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hikingbear
03-18-2009, 23:36
I need some ideas on lunch out on the AT. I feel good about what I have for breakfast, snacks, and dinner? Just a little unsure for lunch.
Thanks!!!!
freefall
03-18-2009, 23:41
Flour tortillas and peanut butter! That was my lunch about every other day. Then there is tortillas and cheese, tortillas and tuna, etc.....
Ole!
Wise Old Owl
03-19-2009, 01:00
· bagels (cream cheese)
· Pita bread
· Logan Bread
· granola bars
· candy bars
· dried fruit
· GORP (nuts, M&M's raisins, yogurt peanuts, crackers, dried fruit, etc)
· Pringles
· crackers (the dense kinds at health food stores)
· Wheat Thins
· Cheeses (string cheese, blocks of mozarella, etc)
· Tuna (sold in pouches now)
· lunch meat
. Hard boiled eggs/ with salt packet
. jerkys pemmican
. Summer sausage (eg Landsjager) (80 cal/oz)
well that will get you started.
spam..... lots and lots of spam.... single serving in pouches....love it on crackers.... works on tortillas too.... and yes... i was hit in the head as an infant.....
fifo
Regardless of what i eat, taking the time to brew up a cup of tea, coffee, or cocoa makes it more enjoyable. I feel more energized and generaly have better attitude.
daddytwosticks
03-19-2009, 08:35
Bagels w/peanut butter...:)
English Muffins with peanut butter and honey...yum yum!
Frick Frack
03-19-2009, 10:06
We started with tortillas filled with peanut butter and gorp but evolved into bagles (more calories & more filling) with summer sausage & cheese. The sausage and cheese will last 3-4 days at least in your pack. We also used salami & pepperoni.
garlic08
03-19-2009, 10:26
"Lunch" starts right after breakfast and continues until right before dinnertime, and pretty much consists of whatever is available in the food bag. Tortillas and cheese are almost always in said bag.
fiddlehead
03-19-2009, 10:29
crushed potato chips.
cheez-its
little debbies (brownies are my fav)
sandwiches (balogna, pnut butter and jelly, cheese (heavy)
dried bananas (i don't dry them too hard, keep em soft)
snickers (heavy i know, but good)
tortillas with my dehydrated black beans and a little cheese (spicy black beans with onion)
i'll cook a ramen once in a while too.
crushed potato chips.
cheez-its
little debbies (brownies are my fav)
sandwiches (balogna, pnut butter and jelly, cheese (heavy)
dried bananas (i don't dry them too hard, keep em soft)
snickers (heavy i know, but good)
tortillas with my dehydrated black beans and a little cheese (spicy black beans with onion)
i'll cook a ramen once in a while too.
do they sell all that stuff over by your new trail or do you just eat the snakes?
Turtlehiker
03-19-2009, 10:36
I usually just snack all day but I have found that snacking gets heavy. Some of the things I have tried:
Pita w/tuna and mayo packet
Pita w/dried humus I got this at a health food store but I experimenting with making my own, add EVOO to boost calories I just vacum pack single serving sizes add water/oil right to the pack..
Bagel w/peanut butter
Sometimes I just stop for awhile and make a regular hot meal, can't beat the weight and compact size of a FB meal
Lunch........hmmmm. :-? How about tortillas or bagels and Nutella? :clap
UnkaJesse
03-19-2009, 10:44
Pad Thai noodles. Add a foil pack of chicken or for a real treat, a salmon steak. Is it lunch time yet?
English muffin with penut butter and nutella. Sometimes I put nutella then sprinkle rosted soy nuts on it.
People do a lot of different things. I've done a lot of different things for lunch on the trail. What I've been doing the last few week-long hikes is just snack from breakfast to dinner. About 10 am and every time I feel like a leg break after that, I just eat some gorp, jerky, dried fruit, etc. - a few handfuls, and then press on. I find it suits my digestive system - I don't get hungry - it maintains a consistent energy level, and it doesn't slow me down.
Turtlehiker
03-19-2009, 11:21
What would your opinions be of eating a dinner size meal for lunch, then a light dinner? Would this give you more energy to hike or just make you want to take a nap?
What would your opinions be of eating a dinner size meal for lunch, then a light dinner? Would this give you more energy to hike or just make you want to take a nap?In my experience the later, and hard exercise on a full stomach isn't my idea of fun, AND if it's chilly at night, you'll want some food in the belly to 'stoke the stove' so to speak.
garlic08
03-19-2009, 12:10
In my experience the later, and hard exercise on a full stomach isn't my idea of fun, AND if it's chilly at night, you'll want some food in the belly to 'stoke the stove' so to speak.
I agree with this. Lighter snacks all day, say every two hours, work better for me.
Turtlehiker
03-19-2009, 12:30
Yeah that is what I sort of figured. Lunch has always been a problem for me on long hikes with limited or no resupply. I tend to snack throughout the day and that gets heavy quick even a 5oz bag of GORP per day for 6 days is 32oz. I wish you could dehydrate GORP!
Camping Dave
03-19-2009, 12:45
Anything you can fold into a tortilla is fair game.
Last weekend I had tortillas with cheddar, spam singles, guac from a squeeze pack, and mustard. Everything tastes good when you're hungry!
Yeah that is what I sort of figured. Lunch has always been a problem for me on long hikes with limited or no resupply. I tend to snack throughout the day and that gets heavy quick even a 5oz bag of GORP per day for 6 days is 32oz. I wish you could dehydrate GORP!Yeah, but with the right 'other stuff' can fit well within the 2 - 2 1/2 lbs a day for food target. The best tasting and best deal on pre-made gorp I've found is at Target (of all places). A 40 oz. jar of "Monster Trail Mix" is $5.99. They sell it in 1 lb bags for $2.99 if you want less, but with the jar you get 8 more ounces for the same price. I've found one jar (40 oz) is perfect for a 7-8 day hike. I break it down into two ziplock bags.
I'm also a snacker. Beef jerky and dried fruit (dehydrated at home), candy bar or power bar, gorp.
fiddlehead
03-19-2009, 15:51
do they sell all that stuff over by your new trail or do you just eat the snakes?
Hey, funny you should ask.
Because today i was packing for a 3 day hike of everything i've routed so far.
No Little Debbies here but of course there's other similar crap for sale
Everything else is available in Phuket (PHuket is not really Thailand, it is a tourist destination so they even have Maine lobsters here)
They have some great other choices that i didn't mention cause it is an AT forum.
Like: stringy, dried squid (my kid loves these)
dried seaweed (again, another favorite of my 3 year old)
cashews (cheap as they grow here like crazy)
many more salty snacks, like dried pea looking things (my kid doesn't like them so i'm not sure how they taste)
many dried fruits (that you never even knew existed and are very healthy)
as far as Ramens, you wouldn't believe the selection they have. There must be 30 different kinds and they have up to 5 different flavor packets in some of them. There is an art to what to put in when, they give you a little foldable spork that i'm saving for showing off some lightweight gear when i go back to the states.
Can't find a styrofoam cup though but bought one of the ramens that come in a cup to reuse as my coffee cup once i get out there.
So, i'm heading out in the morning. Although it's raining now (1 am) and my wife thinks i'm nuts again as she asked me if i'm still going out in the rain. (i said why not?) It'll be nice as hot season is coming on here.
Even though i only have my heavy northface tadpole tent and a cheap Thai made synthetic kids sleeping bag here, my pack feels pretty light. I might throw in some luxury items like a book in case the rain keeps up. Can't wait.
I'd be hard pressed to find snakes to eat. I've only seen a few in 30 days of hiking out there in the jungle. I've seen more than that in my neighbor's yard though.
I need some ideas on lunch out on the AT. I feel good about what I have for breakfast, snacks, and dinner? Just a little unsure for lunch.
Thanks!!!!Depends on the objective.
Are you a high mileage hiker that needs to cram food in all day?
Are you looking for a nice picnic as a means of celebrating a really nice view?
Are you a dieting hiker that wants to hike and get fit but also lose weight while hiking?
Lunch is usually just a stop for chai, a strong spicy cup with lots of skim milk powder.
Maybe chew on a piece of beef jerky with it.
If its a nice spot, especially if I'm with my daughter, we will make an early supper of it.
She really likes those Mr. Noodles, chicken flavoured, with a Pouch of Tuna thrown in.
Also good are those crispy dry breads, slathered in honey, and whatever you're drinking.
Christus Cowboy
03-19-2009, 16:15
Anything you can fold into a tortilla is fair game.
Last weekend I had tortillas with cheddar, spam singles, guac from a squeeze pack, and mustard. Everything tastes good when you're hungry!
I like pepperoni, shredded cheese, wrapped in a tortillia myself.....
What would your opinions be of eating a dinner size meal for lunch, then a light dinner? Would this give you more energy to hike or just make you want to take a nap?
A good variation of this is to snack all day, stop at 4PM and cook a good dinner then hike for another couple of hours. This gives a great late afternoon boost and allows me to hike an extra 4 or 5 miles at the end of the day.
hikingbear
03-19-2009, 16:38
Now my question is....the meats and cheeses, they stay fresh for 3-5 days out on the trail. If you were to have a sandwich with pita, do you make it before hand, or keep everything separate and make it on the trail?
Make 'em just before eating. Summer sausage and your favorite cheese ain't bad! Summer sausage will keep pretty long, even in . . . well, summer! :)
Pack a couple of sub sandwiches from every town.
Here's a good idea for a trail sandwich!
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Tortillas with turkey pepperoni & cream cheese, or peanut butter with honey. Bagels are great served the same way. Tuna, salmon, chicken with block cheese are all great too.
Definitely pack a sub when you are hiking out of town. :)
I am starting to lean more toward the idea of eating a big and/or cooked meal at mid-day and eating "snacks" or "no-cook" food at fairly even intervals throughout the remainder of the day (with a little bit larger "no cook" meal at the traditional evening meal time).
I find that I sort of appreciate having a bigger (cooked?) meal at mid-day. It gives me energy for the afternoon of hiking. I really like having a time of "rest" at midday while I prepare a meal and do the dishes. On hot days, it means that I am resting and not hiking at the hottest part of the day. If I eat my big meal at mid-day, I don't have to cook, wash dishes AND set up camp at the end of the day. (I like that!). I am also not cooking in the same area where I am sleeping (that helps attract less critters to my sleeping area). I am able to hike later into the day if I am not cooking a meal in the evening. (This makes up for taking a longer meal break at mid-day).
I would eat the following sort of things for "breakfast", snacks, or an "evening meal". (You would probably call these "lunch" items):
Summer Sausage (or other kind of sausage); cheese (cheese spread?)--preferably with crackers, pita bread, bagels or tortillas; energy bars (Snickers); pop tarts; trail mix (GORP); fruit (fresh, dried, dehydrated, or otherwise packaged); tuna, chicken or other meat in foil packs or in light-weight cans (I have eaten SPAM--but I don't like to!); jerky; Fritos (can't help it--I'm addicted); some kind of bread or crackers with olive oil (for added calories); some sort of energy drink or mix; packaged muffins; M&Ms, raisins, peanuts or other nuts--separately or combined for "Trail Mix"; an entree from a military MRE (Meal Ready to Eat). If I am desperate, I have been known to carry things like Twinkies, Ho-Hos, Ding Dongs, and Little Debbie cakes--or dry breakfast cereal.
Wise Old Owl
03-20-2009, 00:30
Now my question is....the meats and cheeses, they stay fresh for 3-5 days out on the trail. If you were to have a sandwich with pita, do you make it before hand, or keep everything separate and make it on the trail?
Honest-Mayo & oils need to be kept separate, from modern factory lunchmeats! if you were to make your own they will last much longer in the field, example: home made ham, home made turkey, and beef. Modern commercial lunch meat spoils faster except pepperoni & bolonaga. Never buy lunch meat prepacks or cut on site, on sale for the trail. This is from experience and 6 months working in a modern sandwich place.
i don't like to eat too big of a lunch. i feel like doing nothing for a solid hour after i eat a big meal. i tend to do what others have mentioned - snacking as i go
Turtlehiker
03-20-2009, 10:49
How long will a squeeze tube of Mayo last on the trail? I ran across a group of thru hikers and they each had a tube of real mayo. I have always heard that if mayo gets warm once it is open that all kinds of bad things grow in it. Of course these guys were in Maine and had been doing all the way from Georgia.
How long will a squeeze tube of Mayo last on the trail? I ran across a group of thru hikers and they each had a tube of real mayo. I have always heard that if mayo gets warm once it is open that all kinds of bad things grow in it. Of course these guys were in Maine and had been doing all the way from Georgia.In warm weather, not very long, and the oil begins to separate from the other ingredients. Better if you can, to take a bunch of packet mayonnaise that you can accumulate from fast food restaurants. If on a thru, ask for a little extra condiment packets when you gorge out at fast food joints in trail towns.
Bagels? At one bagel per lunch, if you're doing, say, a 4-day section, wouldn't that eat up a lot of pack space? Tortillas I can better see. I tend to hate what I eat for lunch -- packaged peanut butter and crackers and dried meat. Definitely looking for a change. Space wise, I guess the difference between a bagel and the crap I'm eating isn't that significant.
I did a quick look at the calories in bagels (I did not do any intense research). A 2 1/2 inch diameter plain bagel weighs approximately .9 ounces (according to a website) and has approximately 72 calories. An 8" flour tortilla has about 110 calories. (I don't know how much a tortilla weighs).
All beef Landjager, little German hard sausages. (Like mini summer sausage) Will last 60 days or more without refrigeration. Hard cheeses, tortillas and bagels, a snickers.
A 2 1/2 inch diameter plain bagel weighs approximately .9 ounces (according to a website) and has approximately 72 calories. An 8" flour tortilla has about 110 calories.
I'm not sure why a tortilla has more calories, unless it's the lard.
Don't need no lard . . . got enough of my own! :eek:
Turtlehiker
03-20-2009, 17:12
In warm weather, not very long, and the oil begins to separate from the other ingredients. Better if you can, to take a bunch of packet mayonnaise that you can accumulate from fast food restaurants. If on a thru, ask for a little extra condiment packets when you gorge out at fast food joints in trail towns.
Yeah Summit that is what I always thought, I use the packets. These guys were carrying big Hellmans tubes. I don't know how they weren't getting sick, made me gag alittle just watching them squeeze it to mix it back together before they ate it.
Turtlehiker
03-20-2009, 17:13
According to "The Association for Dresses and Sauces," commercially available mayonnaise can be left out of the refrigerator for a long time and still be safe. Apparently, the eggs used in commercial mayo are pasteurized, killing bacteria like Salmonella. Also, they say, commercial mayo is sufficiently acidic to be unfavorable to bacteria that may be introduced after opening the jar.
I always assumed that Salmonella was the prime problem, but if you think about it, mayo sits on store shelves unrefrigerated for a long time, and there's no reason Salmonella couldn't grow then.
TADS also says the reason refrigeration is recommended by the mayo jar is to preserve fresh taste.
Hmmm just googled it.
WILLIAM HAYES
03-20-2009, 17:26
I never eat lunch or breakfast generally just eat a few peanut butter crackers on the go and eat my big meal at night when I am settled in for the night you will find that your appetite if it is like mine is not that huge initially as you burn body fat after a few weeks on the trail you body reaches a balance then you start to get hungry but I prefer not to stop and eat I will increase the amount of trail mix or peanut butter crackers I eat without stopping when I reach that point
Hillbilly
Bear Cables
03-20-2009, 19:55
I like :
small mini bagels with peanut butter and dired apricots
beef jerky nuggets with "baby bella" cheeses and almonds roasted in a coating of olive oil
I also like the Mary Jane organics black bean burrito wraped in a Tofyan wrap (they are less crumbly than a flour tortilla) I make the bean mix for supper the previous night and eat the leftover for lunch.
first lunch after a town day bag salad and fake crab meat
I'm not sure why a tortilla has more calories, unless it's the lard.
Size and density. A bagel has a lot of air trapped in the dough - and less fat overall, since it a raised dough.
Most flour tortillas have shed the lard and use various vegetable oils (except for the traditional ones!) Part of why flour tortillas last for weeks now.
I am a grazer overall, eating small bites all day. If cold though, a thick/hearty soup rocks. First day out I eat like a Queen :D
michaeyk
03-26-2009, 03:40
We're eating pretty much the same stuff already mentioned. No one eats jelly/jam/honey with peanut butter? Is it that devoid of food value? I find it tough to eat peanut butter w/o something sweet, probably a throwback from my childhood.
It tastes good, but if it's just if there isn't much food value, I'll leave the Sue Bee in at market.
Mr. Parkay
03-26-2009, 07:03
I prefer to take a loaf of bread, just regular sliced bread, which I sometimes smush so it takes up less space... add cheese, lunch meats, peanut butter & jelly, sausage, pepperoni or whatever you happen to have. Add some frito's and cookies and you have a complete and healthy lunch!
mweinstone
03-26-2009, 07:28
bacon exsplosion!trail angel mary can dry ice ship one anywhere on the trail overnight ready to bury in coals and enjoy in a mere fourty min at the astonishingly low price of three easy payments of 33.33. you will receive over 4 lbs of pork products wrapped in over 3 lbs of thick jucy bacon . gaurenteed to feed all.
Bucky Katt
03-26-2009, 12:33
soft tortilla shell with pesto sauce, a package of that precooked chicken some bean sprouts and grated parm. cheese ;) Don't have to warm anything up, just throw it together an presto you gotta good lunch.
I'm hungry.
I saw someone eating something with peanut butter and neutella...that sounded interesting.
I normally just snack on pepperoni, cheese sticks, crackers, trail mix, craisins etc. for lunches....half the time while walking...but thats cause I"m slow and people leave me by myself. lol.
Bucky Katt
03-26-2009, 12:48
oh once I took a tortialla shell and loaded it up with peanut butter and sliced almonds and dried craisns that had been mixed in honey. That was nummy. ;) I normally want salty food though.
mkmangold
03-26-2009, 12:57
Pad Thai noodles. Add a foil pack of chicken or for a real treat, a salmon steak. Is it lunch time yet?
Do you mean rice noodles? How do you cook them? I haven't had much luck with them at home: they tend to stay hard. Do you soak them first?
catfishrivers
03-26-2009, 14:01
This thread made me really hungry.
What I've usually eaten for lunch on longer day hikes is some beef jerky, a few individually wrapped string cheese sticks, some type of bread slice or tortilla type thing, maybe a couple cookies, and some Gatorade...I will probably eat similarly during my upcoming thru hike.
sheepdog
03-26-2009, 15:14
We're eating pretty much the same stuff already mentioned. No one eats jelly/jam/honey with peanut butter? Is it that devoid of food value? I find it tough to eat peanut butter w/o something sweet, probably a throwback from my childhood.
It tastes good, but if it's just if there isn't much food value, I'll leave the Sue Bee in at market.
I always have an 8oz jar of peanut butter in my pack. I carry single jelly packs.
Also try tartar sauce with you tuna instead of mayo. The relish gives it a nice kick.
Do you mean rice noodles? How do you cook them? I haven't had much luck with them at home: they tend to stay hard. Do you soak them first?
On the Pad Thai noodles you can get an instant ramen-like version of them in most Asian grocery stores or online (http://importfood.com/nrmm2110b.html). They only need to be cooked a couple minutes - or covered with hot water and soaked for 3 to 5 minutes. Easy to do!
sarbar, thanks for the link. since moving to georgia i have trouble finding my "products" to cook asian food in one place!:banana do you order from that site?
maxpatch67
03-26-2009, 17:53
Snickers!!!
sarbar, thanks for the link. since moving to georgia i have trouble finding my "products" to cook asian food in one place!:banana do you order from that site?
I worked for them for a couple years :) Good company and they usually ship fast. They import some items that no one else has as well.
I worked for them for a couple years :) Good company and they usually ship fast. They import some items that no one else has as well.
yupperdoodles!!!:banana
Wise Old Owl
03-27-2009, 14:22
I always have an 8oz jar of peanut butter in my pack. I carry single jelly packs.
Also try tartar sauce with you tuna instead of mayo. The relish gives it a nice kick.
Why not Coglans Squeeze tubes? use real fruit - no karo.
UnkaJesse
03-27-2009, 14:34
Do you mean rice noodles? How do you cook them? I haven't had much luck with them at home: they tend to stay hard. Do you soak them first?
I'm certain I could do it cheaper, but I pick up this brand at my local Publix. Strip out all the packaging and it's remarkably trail ready.
http://content.costco.com/Images/Content/Product/373694.jpg
On the Pad Thai noodles you can get an instant ramen-like version of them in most Asian grocery stores or online (http://importfood.com/nrmm2110b.html). They only need to be cooked a couple minutes - or covered with hot water and soaked for 3 to 5 minutes. Easy to do!
I'll go with the "Lucky Me" brand of Pancit.
http://importfood.com/media/nrlm2201.jpg
Pancit is good stuff (OK, good tasting and good and salty...lol!). Ford loves it. It is from the Philippines :)
scanned the thread and don't think I've seen this one.... I love cheese. heavy, I know, but worth it to me. I will carry cheese when it gets warm, but find that cutting it off a big block doesn't work so well as it gets greasy. Last year, I found individually wrapped cheddar (and other variety) cheese blocks in Kroger - is a lunch item for me on every trip now!
Easy cheese tip:
At home, with a clean knife (and hands! Actually wearing plastic gloves is a good idea) take your favorite block of real cheese and cut off sections of 1 or 2 ounces - whatever size you would eat for a meal. Then dip in kitchen wax (usually paraffin), melted to directions. You can use natural beeswax as well. Dip a couple times, cooling off between dips.
Ta-da. Shelf stable cheese for your trip! The wax keeps it fresh (cheese in the good old days was cured for a couple years before being eaten). It also keeps the oil inside, which cheese when warm gets soft and a bit oily.
Only do this with REAL cheese though!!!! No processed cheese!
Wise Old Owl
03-27-2009, 19:19
You know Sabar this thread leaves a little to be desired. Lunch on the trail two days in, can be .... well I won't go there. I wish there was more to choose from. I am not a big fan of peppers in meals and that south western thing comes to mind well, eew. Lunch on the trail appears to need a make over. There is life beyond beans & snickers.
OWO...true, true. I tend to carry whatever catches my eyes. I don't worry if it isn't "lunch" food :D I say.....eat what you like!
scanned the thread and don't think I've seen this one.... I love cheese. heavy, I know, but worth it to me. I will carry cheese when it gets warm, but find that cutting it off a big block doesn't work so well as it gets greasy. Last year, I found individually wrapped cheddar (and other variety) cheese blocks in Kroger - is a lunch item for me on every trip now!I have found thru trial and error that Monterrey jack keeps best in warm weather and doesn't get very greasy.
Lots of good suggestions and variety mentioned in this thread. I think that the longer the hike the more you will want to mix it up. I get tired of the same thing, so when you get tired of what you're eating, whether it be breakfast, lunch, or dinner, move on to something else. There is no "This is the best menu for life." :)
Snickers!!!Proof that 'man cannot live on bread alone!" :D
Easy cheese tip:
At home, with a clean knife (and hands! Actually wearing plastic gloves is a good idea) take your favorite block of real cheese and cut off sections of 1 or 2 ounces - whatever size you would eat for a meal. Then dip in kitchen wax (usually paraffin), melted to directions. You can use natural beeswax as well. Dip a couple times, cooling off between dips.
Ta-da. Shelf stable cheese for your trip! The wax keeps it fresh (cheese in the good old days was cured for a couple years before being eaten). It also keeps the oil inside, which cheese when warm gets soft and a bit oily.
Only do this with REAL cheese though!!!! No processed cheese!
Now that's an awesome idea. I just may have to try that out some time. Thanks, Sarbar! :banana
Around here, country stores wrap servings of cheddar cheese in plastic wrap and set them out on the checkout counter beside small packs of crackers and the cup of single cigerettes. I've never seen any spoil.
These were some of the recipes I talked about this weekend at the PCTA TrailFest in my food presentation. They all work well for quick lunches and include two no-cook ones.
Quick And Easy Recipes For The Trail
Recipes by Sarah Kirkconnell
www.trailcooking.com www.freezerbagcooking.com ©2009 Bay Street Communications, LLC
Lentil & Tomato Salad
In a sandwich or pint freezer bag:
1/4 cup cooked and dried lentils
1 Tbsp diced dried shallots or onions
1 tbsp diced sun-dried tomatoes
1 packet True Lemon powder or 1 packet/tsp lemon juice
Also take: 1 1-ounce shelf stable balsamic dressing packet
Add 1/2 cup cool water to the dry ingredients. Seal tightly and let sit for 20-30 minutes. Add in the dressing and toss.
Serves 1.
Note: The salad works well served as a wrap with cheese and vegetables added.
Curried Fruit Hummus
In a sandwich or pint freezer bag:
1/4 cup commercial hummus mix (such as Fantastic Foods or Casbah)
3 Tbsp freeze-dried crumbled apples
3 Tbsp freeze-dried crumbled mangoes
1/2 tsp mild curry powder
Also bring:
1 Tbsp (1 packet) olive oil and nibbelage of choice.
Add 1/2 cup cool water and stir. Seal bag tightly and gently knead till mixed. Let sit for 5 minutes to rehydrate.
Serve in pitas, on tortillas or with crackers.
Serves 1.
Cheesy Bacon Mashers
In a quart freezer bag:
3/4 cup instant mashed potatoes
2 Tbsp dry milk
1 Tbsp dried onions
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Also take:
1 small package (2 to 3 ounces) shelf stable bacon
1-ounce shelf stable cheese
Dice up the cheese. Add in 2-3 Tbsp of the bacon to the bag along with the cheese. Add in 1 1/4 cups near boiling water and stir well. Seal tightly and let sit in a cozy for 10 minutes. Stir before serving.
Serves 1.
mkmangold
03-31-2009, 01:35
On the Pad Thai noodles you can get an instant ramen-like version of them in most Asian grocery stores or online (http://importfood.com/nrmm2110b.html). They only need to be cooked a couple minutes - or covered with hot water and soaked for 3 to 5 minutes. Easy to do!
Sarbar: thanks for the lead. I found the noodles for 69 cents in my local grocery store and tried them. Worked out fine. All of the writing is in at least 3 different languages but I think they are "Mama" brand noodles.
MileMonster
04-04-2009, 12:15
Snicker bars. Lots and lots of snicker bars.
middle to middle
04-04-2009, 21:47
You are all making me hungry !
vamelungeon
04-05-2009, 11:19
Spam singles on crackers or sandwiches.