A spontaneous picnic is the one I’m talking about. Can you pack for such picnic in 5 minutes? All you need is quick, free from cooking, cutting and mixing lunch box ideas! Grab and go!
Usually, we have our picnic in the nearest forest (only 10 km away from home & people) that belongs to Latvian State Forests. They restore forests and sometimes make small picnic places – with one table and bench.
How to pack for a spontaneous picnic in just 5 minutes? Easy!
Rule nr. 1: Don’t prepare your food at home. Kids will have more fun jumping around in the picnic spot, than wait for you while you do all the preparation in the kitchen.
Rule nr. 2: Have veggies and fruits at home. We always have veggies and fruits. And you don’t need to have loads of them. For veggies: carrots, tomatoes, cucumber and for fruits: apples, pears or any other fruit will do. If I’m in super speed I cut them at home. If not remember to take a knife and a cutting board with you.
Rule nr 3: Have nuts and seeds at home. Best grab and go food that is full of good fats. We buy them bulk and store in the fridge.
Rule nr 4: Don’t forget water!
Rule nr 5: Look in the fridge (cheese, yogurt, sandwich meat, etc) or cookie jar: what else you can grab?
Our girl’s favorite picnic foods are:
- carrots
- cucumbers
- cheese sticks
- apples
- bananas
- nuts
- yogurt or kefir
- water
- crackers, rice cakes or cookies
And you have a picnic that took only a quick 5-minutes to put together. Enjoy!
Ilze
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Love this 🙌🏼
Thank you! This saves my time & money & and nerves 🙂
We will be driving through Latvia on 22–23 May. Depending on where you live, maybe we could meet for a coffee. It would be fun to meet another blogger in person.
Ofcourse! Email me: momilze (at) gmail
We are driving back through Latvia from 27–30 May.
I’m impressed. No mention of crisps (chips in American) or chocolate bars.
We are healthy eaters 🙂
Lovely tips! Love your red-checked picnic cloth and matching napkins, too; they set the perfect picnic mood. 🙂 Your girls are beautiful and so lucky to have such a dedicated mama!
Thank you so much! I guess it’s time to take out that red-checked fabric I bought and make a picnic blanket. Your words inspired me!
That’s a nice set of nstructions, especially the first. Only yoghurt and cheese for proteins?
These picnics are 10 km away from home and usually for a couple of hours. After that there is still time to get dinner 🙂
So lovely.