Hefty Picnic Tips, $1 Printable Coupon, and Giveaway!
I love picnics, but here in Texas the weather tends to go from cold to hot a bit too quickly. There is very little “picnic-weather”, so our picnics tend to be of the indoor variety.
Hefty would like to share some money-saving picnic ideas with you in this video. Be sure to catch the $1/1 Hefty Waste Bags Printable Coupon at the end of the video! Hefty happens to be our preferred trash bags, so this coupon will be put to good use for sure!
Great, now I am craving fried chicken and fruit salad! What is your favorite picnic food?
Hefty is also offering a great giveaway! Two of my readers will win: Two Free Coupons for Hefty Cups, Plates, or Bowls; Two $1 off Hefty One Zip Bags Coupons, and a $20 Grocery Store Gift Card to either Safeway or Kroger (winner’s choice)!
How to Win
Leave a comment on this post simply telling me your favorite picnic food.
The Prize
Two of my lucky readers will each win: Two Free Coupons for Hefty Cups, Plates, or Bowls; Two $1 off Hefty One Zip Bags Coupons, and a $20 Grocery Store Gift Card to either Safeway or Kroger (winner’s choice)!
Good Luck!
This giveaway will end on Tuesday, July 20th, at 11:59 pm CST. I will use Random.org to select the winners and they will be contacted via email. The winners have 72 hours to respond to my email or I will pick a new winner! Hefty provided me with coupons and a gift card as well as the prizes to give away. All opinions are 100% mine and not written or edited by Hefty. You can read my disclosure policy here.
119 Comments
Krissy Dill
i have to say my favorite picnic food would a big bowl of fresh fruit that’s ice cold on a hot day!
Chastity
My favorite food is a deli sandwich, chips, and lemonade!
Amaya Albury
bar-b-que Chicken and watermelon
Michele
Fresh veggies & dip
kimme
hot links!! yummy! thanks for the giveaway!
SHEILA COLE
hotdogs with ketchup and relish
monica b
i like deli sandwiches and potato chips! and add in a pickle too!
cheryl
picnics and watermelon go together nicely
Stacie
Watermelon is definitely my favorite picnic food! And I love Safeway- hope I win 🙂 Thanks!
Escox
A light sandwich with some fresh fruit!!!
Mrs. Not Made of Money
My favorite is fried chicken, homemade potato salad, pickles, and watermelon for dessert!
Crab Apple
I’m craving something international. I love Indian food with all its unique spices.
Misty Koinis
I just love homegrown tomatoes. Everywhere. All summer long!
Charlene Ann Smith
Mine would have to be fried chicken and chips with French Onion dip.
Sherri
My fav picnic food is definitely fresh fruit, like canteloupe and watermelon.
Marisela
San Antonio TX BBQ……skip the burgers and dogs….we do sausage, chicken, fajitas, bean, rice…..yummo!!!!!
Julie York
Mmmm..picnics are my FAVORITE! The kiddos love them too! Our favorite picnic foods are watermelon, burgers (with mushrooms and cheddar mixed in) and lemonade!
Jessica Caballero
I <3 all food, but I have to say my favorite is: Chicken salad sandwiches on a croissant with a glass of sweet tea YUM!
Michelle K
I love fruit and cheese. Perfect for picnics.
Leslie M.
Chard all beef hot dogs on a toasted wheat buns with mustard & relish w/ Coke Zero or Iced Tea:)
debra dallai
most def’all the potato salads…aunt Dorothys, Gannies etc…love them all!
benji
I like tuna salad sandwiches for my picnic.
mike r
I love Fried Chicken and Cole Slaw.
christy r
Hi,
I love my mom’s homemade potato salad, but I hate eating outside !
princess
pork n beans…if made right w/ suger
Sandra Bowman
Hamburgers with all the fixins!
e griffin
BBQ Ribs and ice cold pepsi would be my favorite food to eat
alexandria
pasta salad is a must!
Amanda
Grandma’s chicken salad recipe on some fresh bread, a bag of potato chips, and some homemade chocolate chip cookies – and strawberry lemonade!
Koni
Gotta be Nathan’s hot dogs over charcoal!
Ashley
Fried chicken is a necessity for a picnic!
Leslie
I am definitely craving a chicken salad sandwhich!
Suzanne
Watermelon is the best picnic food, just don’t forget the wipes!
Kimberly S.
any type of mayo based pasta salad
jennifer clark
cold watermelon. yum
Destiny
Hot dogs and a side of potato salad. I love picnics!
Kimber
I love fruit, especially in the summer. So refreshing! I’d probably have to go with watermelon as the best picnic food.
Aurora R
Pasta salad!! Yum!!!!!!!!!
Susie R.
Watermelon is my favorite:)
valarie
Peaches on the grill for sure!!!
Rae
I don’t know about my favorite but some of them are cheeseburgers, fried chicken, or s’mores. I’m not big on the sides (ie: macaroni salad, potato salad, beans, etc) so I usually have a pretty boring looking plate at picnics or cookouts 😛
Jenny T.
Freshly sliced watermelon….the colder, the better!!
Meghann
Hot dogs and baked beans!
Ann
Egg salad sandwiches with avocado. It used to be potato salad, but my family likes it so much I’ve made over 25 lbs this year and now I barely want to look at it.
Angela
Potato salad. Yummy! 😉
Paige
Chicken Salad Sandwiches – make sure to include chunks of apple in the chicken salad. It’s great when it’s cold and it can fill you up and keep you cool on a HOT day!
Karolee
I Just LOVE Hot Dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Far My Favorite Picnic Food!!!!
Avocado On One Side, Green Chile On The Other!
Best Hot Dogs Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Merideth
I love fruit salad!
Sarah G
We love watermelon!
Kim
Simple ham and cheese sandwiches and crispy potato chips!
Kathy
Being a Texas Gal myself…..I like to BBQ some chicken, make my homemade potato salad, baked beans and pack a watermelon on ice for our favorite picnic food.
Jenny
Our family loves Johnsonville Brats!
Rebecca
Chips go with anything and are so easy to eat.
Ransom
Fried Chicken is the way to go!
Barbara Blankenship
I love to take lots of sandwich fixins and then everyone can fix their sandwich the way they like it, kids love to make their own creations
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Pam
Turkey wraps and potato chips with a few carrot sticks on the side.
Cassandra
I love potato salad and hamburger beans at a picnic
Melissa
fried chicken, nothing but for a picnic
sherylyn
I love a Little Caesars $5 pizza
Stephanie
Fried chicken is a must have for a picnic!
Jennifer
Definitely watermelon!
lauraly
To beat the HOT heat here in Texas I would say watermelon is the all time best picnic food.
Christi G.
Orzo Salad with feta, sundried tomatoes, black olives…ooo I’m drooling already.
Michele Cashen
My favorite is macaroni salad. Love it!
Tammy
My family loves potato salad and hamburgers. Thanks for the giveaway!
Courtney
Favorite is definitely hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill!
Sarah Bierhalter
Dessert is always my favorite – cookies, brownies, anything sweet! Hot dogs on the grill are the best too.
Vanessa Ramirez
Hamburgers and corn on the cob…oooh and watermelon
Laura Ford
I love watermelon
Kelli Blackmon
My favorite is frozen grapes. My mom would always freeze the grapes the night before a picnic. They doubled as an ice pack and a delicious snack. Almost like little round popsicles.
Julie
I like pasta salads, iced down watermelon, and veggie sticks – all foods that are okay if they sit out for awhile.
Amber
My fave is a chicken salad sandwich , chips, and an ice cold Coke…so yummy!!!!
Sandy
Fried chicken is my favorite.
Jk
Hot dogs & Dr. Pepper!
stacey carter
Fried chicken!!!!
Gina J
Sparkling lemonade–I know it’s a beverage, but it counts, right?!? I use frozen lemonade concentrate, but use lemon lime soda instead of 1/3 of the water, plus add an extra can of sprite.
If I HAVE to list a food….BLT Pasta Salad.
gloria overholt
a cold pasta salad made with rotisserie chicken with lemon and cheese in it.
Jamie
I LOVE macaroni salad with chicken and fresh veggies! 🙂
Erin
good cold watermelon slices, can you taste it with the juice running down your chin?
Tasha
I can’t picnic without some kind of chips – and I LOVE watermelon and strawberries for a picnic!
Michelle T
Watermelon! YUMMMM!!
Ashley
Would have to go with ham/turkey sandwiches. Sounds a bit boring but brings back plenty of memories!
Angie Rouse
I think I’ll have to stick with fried chicken as my favorite picnic food, along with potato salad and corn on the cob!
Alisha
My favorite picinic food would have to be pasta salad or baked beans!
heather
I would have to say cold juicy watermelon!
Shelly G
Growing up we always had ham salad sandwiches…reading this post reminded me of them, and now I am craving one 🙂
Rhonda Hall
Cucumbers and onions in vinegar with sliced tomatoes and fired chciken.
Eve Eikenberry
We like to do classic picnics with summer sausage, baguettes, fine cheeses, grapes, and sparkling juice!
denise salavics
Hamburgers and hotdogs are perfect for picnics!!!! Gotta have the chips too!!!
Shelley
Hot dogs with sweet relish!! 🙂
Denise
My favorite is potato salad…yummm!!
Diana B
Cold Cut sandwiches on rolls.
tanisha
Got to be the coldcuts, nothing beats a cold sandwhich and a hot day!yummy! Thanks for the giveaway!
Lucy
I love potato salad!
shelly aka allysmama
Watermelon is my favorite picnic food!
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Idis
pasta salad will top the list
thanks for the guveaway
Schawn
My favorite picnic food is my mother’s mustard potato salad..nummy.
Pamela
Mustard potato salad made from red potatoes with the skins still on! Yummm
Kimberlee
My very favorite – Potato Salad with plenty of dill.
Mari
My favorite is potato salad.
Brad
Depending on the recipe – potato salad.
Tanya Cosby
Hot dogs off the grill, corn on the cob and sweet tea are the biggest hits here.
Tiffany
potato salad with some sun tea!!
ginnie
macaroni salad and sweet tea!
Teasa
My fav picnic food is definitely potato salad.
Jessie C.
We love fruit salad!
Kelly S
Gotta have homemade potato salad. Yumm
Ellae
We like pretty much everything in my family, but I think the little snack foods and the sub sandwiches are the best! We toast our sandwiches like we’re something special and they are delish! 🙂
Dara
Chicken Salad!! YUM!!!
Sarah
fruit salad – yummy yummy 🙂
julie
My favorite is probably watermelon!
AMY
Fried chicken..what else!
Keri
I love watermelon! Its the perfect summer food – inside or out!
Tina W.
Fruits or fruit salad — so refreshing on a warm summer day! 🙂
Janna
hotdogs with ketchup and relish… yum!
wylene
My favorite picnic food is this cream cheese Rotel dip my husband makes – mix 1 can Rotel with 2 blocks cream cheese and serve with fritos!
Beth from Tucson
Nothing beats S’mores!
Heather
I’d have to say corn on the cob. Thanks for the giveaway!
Jennifer Crowell
Hamburgers on the grill, Yum! =)