What do ya'll eat?

The various Lipton noodle or rice dishes can be mixed with jerky bits, bacon bits, tuna from a pouch, or other meat/protein sources. They taste better than many freeze dried meals, are cheaper, and weigh only a bit more. I've seen some folks use Rice-a-Roni or Noodle Roni packets the same way.

DancesWithKnives
 
I find pitas and hummus to be a welcome addition to my food stash when I'm hiking and camping. I like how it seems to keep nicely, and can be prepared in a number of ways, and those chickpeas can be nicely satisfying when you're in the woods
 
Keep in mind, jerky is great, but too much of it tends to give me digestive problems :)
 
I have been looking out for foods that might be good for camping, one that I really like is the instant mashed potato - just add boiling water. This stuff is easy to make - combine hot water & the instant potato powder in a bowl and mix, that's it! I think this is a great alternative to rice or pasta or noodles.

Luckily I am happy to drink water in the summer time. In winter time I like a hot drink but when it is cold the milk lasts well so that isn't a big problem.

The normal nuts, raisins, muesli bars, etc are handy for snacks. I also like to take a can or 2 of peaches - they make a great desert for no effort beyond opening the can.

There are many foods that are problematic because they don't keep well - so it is good to read about any ideas for suitable camp foods. The more variety the better!
 
One of my favourites is cereal with brown rice. In packets. Its supposed to be added to hot water, but to me, its best itself. Though its quite dry. I pack a lot of these for camping. Milo powder is good too. We take these in our personal flotation device when we kayak. :D

I had a bad experience with bread ( had to eat them fermented ). Thank goodness I did have diarrhea. :o
 
shotgunner11 said:
Oh, and now, Taco Bell packets are in my lunchbox for work, my glovebox, all my PSKs and my BOB.:D
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What kind of Texan are you? You're supposed to have a bottle of hot sauce in a custom leather holster on your belt at all times! :D



To the OP, I eat just about anything when out. It's really more about what will/won't spoil in the temperatures at the time.

I like MREs, so I bring them sometimes. Other times the Rice-a-Roni, mashed potatoes, SPAM, Mtn House, whatever. When I'm feeling old-timey, I go with bread cheese and jerky.
 
learned this one recently. take some ziplock bags, put granola in it, add some powdered milk and throw them in your pack, then just add water when you want them, you can even eat them out of the bag. i also make my own granola
 
I about died from sticker shock when I looked into the Mountain House meals.

We usually pack lots of jerky, granola, and cheaper dehydrated foods such as easy mac, Knorr meals from Wal-Mart, and things like that. We also supplement that diet heavily with local fish or game, depending on the season.
 
Truck camping the sky is the limit. With a pile of cast iron you can cook anything from cheese cakes to turkey! Smebbin I like the Griswold cast iron to but have a bunch of Lodge.
 
week before last while waiting on the family to get to the campsite....little bro. and i got hungry...had a pound of ground beef left from the chili that was in the dutch oven....so little bro. browned it and poured a can of ranch style beans over it....it was pretty damn good.....but after that then chili for supper......no one wanted to be in the bunkhouse with me or little bro..
 
Cpl Punishment said:
What kind of Texan are you? You're supposed to have a bottle of hot sauce in a custom leather holster on your belt at all times! :D



To the OP, I eat just about anything when out. It's really more about what will/won't spoil in the temperatures at the time.

I like MREs, so I bring them sometimes. Other times the Rice-a-Roni, mashed potatoes, SPAM, Mtn House, whatever. When I'm feeling old-timey, I go with bread cheese and jerky.
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Shotty hasn't been in Texas long enough to get issued his official Texas utility belt.......which of coarse has Pace made right here in texas by folks who know what it should taste like.....(if you are to young to get this....utube Pace commercials)
 
rocketbomb said:
I about died from sticker shock when I looked into the Mountain House meals.

We usually pack lots of jerky, granola, and cheaper dehydrated foods such as easy mac, Knorr meals from Wal-Mart, and things like that. We also supplement that diet heavily with local fish or game, depending on the season.
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Not too bad really when you can get 2 servings out of an entrée for $6 or less. $3 per meal is pretty cheap. Add to that a side of a little bit of rice or some mashed potatoes and it’s a pretty hearty meal. Plus mountain house tastes good, which is more than you can say for a lot of long-life foods.

I'm sure a lot of you guys use them, but the 99 cent bags of instant mashed potatoes at Wal-Mart are awesome. They have loaded baked potato and a bunch of good flavors. Again, half a package is a good amount, a whole package is a good meal.
 
drew1095hc said:
shotty hasn't been in texas long enough to get issued his official texas utility belt.......which of coarse has pace made right here in texas by folks who know what it should taste like.....(if you are to young to get this....utube pace commercials)
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new york city?!
 
I just got back from the Post Office, waiting there for me, from a friend/fiend/adopted sibling in Belgium, was a French Individual Combat Ration. Hmm...no jokes, please. They have a great Presidente now and, besides, most people that talk shit about the French would have their ass handed to them by a Para anyway. :D

They are not into MREs, they are still at C-Rat level, canned, but very advanced food! Damn!

Each ration comes with two large cans of food. If you had some of these in a survival situation, this box of stuff could last you a few days if you spread it out. They even have Horse de Ovaries in here! A can of boar pate! Sanglier! :::SNORT::: HA! HA!

Viva la Rodolphe!!!

Anyways...included in my box but not the Armee Francaise Box, was an ample supply of Nestles condensed, sweetened milk in a TUBE. My brother told me about Spaniards sucking Nestles milk out of a tube when he was stationed in Rota, Spain. I tracked some down and had my friend in Belgium mail me some. Have not tried it yet but apparently it has some sort of addictive quality as I have never heard anything bad about it.

It is marketed as an outdoor activity type of food, someone sucking it down while on a bike on the tube, etc.

  • Raw Honey
  • Regular Honey
  • Honey Packets from KFC
  • Texas Pete Packets from Chick-Fil-A
  • Peanut Butter
  • Dried fruits, assorted
  • Nuts, assorted
  • Ramen-type Korean UDON noodles (spicey seafood, spicey beef and beef stew flavor
  • Tuna Packs
  • Canned Goods and Cooler-Perishables when car camping...
 
Here's a meal idea.

Pasta, olive oil, and Old Bay seasoning.

Pasta noodles of your choice, prepared in boiling water as normal. Drain. Mix in a small amount of olive oil and Old Bay seasoning to suit your taste.

Easy to prepare. Clean up is easy. And always tastes great (to me).
 
I find that half a Mtn. House two-person, freeze-dried meal isn't enough, unless I'm trying hard to lose weight. They don't provide all that many calories after a day of backpacking up and down mountains. If I use them (like on longer trips where weight is more critical), I'll eat a whole one myself.

DancesWithKnives
 
gander6 said:
Here's a meal idea.

Pasta, olive oil, and Old Bay seasoning.

Pasta noodles of your choice, prepared in boiling water as normal. Drain. Mix in a small amount of olive oil and Old Bay seasoning to suit your taste.

Easy to prepare. Clean up is easy. And always tastes great (to me).
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That's actually very interesting. I wonder how many people away from the East Coast / Mid-Atlantic Region even know what Old Bay is...

Hell, I can't remember where I read about it, but people were talking about just the olive oil being basically a whole food all by itself.
 
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