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    John Mc
    BPL Member

    @retiredjohn

    Locale: PNW

    I'm new to BPL and truthfully been out of backpacking since I bought my home. I just sold it so I'm going light and hitting the trails. Damn I miis hiking.

    What are you eating on the trail? Please give me an idea of your breakfast, snacks and dinner.
    THANKS

    #1608729
    Wallace Hunter
    Spectator

    @jeepingetowah

    Locale: South Central

    Other than things from bulk at the store, be sure to check out http://www.harmonyhousefoods.com/

    Coffee:
    *starbucks via packets
    *Mount Hagan instant organic
    *Nescafe – regular, hazelnut packs
    *NIDO instant nestle WHOLE milk (I find this in the latino grocery)

    BREAKFAST:
    *instant oatmeal – oats, brown sugar, nuts, berries, powdered milk
    *instant grits – sweet or salty, powdered butter, nuts, berries, whatever…
    *instant breakfast – carnation if you dont feel like cooking
    *freeze dried eggs – Harmony House veggies, or anything you find works well

    Lunch/Dinner:
    *Minute Rice – anything from HH, TVP, Legumes, Veggies, salt pepper
    *Pasta – spoonful of spaghetti sauce seasons, spoons of tomato powder from HH, veggies, olive oil
    *Packets of TUNA, CHICKEN, SALMON, Spam, whatever you like

    Snacks:
    *GORP
    *Beef Jerky
    *crackers & cheese
    *cured meats

    Dessert:
    *hot chocolate
    *pudding – powdered milk, pudding mix
    *freeze dried ice cream from Mountain House
    *freeze dried ice cream sandwiches from Mountain House

    There are so many ideas, these are a few staples that I work with and I just use these recipes and MANY MORE, along with:

    *Vaccum sealer – seal a meal
    *ziploc bags – where needed
    *ziploc screw top containers – 2 cup and 4 cup versions with cozies to "COOK" or rehydrate my meals. I almost never cook in the pot over a flame.

    IF YOU LIKE BREADS:

    I have been using a ONE EGG WONDER pan to bake bread. If you are interested you can use the pan with a lid that I bought online and a small flame.

    *Instant pizza dough – makes bread with olive oil and cheese, or mix cinnamon, raisins, sugar and get sweet
    *biscuits – cheesy, garlic, veggies, whatever you want
    *pancakes – I package freeze dried fruit up with it and also sometimes take vaccum sealed syrups

    There are SOOO many ways to make your own. Hope that helps.

    #1608736
    Frank Steele
    Member

    @knarfster

    Locale: Arizona

    Dehydrated food has come a long way. Much better tasting and waaaay ligher than the old MRE's I used to carry.

    If you want to try some mediocre to good dehydrated meals that require Zero cooking (just boil water) try some mountain house meals that can be found at Walmart. For really good dehydrated meals try Packit Gourmet, which range from just boil, to fry up some parts after they have been re-hydrated.

    #1608745
    John Mc
    BPL Member

    @retiredjohn

    Locale: PNW

    Thanks Wallace and Frank….I like what I'm seeing.

    #1608765
    Heath Pitts
    BPL Member

    @heathpitts

    Locale: Nashville

    Wallace,

    Do you mix your Nido milk with water before you add it to your coffee?

    #1608775
    Wallace Hunter
    Spectator

    @jeepingetowah

    Locale: South Central

    This is true, I almost always try to pre mix the milk with a spoonful of water… otherwise you sometimes get clumps.

    But in my oatmeal, I never bother and things tend to work out really well, and I pour fresh rolling boils in there. Maybe it is the chunkies in the oatmeal that break it up.

    But honestly, I usually prepare my coffee with sugar and milk as a premix before hot water.

    #1608779
    Heath Pitts
    BPL Member

    @heathpitts

    Locale: Nashville

    I mixed mine up with water before adding to the coffee before as well. Last trip i just used powder creamer packets. I may try mixing the via and nido together this time before adding it to my hot water.

    #1608784
    Scott Bentz
    BPL Member

    @scottbentz

    Locale: Southern California

    I like to eat dry oatmeal with milk in the morning and also make some Carnation Instant Breakfast. My favorite way to do so is to mix the milk at night, submerse in a cold stream for use the next morning. The clumps are gone and it can be drunk as is.

    #1608800
    Sarah Kirkconnell
    BPL Member

    @sarbar

    Locale: Homesteading On An Island In The PNW

    John, come visit the cooking/food section here on the BPL forums! Go back a number of pages and you will find tons of ideas – many posted by me, Teresa Black and Laurie March – who all run outdoor cooking websites and are cookbook authors.

    #1608812
    Hendrik Morkel
    BPL Member

    @skullmonkey

    Locale: Finland

    Breakfast: MYOG – Make Your Own Granola, cereal mixed at home with milk powder, dried fruits, cacao. Tea or Coffee.

    Lunch: Bars for the most time, Ramen if I get really hungry. Three bars are sufficient for me per day. A piece of reindeer ham and some good cheese are enough for four to five days as snacks, and give some good power.

    Dinner: Either freeze dried food (Real Turmat, Travellunch, Blå Band) or self made food (Couscous, corn spaghetti, pesto, olive oil, tomato sauce, for example) are great. Mousse au Chocolate, Kisseli (Finnish desert) or if I am going on a real short trip then some fruits are a great finish to a meal, and give enough energy to produce plenty of heat over the night.

    #1608814
    Rakesh Malik
    Member

    @tamerlin

    Locale: Cascadia

    I just received a copy of Sarah Kirkconnell's Freezer Bag Cooking recipe book… there are some really nice-sounding recipes in there. I haven't tried them yet, but I will :)

    #1608851
    John Mc
    BPL Member

    @retiredjohn

    Locale: PNW

    THANKS everyone for your inputs. I had know idea BPL had a food forum….sorry for being a newbie.

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