[playfulturtle]

Hello all!

I am close to my 5% goal on weight watchers! Yay!

My family and I will be going to the Renaissance Faire in a few weeks and I was wondering if anyone knew a list of typical fair food and the points plus values?

I am bringing snacks but I am still working on the trigger cravings (i.e. the clam chowder in a bread bowl!) I will be eating lunch there.

Thank you for your help!

[Sallyannb]

I was kind of watching this thread and looks like no one knows...lol. I actually looked it up on the internet and looks like you would be able to find almost anything. The ones I looked at ranged from everyday fair food, and fast food, to some major authentic food, big on the meat side.
I would say have a healthy big breakfast so you are not starting out hungry...and just enjoy yourself.

[madamwu]

Most of the Renn faires I have been to (MD, VA, & NY) involve a lot of walking. If you don't spend the whole time also drinking (in my younger days I would travel with hard cider in my mug all through the faire) you will probably get enough exercise to counter your eating.
That being said, if you concentrate on eating real food such as corn on the cob, turkey legs, soup, and forgoe the sweets, you probably will be alright. Make sure you get plenty of water.

[SensualSiren]

The one here in Texas serves a vegetarian black bean soup in a bread bowl. The soup would be a really healthy choice (if your faire has it), though you probably won't want to eat the bowl.

[Pepino]

Originally Posted by madamwu

Most of the Renn faires I have been to (MD, VA, & NY) involve a lot of walking. If you don't spend the whole time also drinking (in my younger days I would travel with hard cider in my mug all through the faire) you will probably get enough exercise to counter your eating.
That being said, if you concentrate on eating real food such as corn on the cob, turkey legs, soup, and forgoe the sweets, you probably will be alright. Make sure you get plenty of water.

WHOOOAAAA!!!! Careful. I politely dissagree.

Walking doesn't burn that many calories sad to say. In fact, if you walk regularly, it burns even LESS calories due to your body adapting (such wonderful, efficient machines lol).

Eating one donut could take MILES of walking to burn off. So saying "Hey I'll eat whatever since I'll be walking all day" is a BIG mistake! I have a couple of friends that have this mentality...they exercise but eat whatever they want...then they lament to me about how they never lose weight.


edited to add: but I agree with the rest of your post!

[myfavisblue]

Question...How do you track points for these kind of food at the fair? Of course not all have nutritional information. That goes to eating out at a buffet reataurant? How do you track it? I know it will be higher points with all the salt and stuff. So just eat portions and dont track it? This is my problem eating out. I even turn down an invitation eating out

[playfulturtle]

Thanks for all the advice!

I did discover that one turkey leg is 28 pp! yikes that's my entire day's worth of points.

It seems like I will stick to bringing my own snacks and having the corn on the cob and just avoid the food court that they set up.