Meal Planning :: 42 meals packed for Alaska… Help?

In many high mountain environments, it becomes impractical to fry stuff (like flapjacks), even though it might be tasty. It sounds bland, but simpler breakfasts like instant oatmeal are often the choice. The oatmeal can be augmented with a hunk of salami. You don't want to be dependent totally on food that requires a lot of preparation and cooking. Also, you don't want to be dependent on anything that will freeze or get otherwise inedible from cold.

This may sound crazy, but after everything else you get packed, add in at least a pound of GORP.

I was doing a climb in Africa, and the group was getting weary of the food that they had brought. Then I offered up a bag of dehydrated pear chips, and it was devoured in an instant.

–B.G.–

42 meals = 14 days … sounds like a blast!

I read once that Everest guides say to bring at least 1lb of chocolate. Heh.

Things like GrapeNuts and other cereals can be eaten with heated water/heated powdered milk, as well as the aforementioned oatmeal, grits, cream of wheat, etc.

I love hard meats, hard cheeses and crackers/pretzel sticks. Obviously pastas and such work, as does ramen. Get some rice noodles for variety instead of just the wheat noodles. I could see a little powdered "party dip" (I like French Onion) being a huge treat (get something like http://www.amazon.com/Barry-Farm-Sour-Cream-Powder/dp/B0009TN7F2 and water, mix it up … )

Powdered mashed potato(e)s. Bonus points for freeze-dried bacon bits and shredded/powdered cheese.

Marinate some beef/chicken/whatever, cook it, shred it, dry it (over or dehydrator) … that could be tasty and high protein.

Powdered soups, like Lipton makes. Toss in some dehydrated/freeze-dried veggies and some of the ramen noodles, or rice noodles… mmm….

Lots of spices, personally. Think of the difference between 'roasted chicken' and 'marinated chicken' and 'blackened chicken' and 'BBQ chicken' and …

In short, shoot for variety.

Of course, I can eat the same Togo's sandwich (local sandwich shop) every single day for months (and have) so YMMV. :-)

-mox