Even though I previously in this thread said I had successfully pre-planned my food for my vacation, I did have an issue that I'd like to ask you people about. My problem is how to manage things when being out with other couples, when meals are not so clearly defined.

The nature of our vacation was such that we had sit-down breakfasts, on-the-go lunches, and sit-down dinners. That meant that I had to eat my own browns at breakfast and dinner, and had to fend for myself for lunch and for mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks (when others ate pastries or other non-friendly foods).

The problem was not so much in what food to bring for myself, but how to eat it in front of everybody, while they had inferior and unsatiating food. For example, while sitting outdoors in various nature spots, I needed to lay out a decent lunch for myself, while the others munched on skimpy snacks. Even though that was their own decision, it felt uncomfortable to eat a real meal when there was nothing for others.

The point is that if everyone is snacking on junk, people feel ok about it. But if one person whips out real food, then everyone suddenly realizes how hungry they actually are for food.

I considered bringing food for others too, but it was not realistic to bring along healthy lunches and snacks for 6 more people for 3 days. Before we left on our trip, my husband expressed great discomfort about my bringing even just whole rye bread for myself. He has great difficulty with the idea of my eating "my" food which the others will not be having. I decided to bring a larger amount of bread and yam cakes, and ended up being short on the last day because I had offered it to all and it ran out. As a result, I had to eat whites on the last day.

I find this issue annoying and not easily solvable. One of my problems is standing up to my husbands rigid ideas about what's right and what's not right to do in the company of others.

I'd be interested in hearing your ideas.
Sarit

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: When I travel, I like to bring
: portable snacks. Things like
: cheese sticks, whole grain
: crackers, hard boiled eggs, carrot
: sticks, almonds, yam cakes that I
: can carry in my purse in case a
: meal is delayed. My husband has
: blood sugar issues to, so even
: when we head out for a day trip,
: we have a cooler with water and
: snacks.
: Allison