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Message started by intrepid_camper on Feb 28th, 2011 at 4:56pm

Title: Re: Planning menu and packing food items.
Post by SunCatcher on Nov 7th, 2011 at 12:10am
I get the basics from the grocery store and then make up my meals.
Breakfast:  Instant Oatmeal, I like two packs, and ussually by freeze dried Strawberries to add to them.  I mix 1 pkt plain with 1 pkt Brown Sugar and Cinniman, and add Strawberries. (This is on paddlin/moving days)
Otherwise I take pre-cooked bacon, and Hashbrowns, and I use Adventure Eggs (dried scrambled eggs)  I eat this meal on my layover days...when I take time to "cook breakfast".  I also go with hot cocoa. (not a coffee drinker)
Lunch is ussually beef sticks, beef jerky, a sugar snack like fruit snacks, peanut butter and soft shell, granola bar.  Ordered some PRO BARS and going with those, although expensive they are 400 calories.  for drinks I use gatorade pkts ussually or something similar.
Supper:
I dehydrate hamburger and chicken (white meat) from a can.  I use this as my protein source.  I make goolash from deydrated burger, noodles, dehydrated spagetti sauce (leather)  It is delicious and light weight ( I repack parmesian in little zip locks from HOBBY LOBBY)  I use those little zip locks for a lot of things come in handy.
I use Knorr's side dishies ussually Teriyaki Chicken either Rice or noodles (Asian Sides from Knorr's)  I also dehydrate broccoli and chicken to add to these.  I ussually use 1/2 package of the Asian Side per meal.  I also add dehydrated red and green peppers to the mix.
I also like pizza on my layover days.  So I use pepperoni as it keeps well in the package it comes in.  I use pre-made crusts, and they fit on the inside of my bear vaults along the side.  I dehydrate red peppers, green peppers, black olives and spagetti sauce for my toppings.  I use the pepperonis and string cheese stripped up as my cheese (cooked on reflection oven)
The first night I ussually have a steak or butterfly chops or something and hashbrowns.  (fresh food first night always)
Oh this is a solo type menu for me.
Hope that gives you some ideas.
PS  I do all my dehydrating on the days my wife is not around, as I drive her nuts when I take over the kitchen to get ready for a trip...so I do it while she is gone for a few days... I also store all my dehydrated stuff in zip locks, some times double them up if going to be in freezer for a while, and freeze them, and mark bags with black magic marker so I know what to do.  I also mark the recipe with a black sharpie on the outside of my ziplocks so I know how much water to add, or whatever.
SunCatcher

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