Food

[Wannabe]

What would someone carry if they are spending a couple of days out on the trail, living out of their backpack in southern Missouri, as far as food is concerned? Thanks in advance.

 

[JHall]

Anything you want.
-Oriental noodles make a great trail meal (see this months Backpacker Magazine "Moveable Feast" column for sauce ideas)
-Go to the local Army Surplus store and pick up a few MREs (a bit heavy)
-Kraft Mac and Cheese
-Rice
-JERKY - my personal favorite
-pancake mix

I could go on and on and on but you get the idea. Anything that comes powdered or in a box (like mac n cheese) take it out of the box and repackage it. This is mainly to save weight and bulk. Pre measure things like powdered milk and pancake mix etc... into ziplock bags and write the necessary amount of water on the bag w/ a sharpie. I like to take along some carnation instant breakfast to mix up with powdered milk. Makes the powdered stuff easier to drink w/ breakfast! Possibilities are endless and you can have fun trying new ideas!! Do a search for jerky in this forum and I believe you will find some good recipes for making your own at home!! Use these as a starter, and again have fun experimenting!!
JHall

 

[Big-Target]

You'll never go wrong with those Raimen Noodle soup packets !!!

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[Stryver]

If you like to cook, bring raw foods, if you do not, bring dehydrated meals. I like raw foods, and would prefer to bring a bag of flour, and whatever other things I need for the meals I want to eat. I know people who believe backpackign food means things in foil packages you add hot water to.


Stryver

 

[CAman]

Breakfast: Oatmeal, cream of wheat, grits, tea, hot cocoa, dry milk.
On trail/Lunch: Jerky, dry fruits (pick fruits without fiber or you will have to dig many pits), Powerbars/Balance Bars, trail mix, nuts, Chex, Rice Crispie Treats, Tiger's Milk bars, chocolate, cheese sticks (if not over 70 degrees), crackers, peanut butter, salame, honey.
Dinner: Rice, pasta, couscous, noodles, mac&cheese, pancake mix, grits, tuna (if not in bear country), salame.

The rules of thumb:
Breakfast: something dry, easy to carry, and preferrably warm.
Lunch: Something easy to eat on the trail. Try something that is light, low in moisture, and high in calories. Any meats should be the kind that are dry and don't go bad easily (like jerky and salame)
Dinner: Anything that is light and blows up in volume when you put in water.
MRE's are OK, but are heavy.
Unwrap everything and mark the inside of your cups for measuring. Write on food packages how much cup volume makes a serving.
Hope this helps. - CAman

 

[MichLee]

Corn meal, parched corn, jerky, bacon, hard chocolate, sugar. All traditional foods easy to fix and will keep you goign a long time on the trail.

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Lee

LIfe is too important to be taken seriously. Oscar Wilde