengrahamgirl Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Does it have to be a food gift? I mean it's nice to try to turn them on to the fact that healthy food IS delicious, but if they're not going to appreciate it, I wouldn't bother wasting the effort and ingredients. How about a non-food gift, like a nice serving bowl or some cute mugs or other home décor item? Just a thought. Cheers, -Lauren (GGG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaimom Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Thanks all! It went okay - they asked about my 'diet' in the end and made me compliant food. Well, after questioning, out of everything they said was compliant, I could eat the grilled chicken - awkward. I took a big salad with mango and fruit sweetened dried cranberries in, and a strawberry balsamic dressing - ate that with the chicken and everyone else enjoyed it too. I regret not taking the potatoes and sweet potatoes as well though. As soon as I got home I wolfed down a sweet potato and some olives to round the meal out. It was someone's birthday and they had birthday cake. I was literally crying inside. I wanted that cake, so bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Way to go! You did great! This is a Non Scale Victory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaGirl Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Next time it will be easier.. It really will.. And you'll feel so strong. It's Amazing.. WAY TO GO … Be Proud of yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoldengrahamgirl Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Way to go, shaimom! I'm curious what dishes they thought were compliant, but weren't. Good on you for asking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaimom Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Thanks for your feedback! I wrote them a list of what I can and can't eat. One of the things I said was no grains, and wrote "e.g. wheat, oats, rye, even quinoa etc." So they made barley.. haha... because I didn't write it under the examples. They also made a soup with noodles in, thinking I could just have it if I left out the noodles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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