{"id":73196,"date":"2012-06-14T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=73196"},"modified":"2012-06-14T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T18:06:34","slug":"pack-a-healthy-fathers-day-picnic-for-dad-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/pack-a-healthy-fathers-day-picnic-for-dad-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Pack a Healthy Father&#8217;s Day Picnic for Dad this Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Father&#8217;s Day is just around the corner and we&#8217;re getting ready to celebrate our dads the best way we know how &#8211; with food; and the healthier it is the better.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/pack-a-healthy-fathers-day-picnic-for-dad-this-weekend\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-73200\" title=\"romantic-picnic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/romantic-picnic-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/romantic-picnic-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/romantic-picnic.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While most Americans will be grilling dad a burger or steak or taking him out to eat, we&#8217;re opting for a more original, creative and nature-centered meal: a <strong><a title=\"fresh picnic side dishes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/healthy-and-fresh-picnic-side-dishes\/\">picnic<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Picnics are great for many reasons: they&#8217;re low maintenance, casual, portable, leave room for creativity and can be incredibly healthy. Not to mention you get to eat in the great outdoors without a distraction &#8211; or cranky waitress &#8211; in sight. This scenario sounds kind of perfect to us, which is why we&#8217;re planning a healthy picnic for our own dad&#8217;s this upcoming Father&#8217;s Day weekend.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Places to go:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Local park<\/li>\n<li>Nearby <strong><a title=\"hiking is a good workout\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/5-reasons-why-hiking-is-a-good-workout\/\">hiking<\/a><\/strong> path<\/li>\n<li>Your own backyard<\/li>\n<li>Local pool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Things to pack:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sandwiches &#8211; Get creative. We have a whole slew of fun ideas on this <strong><a title=\"creative new sandwiches\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/slideshows\/healthy-summer-sandwiches\/sandwich-recipes-for-a-better-lunch\/\">summer sandwiches slideshow<\/a><\/strong>. Dad would surely love the chicken salad with avocado on croissant or peanut butter with fresh strawberry and honey.<\/li>\n<li>Fresh fruit &#8211; Pick dad&#8217;s favorites: apples, grapes, bananas, oranges &#8211; anything portable and delicious.<\/li>\n<li>Veggies with dip &#8211; Broccoli, tomatoes, carrots and celery would all be great for this <strong><a title=\"healthy veggie dip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/veggie-vegetable-dip\/\">healthy veggie dip<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Chips &#8211; Baked varieties or Sunchips if you can<\/li>\n<li>Dessert &#8211; Think yogurt parfaits with berries and granola, or homemade cookies like oatmeal raisin or this recipe for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mylittlecelebration.com\/food\/vegan-banana-chocolate-chip-cookies\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">vegan chocolate chip<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/pack-a-healthy-fathers-day-picnic-for-dad-this-weekend\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73199 alignright\" title=\"picnic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/picnic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/picnic.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/picnic-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Things to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk &#8211; Stroll around the neighborhood or walk along on a hiking trail. Anything to get moving as a family.<\/li>\n<li>Frisbee &#8211; Take dad back to his college years and bring along a frisbee to throw around. It&#8217;ll be a good workout and bonding activity for the whole family.<\/li>\n<li>Bike &#8211; If your dad likes to cycle, suggest a bike ride on a path of his choosing.<\/li>\n<li>Sharing circle &#8211; Make sure dad feels loved. Tell him a kind, encouraging word about one of his admirable characteristics, or point out something he&#8217;s done that you&#8217;ve appreciated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take these ideas and make the picnic your own. If dad&#8217;s not into the outdoors, make a picnic inside. If he&#8217;s not big on sandwiches, opt for wraps or salads instead. If hiking isn&#8217;t his thing, take him to a local outdoorsman store and let him pick out that new tool he&#8217;s been wanting.<\/p>\n<p>The important thing to remember is to make it about your dad. Let him know he&#8217;s special and loved and he&#8217;s sure to feel celebrated this Father&#8217;s Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"healthy grilling recipes for dad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/healthy-recipes-for-fathers-day-grilling\/\">Healthy Recipes for Father&#8217;s Day Grilling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"healthy no spoil picnic salads\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/healthy-no-spoil-salads-for-potlucks-and-picnics\/\">Healthy, No-Spoil Salads for Potlucks and Picnics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"healthy labor day picnic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/how-to-have-a-healthier-labor-day-picnic\/\">Have a Healthy Labor Day Picnic<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father&#8217;s Day is just around the corner and we&#8217;re getting ready to celebrate our dads the best way we know how &#8211; with food; and the healthier it is the better. While most Americans will be grilling dad a burger &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/pack-a-healthy-fathers-day-picnic-for-dad-this-weekend\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695,93],"tags":[1810,4096],"class_list":["post-73196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-mens-health","tag-fathers-day","tag-picnic"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73196"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73225,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73196\/revisions\/73225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}