Traveling to game conventions was a big part of My pre Diabetes life and I hope to make it a part of current Diabetes life as well.
This brings some challenges to the mix, such as My diet, One of My travel partners diet (She is type 2 on insulin, gluten intolerant and has Kidney issues) none of these are insurmountable but do pose a challenge to Me as I am the acknowledged cook of the group and I insist on food that tastes good, requires little or no cooking and meets everyone's dietary needs.To summarize all foods must be low carb gluten free and easy to fix. Not impossible just difficult.
I have a few ideas that I am trying now such as frozen Hoagie melts and Pizza melts in individual servings that can be reheated in the microwave.Snacks such as nuts, pork rinds, cheeses of many varieties.The hotels I stay in offer rooms with Kitchenettes but who wants to spend a whole convention cooking? Breakfast is the one meal that is giving Me hang ups. If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them. thanks for reading.
Hi. Perhaps your best bet would to be to ask the gluten intolerant person herself what foods work for her. Gluten intolerance often causes lactose intolerance as well -- almond milk or fat-free coconut milk would work. (There is likely to be wheat in the Hoagie and in the Pizza crust.) If you do serve pizza, you can buy a frozen gluten-free pizza crust for her, but all pizza is high in carbs. Having a salad with a moderate amount of meat or egg would probably work for dinner with other foods in addition for the others. Veggies and mushrooms work. Berries are not bad with respect to carbs. Breakfast -- oatmeal cooked from scratch isn't too bad regarding carbs, at least in small amounts. She should probably bring along her own crackers. Tricky, put possible!
If you don't want to cook (I agree w/ that on vacation...) you'd be eating out so everyone should be able to order whatever they want?
I agree breakfast is challenging out, as any sort of egg dish will come with hash browns, toast and you might as well split an order of biscuits and gravy too. I have been eating eggs a lot these days but, when I sleep in or whatever, Kind Walnut-Almond-Macadamia bars are a great substitute, 11G of carbs, I think 7G of protein, a bunch of other stuff and they are pretty freaking tasty too? I think you could survive on them at a convention without having to leave.
A head of lettuce and some dressing is very convenient and requires no cooking. You can make cereal with almonds and walnuts and some cream.
We are still finding out about her Gluten issues but on the upside Her glucose readings have come way down. I hate eating out and most cons are not close to restaurants save fast food (I avoid fast food as it upsets My stomach to no end)
I will post more on our travel Adventures.
Hi. I should have said that oatmeal has to be labeled "Gluten-free" as well, brands such as some of Bob's Red Mill packages, and McCann's Irish. McCann's Instant (and the problematic brands as well) is high in carbs; McCann's Quick Cooking Rolled Oats are better and do cook quickly; McCann's or Bob's plain Rolled Oats or Steel-Cut take awhile but are lowest in carbs due to the fiber. I'm sure you'll all have fun!