Backpacking Food Examples
|
Meal Plan |
Fresh |
Convenience |
Canned |
Drink |
|
Breakfast |
Bag
fresh fruit |
Grain
cereal
Instant
breakfast
Powered
milk |
|
Tang
Gatorade Drink |
|
Lunch |
Pita
Bread
Bagels |
Crackers
Squeeze
cheese
Beef
Jerky |
Oysters |
Gatorade |
|
Dinner |
|
Quick-cook
noodles
(Ramen)
or Minute Rice or
Back
Packing Meal |
Tuna
Chicken |
Gatorade |
|
Snacks |
Bag
Fresh Fruit |
Home
made Trail Mix |
|
Gatorade
Coffee |
Breakfast:
1.
Put amount of tang in a 1
quart Ziploc bag per the directions. Write on bag how much water to add. Drink out of bag using straw.
2.
Put a good size serving of
grain cereal in 1 quart Ziploc bag. Add
2 table spoons powered milk. Write on
bag to add ½ cup water.
3.
Empty 1 packet Instant
Breakfast in 1 qt. Ziploc bag. Add 2
tbs. powered
milk. Write on bag to add 2-cups water,
and mix before drinking from bag using straw.
4.
Include plastic spoon,
straw, and napkin. Put all bagged items
in a 1 gal. Ziploc bag and label Breakfast
#1.
Lunch:
1.
Put 1 bagel in 1 qt. Ziploc
bag.
2.
Put crackers in small
container that will not crush.
3.
Put can of oysters or other
meat in 1 qt. Ziploc bag.
4.
Put Gator aid mix for 1 qt.
in a 1 qt. Ziploc bag. Write on the bag
to add approx. 1-qt water. Drink out of bag using straw.
5.
Include plastic spoon,
straw, and napkin. Put all above items
in a 1 gal. Ziploc and label Lunch
#1.
Supper:
1.
Put ½ cup minute rice in 1
qt. Ziploc bag.
2.
Put 1 can of meat of your
choice in 1 qt. Ziploc bag.
3.
Put Gator aid mix for 1 qt.
In a 1 qt. Ziploc bag. Write on the bag
to add approx. 1-qt water. Drink out of bag using straw.
4.
Include plastic spoon,
straw, and napkin and small oven cooking bag.
Put all above
items along with salt/pepper in a
1 gal. Ziploc and label Supper #1.
When cooking supper put 1 inch water in pan. Put 1 cup water in cooking bag. Place cooking bag in pot and place on stove. When water starts to boil add salt/pepper, rice and canned meat. Close bag with a wooden cloths pin and simmer for 5 minutes. Lift cooking bag out of pan and place in bowl. Roll down sides of bag and eat out of bag. This saves cleaning the pot.
* Include snacks in several 1 qt. Plastic bags to be eaten
when wanted.