What's the best way to avoid sand in food at the beach? (I'm planning a picnic to try out my new beachwear...)

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What's the best way to avoid sand in food at the beach? (I'm planning a picnic to try out my new beachwear...)

Answer 1

Take a table, keep things covered except while eating.

Don't take anything that must be assembled or cooked at the beach.  If it's windy, good luck...

Answer 2

put food on a table... ie elevated ground !

Answer 3

zip lock the food, or eat on a little table.

Answer 4

easy, build a house on the beach, then eat..enjoy

Answer 5

Eat inside a giant box? Sand will blow around in the air, so food is always going to get targeted... But if you tell everybody to be conscientious and keep sand off the table, put all the food on the table carefully to begin with, and get lucky and have a totally windless day... then you might pull it off... but good luck with that, since I have never seen that much good luck happen at the beach...

Answer 6

wait until your body is dry all over, if wet from being in sea i mean, then brush off all sand from body and hands thoroughly,

use a more expensive sun block, they rub in better and dont leave your skin with sand sticking to it,

leave food wrapped until the last minute of eating,

find a sheltered place from the wind, or use a wind break to prevent sand from blowing up onto your sandwhiches!

Hope this helps,

zoe

Answer 7

Uh, Ziplock the bags.  I can't think of anything better.  Too bad!

Answer 8

get a table and eat on it

Answer 9

You could eat the food in a large tent or put some wind barriers up. I would agree with the other answerers that a small table is a good idea. Also eat the food before exploring the beach to much so you don't get your bikini, I mean beach wear covered in sand to much.

Answer 10

Avoid finger foods, stick to foods you eat from a bowl with utensils, keep plastic wrap over the bowls, use cups with lids and straws, they make so pretty good ones for toddlers you can take and toss out later or use again.

Answer 11

Just keep in it ziplock sandwich bags. Then open it when you eat it.

Answer 12

goodluck havnt managed that one yet- always get some crunch in it. Mayb sit on a big rug to prevent sand from blowing up and face away from the wind, if you lucky there might not be any and it should be good. Also unless there is seating its proberly best to have it already in containers to just eat instead of having seperate containers for every food as this will give a chance for sand to get in

Hope you have a good picnic