Trail Meals

“My favorite lunch is a tortilla, (these last very long, in my own experience at least 10 days w/o molding, pack between cardboard in a ziplock to keep whole), with peanut butter, raisens and sunflower seeds, all rolled up.

I really like those quaker breakfast bars too. One of those and some dried fruit gets my engine going with no fuss. Still haveto boil water for coffee though.”

“ut-oh forgot to log-in....that and this is me! (Sassafras)”

“uggh. Gem, no wonder you were hungry on the trip.
what's with the 12 almonds & dehydrated redpepper? doesn't sound too yummy. where's the fruits & veggies?”

“oh..and has anyone ever tried dehydating kiwifruit?”

“breakfast: 2 pkgs of instant grits and coffee

lunch: pack of tuna (one of the flavored types) & crackers

dinner: switchback spag or one of there other meals by Enteria

snacks: mixed nuts, trail mix I make, jerky, granola bars”

“I like a good Subway sandwich for the first nights meal!

Breakfast - 2 to 3 packages of Butter flav Instant Grits with Precooked bacon strips....
or 2 to 3 packs of Peaches and cream oatmeal.
Either Coffee or Swiss Miss hot choc. to drink.

Lunch - a little GORP, candy bars, breakfast bars, Baby Bell little round red wax covered cheeses and crackers, etc...Tuna I snack all day on the trail. Lots and lots of choc.

Dinner - Some FD meal. Boil water, pour in bag. The Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Lasagna with Meat Sauce, or Potatoes & Beef with Onions are good.
Not FD but Instant Mashed Potato with tuna added is very good!”

“I vote for humm us for lunch. Make our own. If you put enough garlic in it you might fend off lots of skeeters!

STORMBRINGER lizs is correct on my former identity. I made a public announcement, and many were relieved that they didn't have to tell their friends that they were going to Chicago to visit stumprider. heh-heh”

“4 cheese mashed potatoes with smoked oysters added is great”

“ramon noodles and power gels. Thats all I like to eat on trail....tuna is good to have sometimes too.”

“Oh, yeah, American Harvest dehydrator. Have had mine for many years. I don't take FD, spend a week before the trip (lasty trip I fed 6 people) making and dehydrating the food. ALMOST as much fun as the trip!


Stay away from MH Spaghetti, IMO, especially when you're at 13,000 and there's nothing but rock and you need 8 catholes after supper!”

“Wal-Mart sells a good temp controled American Harvest dehydrator for about $40.”

“Now that's good info stovesmash!”

“I picked up some Bear Creek Creamy Potato Soup Mix in 2-serving trial size envelopes, 49 cents each at "BIG LOTS!". Weight of 3.0 oz on my scale. Just add to two cups of boiling water, simmer for 10 minutes. Add a pack of tuna or chicken and you have a complete meal.”

“hum us for lunch?

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!”

“Tilt - He did used to ride stumps. ;-)”

“Tilt, that wasn't the meal I had in mind (for lunch). tsk tsk”

“Hey -- It surprised the heck out of me!

<SHEESH>


LOL”

“Stovestomper, I adore those baby bell cheeses with melba toast, just before bed. They are just the right size, and won't spoil because they're all covered in wax. I've had those out on the trail for ten days too.”

“I've only done this once, but it was great: Dehydrated Campbell's Chunky Soup, hearty beef and vegetables... rehydrated and poured over instant brown rice. Darn good.”

“Artex - That sounds pretty dang good! I'll have to try it!

How much water did you use to rehydrate?”

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“Very nicely done, thanks!”

“StoveStomper, I just kind of wing it. Less water is best at first, because as the food absorbs it, you can tell if you need to add more and do so accordingly.”

“I actually saw a can of dehydrated water once... It was supposedly a staple in bomb shelters from the 50s and 60s. If you even tasted distilled water, you know it tastes like crap. 'Dehydrated water' put back minerals and whatnot that the distilling process removed... to make it more palatable and possibly for health reasons.

I just did a quick search to see what else might be in the stuff, and as usual Alta Vista referred me to another thread on TrailTalk!

http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/14209,-1,2.php

(Snackboy strikes from afar)”

“I haven't used the freezed dried meals for years. They cost more than they're worth and usually are to salty for my taste. Just go to the grocery store and use some common sense.

For a weekender I'll carry fairly heavy food.

I've grown quite sick of oatmeal for breakfast so now it's usually a cereal bar and an apple or orange(fresh) - apple the first morning and orange the second.

Lunch is usually a trail snacky type of thing like tortias with PB/honey from a squeeze tube or tuna & crackers - even taken a can of triangas(pringle like tortia chips) and nacho cheese dip in little plastic pudding style cups.

Almond M&Ms, cashews, and jolly ranchers are my trail snacks.

For dinner something like rice-a-roni angel hair pasta with a pouch of chicken tossed in or maybe some uncle bens wild rice - great with fresh caught trout cooked in olive oil with cavenders greek seasoning.(I usually bring my fishing pole)

Then there's dessert. A no bake cheesecake can be epic. No bake eskimo cookies. Instant pudding. Whatever it takes.

No need to suffer on a weekender -the weight of the food will be gone soon enough.”

“One breafast thing I like to do is mix up some eggs (mix, or dry). Then, on flat bread, rehydrate some salsa and put the three together.

There is no doubt the dehydrating IS the way to go. The meals wind up being a tad heavier, but the results are fantastic!”