wedding meal

[Jonsgirl80]

I am getting married soon and I've just been asked to go to the hotel next saturday night and have a (free) meal so we can choose the food.

The problem is it's all gonna be mega carby. I really don't want to knock myself out of ketosis so what do I do??

 

[ladyfelsham]

Tell them you're low carbing and you want to see a low carb menu - you're the one with the spending power, put your foot down!

 

[J2BLUE]

Take a couple of friends and let them do the tasting while having something low carb?

Or let your fiance choose? I'm sure super noodles all round wouldn't be THAT bad?

 

[Neen]

Congratulations on the upcoming nuptuals! And yeah you're paying..request low carb !

 

[Jonsgirl80]

Hmmmmmm

not sure about a low carb menu - my fiance is very supportive but I know he'd draw the line at a low carb wedding feast. :sigh:

 

[ladyfelsham]

You'd be surprised - I "challenged" a chef recently to come up with something low carb and he delivered -

- goats cheese and tomato, with a gorgeous basil oil (instead of a tart)
- roast lamb with a spinach and cheese roulade
- dessert - he made some gorgeous cream concoction with cocoa and splenda especially

I think he really enjoyed it, it wasn't a challenge and all of the meals could have carby things added to them to make everyone else happy.

 

[Leanne1]

Get your fiance to eat the carby bits and you just have meat and veg?
As with Susie, my nephew is a chef and I asked him for low carb when I went to his restaurant. I was so stuffed I couldn't eat the whole meal. You'd be surprised how savvy most chefs are.

 

[Kat1e]

Yep - i also set a challenge to my dinner party chef last month

Nibblies - mini chicken skewers, salmon and avocado spoons
Starter - double baked soufle (only a pinch of flour in)
Main- pan fried chicken in a jus, veggies and potatoes for those who wanted them!
Dessert - mini chocolate mouse with raspberry merienge (sp?) roulade (i just had the mousse as a treat - well it was my birthday lol)

 

[Jonsgirl80]

Well I think I've managed to sort the evening buffet:

The usual carby rubbish (sandwiches crisps quiche etc) for everybody else, but for me:

Cold meats
chicken skewers
lamb koftas
Chicken drumsticks
spicy prawns

Reckon there should be enough in there to keep me going. What do you think?

 

[cokes]

Sounds lovely. At my wedding evening do I was so busy meeting and greeting that I didn't get to eat til the end of the night anyway, and the chicken legs were still perfect then. Enjoy your day x