Day 5 of Summer: Summer Picnic – #KraftFoods

New Orleans Picnic, by cometstarmoon

Picnics are a great way to spend quality time with the family this summer. You can pack up your cooler and head to the beach, park, your own backyard – or for places where summer heat is just too much – indoors! All you need to get started is a blanket to throw on the floor and some delicious food, drinks and desserts in a cooler.

To get you started on your outdoor or indoor picnic, here is a delicious sandwich recipe and action-packed picnic tips from the Kraft Kitchens Experts to help you pack the perfect picnic. 

Blue Ribbon Ham Sandwich

Prep Time: 10 min – Makes 1 Serving

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp finely chopped red onions
• 1 Tbsp finely shredded fresh basil
• 1 Tbsp Kraft Sandwich Shop Garlic & Herb Naturally Flavored Reduced Fat Mayo
• 2 slices of whole-grain bread
• 1/2 cup of torn salad greens
• 2 ounces Oscar Mayer Carving Board Slow Cooked Ham
• 1 Kraft Big Slice Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Mix the onions, basil and mayo. Spread onto 1 slice of bread. Fill bread slices with remaining ingredients.
Serve with Miracle Whip Radical Dip and Miracle Whip Rocking Bacon-Ranch Potato Salad.

And to keep your food yummy and safe, here are picnic tips from the Kraft Kitchens Experts:

• Keep your prepared foods in the fridge until it’s time to pack them up.
• Don’t forget to bring some items that will get you moving. Consider packing a Frisbee, a couple of mitts and a baseball, a soccer ball or a football.
• If you live fairly close to the park, take your bikes, walk or rollerblade.
• Pack some sweet treats. Try fresh fruit such as melon and berries, Teddy Grahams Cookies or frozen Jell-O Pudding Cups as an alternate to ice cream.
• Pack sunscreen! Even if it’s overcast or you’re lying in the shade, wearing sunscreen is always a good idea.
• For food safety tips on serving food outdoors, click here: http://kraft.us/jHvqvA

The Mom Buzz received an awesome collapsable Picnic Basket filled with Kraft Foods to make some of the treats and spend time for my family. The Picnic Basket had Miracle Whip, Kraft Mayo, Kraft Barbecue Sauce, Wheat Thins Crunch Stix, Teddy Grahams and new Jet-Puffed Stackermallows Marshmallows. Plus there were coupons for Oscar Mayer, Kraft Singles and Cracker Barrel Slices. YUM!

I was so excited to make sandwiches with Cracker Barrel Cheese at home. They have the best flavors – so sharp, real and delicious! My favorite is the cheddar. It really brings out the flavor of ham, roast beef, chicken or turkey in a sandwich.

And don’t even get me started on those cute Jet-Puffed Stackermallow Marshmallows. They are perfect for stacking with some chocolate in between two graham crackers with their thinner shape. But honestly, my kids like to eat them by themselves as a snack.

One Mom Buzz reader can win the same Picnic Basket for their family, filled with food and coupons! To enter, just share your best family picnic memories below!

Bonus: Share recipes, favorite easy-to-pack snacks, or picnic memories and pictures on the Kraft Foods Facebook page or Tweet them to @KraftFoods and you could be featured as a Kraft Foods favorite on International Picnic Day (June 18)!

Other Summer Ideas:
Day 1 of Summer: Summer Experiments
Day 2 of Summer: Pretend Play

One reader will win a cool collapsable Picnic Basket filled with Kraft Food products and coupons for FREE products.

FIRST: MANDATORY ENTRY: ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW! EACH ANSWER IS AN ENTRY, SO FEEL FREE TO ANSWER BOTH.

• What is your favorite picnic memory?
• Where would you picnic this summer?

SECOND:  EXTRA ENTRIES:

To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill  the     first REQUIRED/MANDATORY entry. But for extra entries, you can  do the     following – leave a comment for each:

• Share recipes, favorite easy-to-pack snacks, or picnic memories and pictures on the Kraft Foods Facebook page and you could be featured as a Kraft Foods favorite on International Picnic Day (June 18)! (2 entries, leave 2 comments)
• Tweet recipes, favorite easy-to-pack snacks, or picnic memories and pictures to @KraftFoods and you could be featured as a Kraft Foods favorite on International Picnic Day (June 18)! (2 entries, leave 2 comments)
• Add theMomBuzz to your Twitter and Tweet the contest. Leave your Tweet Link. (1 tweet per DAY is allowed)
• Leave a comment on any other post/contest on theMomBuzz
• Add the Mom  Buzz to your blogroll (Feed: http://themombuzz.com/feed/)
• Share this contest on any other Contest Linky or Forum – let me know where you shared.

Contest  ends 7/01/11. This is open to the USA. Please refer to complete     contest rules.  The entries listed above are the ONLY entries for     this contest.  Winners will be notified by e-mail (if supplied in the     entry or on  profile page), as well as on the Winner’s Wall.

Other people may have  different experiences with the product. And  don’t   forget to enter my  other hot   contests so you can win and try   buzzworthy products! The sponsor is handling prize   fulfillment. The Mom Buzz received the Picnic Basket full of goodies from Kraft Foods. Kraft Foods is also supplying a second gift basket for the winner, which will be fulfilled by Young America.