Summer Beach Picnic!

Hey FODMAPer Friends!

I hope you are enjoying a great summer and finding time to get in a little beach time! There is nothing like the sound of rolling ocean waves to calm you inner soul. We all need a little tranquility now and again.

I am headed to Nantucket island next week with my family …and I am sooooo… looking forward to relaxing at the beach. We leave our car on Cape Cod, hop on the ferry to Nantucket and enjoy a week of the simple life. We tend to eat breakfast at home, pack a lunch for the beach and enjoy dinner out most nights on vacation.

Today, I thought I would provide a little inspiration for yummy low FODMAP treats and beverages to pack in your cooler for your next beach picnic.  Here are mix of some of my favorite beach snacks:

Recipe links and more yummy Low FODMAP cooler goods ideas

• BBQ Chicken Wings
• Greek Pasta Salad
• Antipasto skewers
• Rice cake sandwich: layer peanut butter and banana slices between two rice cakes!
• For some salty crunch snacking try Popchips (sea salt), tortilla chips or Snyder’s GF pretzel sticks (salted flavor only)
• Granola bar: Our top pick: 88 Acres Dark chocolate and sea salt  So yummy. I am officially addicted!
• Cheddar slices or a wedge of Brie with a side of brown rice crackers and grapes
• My low FODMAP hummus recipe serve with baby carrots, red pepper strips and cucumber slices
• Chewy peanut butter cookies These cookies are fail proof and super yum!
• Almond butter oat bites
• Fruit kabobs: simply add cubed pineapple, cantaloupe & honeydew, whole strawberries, blueberries and grapes to bamboo skewer for individual portioned fruit treats ( I purchase the pre-cut fruit at the market which is a little extra $, along with a pint of strawberries & blueberries. These take a little extra work… but they are so appealing!)

Low FODMAP refreshing beverages to have on ice:

• Plain and flavored seltzer  
• Honest Tea (Half tea & half lemonade)  I like this tea mixed with seltzer for a refreshing drink!
• Infused Iced H2O Add color and flavor with a few cucumber or lemon slices, mint leaves or raspberries or sliced strawberries
• Strawberry lemonade Per serving: blend 10 frozen strawberries in blender with 1 cup of lemonade, made without high fructose corn syrup (can double or triple recipe as desired but keep serving size to 1 cup).

To celebrate the sunset, these alcoholic beverages might be fun 🙂

• Red raspberry wine spritzer  Red table wine + splash of seltzer + a few raspberries
• White wine spritzer  Very cold white wine + splash of club soda + thin lime slices
• Blueberry Vodka Lemonade  Blueberry Vodka +Lemonade (made without high fructose corn syrup) + plain seltzer + a few blueberries
• Prosecco  a little bubbly (sparkling wine) is always fun to ring in the evening.

Other important beach trip essentials: sunscreen, cozy blanket, beach games, a good book, and your favorite people. 🙂

Please share your favorite beach snacks….as always, we can learn from each other!