need pot luck ideas

A 6 of us at work are doing a pot luck it is a brunch. Some one is bringing 2 quiche, one person juices, another one is bringing a fruit salad and the other one is bringing bacon/sausage. Now I am stumped on what to bring that I can feel is healthly and low in calories that I can feel guilt free to eat. I know portion control is the answer but this lady makes a tasty quiche so I will have to focus on other foods not just the fruit salad. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.

I love beans for breakfast.  You could make up a pot of beans.  But I guess your co-workers might think that was kind of odd. 

Plain yogurt goes great with fresh fruit in the morning.  How about some of that?  Bring in a big tub of plain nonfat, or plain lowfat.  Not sure where you live, but the Mountain High brand is very good.  Also get some real maple syrup and some very healthy granola -- better yet make your own.

Yogurt, some fresh fruit salad, a bit of granola and a drizzle of real maple syrup :P

Or you can make some really healthy mini muffins with bran... Banana muffins are nice and can be somewhat healthy.

Oh yes, yogurt and granola is a great idea! It goes well with the fruit and will be refreshing and light as well.

That is fun work idea. How about whole grain bagels or fresh bread. My pick would be from Panera. I have brought sourdough and whole grain baguette. You could get some butter spread too.

Black bean brownies.  Easy, full of fibre and makes you feel like you are cheating.
One can of black beans, pured, add in a store bought brownie mix and bakes as per directions on the box.
Frost only if you want to.
If you tell no one about the beans, they would never know.

There is no grain/fiber in that menu.  How about a wild rice salad with cranberries?

You said that you wanted to have something you could eat without guilt- I would skip the bread/sugar/flour products and go with something low calorie.

Vegetables go great with quiche and you can eat quite a bit without ruining your diet!

I would go with a vegetable of some sort- a spinach salad with lots of veggies cut up in it, with a few strawberries and blueberries on top and a raspberry vinigrette on the side, or a 3-bean salad, or a bowl of fresh pod-peas and cherry tomatos...add a bowl of pretzel crisps on the side and perhaps some cubed low-fat cheese bites with toothpicks. The key is to make it look appetizing!

crudite. a nice stack of fancy sliced raw veg, carrots - courgette - cauliflower - peppers - broccoli - sugar snaps - baby sweet corn. dip is optional.

Someone posted a bean/tuna salad in here lately... Here was my modified version

1 can kidney beans (drained and rinsed)

2 cans tuna (drained)

10 cherry tomatos (halved)

2 green onions, sliced

1 tbsp olive oil

Juice from one lemon

Salt and pepper to taste.

Mix it all together, and away you go! :)  The original post had white beans instead of kidney, but I like kidney beans.  I made it the night before, and that seemed to soften up the kidney beans a bit with the lemon juice.

Clint

You could make very small, low fat muffins.  The size would help with portion control, and since you'd be the one making them you could keep them at least semi-healthy.  

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/muffins/oatmeal-blu eberry-muffins/

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/muffins/lemon-blueb erry-muffins/

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/muffins/pumpkin-muf fins/

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail. asp?recipe=288655

You could make individually wrapped parfaits.  In each cup, layer low-fat yogurt, oats or a cereal of your choice and fruit.  You could also make a big pitcher filled with a healthy smoothie.  

What about veggie kabobs? 

grilled chicken salad (use yougurt instead of mayo) in lettuce cups.

Lots of brunch things here http://www.mealsforyou.com/cgi-bin/recipeCate gory?category.33  

cucumber salad -   (from www.mealsforyou.com )

• 1/2 cup rice or white wine vinegar
• 2 Tbs. brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 lb. European cucumbers, cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 4 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/4 tsp. chili pepper flakes
• 1 Tbs. cilantro or parsley, chopped

Combine vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper to taste in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake vigorously until sugar is dissolved. Combine with remaining ingredients in a bowl. Toss and marinate at least 30 minutes before serving.

 Makes 4 serverings   Per serving: calories 52, fat 0.2g, 3% calories from fat, cholesterol 0mg, protein 1.0g, carbohydrates 13.0g, fiber 0.5g, sugar 9.6g, sodium 7mg, diet points 1.5.

To round out the menu I would definately bring a bread.  Homemade high fiber banana muffins would be excellent of the idea of fresh bagels with different creamcheeses

Good luck!

WOW!! What great ideas now I got to chose something.