Backcountry Gourmet!
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So I'm going into the Bugaboos for a week and I'm not sure what to bring for food. I'm gonna bring the usual oatmeal for breakfast, gorp, dried fruit and cliff bars, but I'm kinda stuck on dinners. I was thinking about grabbing a couple of those dehydrated dinners, I've never tried them but they look good. Anyone have any tips on what to eat on long trips? |
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One of my favorite meals for the back country is dried tortellini with a pesto dressing. You can get everything at most grocery stores, tortellini, pesto packet, a little olive oil. It's a little bulkier than some freeze dried meals but not much heavier and you don't get that nasty freeze dried taste. |
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Yeah they are tasty....especially when your hungry they become twice as good. Plus they cook in under 10 minutes, are light and ziplock up when your done. All you have to do is clean your spoon. |
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another good thing, if you like indian food, is tasty bite. really easy to make, just boil a instant-brown-rice-in-a-bag, and the bag of tasty bite. really easy to clean up too, as your cooking pot stays clean. just have to wipe out your eating bowl. fairly cheap too. |
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One easy option is to grab a box of couscous with flavor packet (far east is one brand), a veggie of choice (or not) and a can of chicken. |
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Yeah I hate freeze dried mainly because it is insanely expensive for what you get. |
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I highly recommend the starkist Tuna Creations. They're about $1.25-$2 each. I eat'm right out of the packet. They're light, easy to pack, and tasty. Just keep a ziplock bag around to contain the waste or your pack will stink. The "Sweet and Spicy" and "Lemon Pepper" ones are my favorites. The cous-cous and pre-cooked chicken packets is a good idea too. |
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Backpacker's Pantry is delicious, convenient, and full of the good stuff you need. all that for around 4$/person? perfect. |
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yeah, add a can of chicken to the tasty bite (or pasta and pesto, or other stuff). canned chicken is pretty handy. |
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tastybite is really yummy, but weight... it has liquid in the bag, and weighs a ton. the couscous boxes with season packs are really good. put it in a ziplock bag, and use a sharpie to mark what it is, and how much water to put in. also with the couscous, you boil water, put it in, and turn the stove off! fuel weighs a ton also... |
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I always like bringing a packet of instant potatoes. Easy to make when you are tired and dont want to waste time cooking. To spice it up I also add some instant gravy to the mix, maybe add some jerky or dried vegis too. I think I've seen it in a backpacking magazine and they called it instant shepherds pie. |
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JLP wrote: Brawndo - it's got electrolytes!.Brawndo has what plants crave... |
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Sweet! thanks for all the suggestions, I definitely think I'm gonna go with something better then dehydrated crap |
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MRE's,,, any bean and chili ones for sure. Everything tastes like gourmet food after a hard day of climbing! |
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Scott McMahon wrote: Brawndo has what plants crave...What do plants crave? |
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quinoa is a good one. high in protein and cooks pretty quick. if you cook some quinoa, and then add olive oil and lime/lemon juice, you've got a basic taboulli, throw in some fresh veggies to make it all fancy like. bring along some tortillas and hot sauce for an all out feast. |
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tasty bite weighs a ton? ant man can carry a few cans of gordon's, but no tasty bite? thaz crazy talk. |
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So, ah, where the hell did you find Brawndo? I need BRAWNDO. |
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Backpacker's Pantry fully rocks. I agree with Josh Olson above... great grub. Super easy, delicious and nutritious. For most entrees boil water and chow. |
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well slim... i may be called the ant man b/c i can carry loads over my current weight, but the energy absorbed from a can of gordon's beer is far superior to the goods in a bag of tastybite. it also helps dull the pain! so the choice is simple, energy and pain management all in one package. now if tastybite was 8.5% alcohol, i may just have to carry that instead. ;) |