Suggestions for a Diabetics Pot-Luck Dinner

On Tue, 25 May 2004 17:01:43 -0400, "Bob" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I know that you all have some favorite suggestions for food
to share at a pot-luck dinner and am hoping you will share
them with me. I run a support group and we are going to
have a pot-luck dinner and I am looking for some
suggestions as to what I can recommend that some of the
members bring. What kind of meal items would you suggest?
Thanks for your help with this!

Bob

Hi Bob.

I'm not quite sure what a pot-luck dinner is (sounds like
our "bring a plate"😉, but assuming you are supposed to take
a main course or some form of snack:

1. Casseroles, any sort using more meat than carbs. For
example, beef burgundy, chicken fricassee, hungarian
goulash, curries etc. Modify the recipes where necessary.
Careful with the side dishes - preferrably no rice or use
low GI types like basmati. Small portions of pita or naan
bread may be OK.

2. Various salads - garden, green, greek etc. Make up low-
carb dressings with oil, vinegars, herbs, aromatics
etc. Add the dressing on arrival so they don't get
soggy. Can be combined with cold meats (chicken, ham,
tuna, salmon, etc).

3. Cheese platters instread of dessert - an assortment of
cheeses , garnished with a few olives, capsicum (bell
pepper) strips, onion slices. Serve with lo-carb
crackers or skewered on toothpicks.

4. Dips - guacamole, cheese dips, hommus, tahini (check
recipes for carb content), served with asparagus
spears, capsicum strips, carrot strips, celery strips
etc for dipping.

Just some thoughts

Cheers, Alan, T2 d&e, Australia. Remove weight and
carbs to email.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.

Alan said:

Bob said:

I know that you all have some favorite suggestions for
food to share at a pot-luck dinner and am hoping you will
share them with me. I run a support group and we are going
to have a pot-luck dinner and I am looking for some
suggestions as to what I can recommend that some of the
members bring. What kind of meal items would you suggest?
Thanks for your help with this!

Bob

Hi Bob.

I'm not quite sure what a pot-luck dinner is (sounds like
our "bring a plate"😉, but assuming you are supposed to take
a main course or some form of snack:

1. Casseroles, any sort using more meat than carbs. For
example, beef burgundy, chicken fricassee, hungarian
goulash, curries etc. Modify the recipes where
necessary. Careful with the side dishes - preferrably no
rice or use low GI types like basmati. Small portions of
pita or naan bread may be OK.

2. Various salads - garden, green, greek etc. Make up low-
carb dressings with oil, vinegars, herbs, aromatics
etc. Add the dressing on arrival so they don't get
soggy. Can be combined with cold meats (chicken, ham,
tuna, salmon, etc).

3. Cheese platters instread of dessert - an assortment of
cheeses , garnished with a few olives, capsicum (bell
pepper) strips, onion slices. Serve with lo-carb
crackers or skewered on toothpicks.

4. Dips - guacamole, cheese dips, hommus, tahini (check
recipes for carb content), served with asparagus spears,
capsicum strips, carrot strips, celery strips etc for
dipping.

Just some thoughts

Cheers, Alan, T2 d&e, Australia. Remove weight and carbs
to email.

Hi Bob again

PS. I just realised that I had made the incorrect assumption
that they would want to eat low-carb, because that's
part of my control.

As we are all very different, including those IDDM who need
carbs to balance insulin etc, maybe a suggestion would be
for the attendees to indicate the carb content of the things
they bring with a small placard or sign.

It may even be an interesting exercise for those preparing
the food to have to work it out.

Cheers, Alan, T2 d&e, Australia. Remove weight and
carbs to email.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.

Bob wrote in message ...

Quoted message said:

I know that you all have some favorite suggestions for food
to share at a pot-luck dinner and am hoping you will share
them with me. I run a support group and we are going to
have a pot-luck dinner and I am looking for some
suggestions as to what I can recommend that some of the
members bring. What kind of meal items would you suggest?
Thanks for your help with this!

Bob

I always bring a low-carb beef stew to these functions.
Go heavy on mushrooms and onions, light on carrots, and
substitute turnips for the potatoes. Mine works out to
about 12 gram carb per serving, (40% from the carrots
and onions).

I cut my turnips into 1/2 inch cubes and simmer at least 1
hour after adding the turnips.

Regards
Old Al

oldal4865 wrote:

We took a large platter of Sashimi and Sushi with all the
proper
condiments. That was well received as was the baked Tofu
and Sunomono.

"Bob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I know that you all have some favorite suggestions for
food to share at a pot-luck dinner and am hoping you will
share them with me. I run a support group and we are going
to have a pot-luck dinner and I am looking for some
suggestions as to what I can recommend that some of the
members bring.

What

Quoted message said:

kind of meal items would you suggest? Thanks for your help
with this!

Green salad, raw veggie platter, cheese plate, deviled eggs,
any vegetable dish that's low in carbs, lasagna made with
less pasta and more veggies.

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Alan, I wanted to thank you for your input into the very
successful pot-luck dinner that my diabetes support group
held last Monday. Your suggestion that folks bring tent
cards indicating carbs, etc. went over very well considering
that almost everybody included a recipe also. Again thanks
for the only response I received from my post.

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Quoted message said:

Alan said:

Bob said:

I know that you all have some favorite suggestions for
food to share at a pot-luck dinner and am hoping you
will share them with me. I run a support group and we
are going to have a pot-luck dinner and I am looking for
some suggestions as to what I can recommend that some of
the members bring.

What

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

kind of meal items would you suggest? Thanks for your
help with this!

Bob

Hi Bob.

I'm not quite sure what a pot-luck dinner is (sounds like
our "bring a plate"😉, but assuming you are supposed to
take a main course or some form of snack:

1. Casseroles, any sort using more meat than carbs. For
example, beef burgundy, chicken fricassee, hungarian
goulash, curries etc. Modify the recipes where
necessary. Careful with the side dishes - preferrably
no rice or use low GI types like basmati. Small
portions of pita or naan bread may be OK.

2. Various salads - garden, green, greek etc. Make up low-
carb dressings with oil, vinegars, herbs, aromatics
etc. Add the dressing on arrival so they don't get
soggy. Can be combined with cold meats (chicken, ham,
tuna, salmon, etc).

3. Cheese platters instread of dessert - an assortment
of cheeses , garnished with a few olives, capsicum
(bell pepper) strips, onion slices. Serve with lo-
carb crackers or skewered on toothpicks.

4. Dips - guacamole, cheese dips, hommus, tahini (check
recipes for carb content), served with asparagus
spears, capsicum strips, carrot strips, celery strips
etc for dipping.

Just some thoughts

Cheers, Alan, T2 d&e, Australia. Remove weight and carbs
to email.

Hi Bob again

PS. I just realised that I had made the incorrect
assumption that they would want to eat low-carb,
because that's part of my control.

As we are all very different, including those IDDM who
need carbs to balance insulin etc, maybe a suggestion
would be for the attendees to indicate the carb content of
the things they bring with a small placard or sign.

It may even be an interesting exercise for those preparing
the food to have to work it out.

Cheers, Alan, T2 d&e, Australia. Remove weight and carbs
to email.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:42:34 -0400, "Bob" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Alan, I wanted to thank you for your input into the very
successful pot-luck dinner that my diabetes support group
held last Monday. Your suggestion that folks bring tent
cards indicating carbs, etc. went over very well
considering that almost everybody included a recipe also.
Again thanks for the only response I received from my post.

Well, thanks for the thanks. Glad you had a good time :-)

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Cheers, Alan, T2 d&e, Australia. Remove weight and
carbs to email.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.