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FBC oatmeal (with raisins and cinnamon and wheat bran), followed by a shake (powdered milk, chocolate whey powder, CIB).
so what about honey buns wrapped in bacon curled up in a pancake pigsinablanket style???.........enough butter and syrup and that should be atleast half your calorie needs for the day
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A bagel, a hunk of cheddar cheese, an apple and a cup of coffee.
Oatmeal is my main staple, but I mix it up by having it different ways.
plain
dry with dates
thick and lumpy
thich and creamy
watery gruel
with extra Salt
with almonds
with raisins or currants or dried blueberries
with whatever trail mix I might have
with sliced up crab apples
with spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, whatever
I think that is sufficient for everyday in breakfast.
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I've always made up an oatmeal mix using quick oats but last week, I bought a box of oat bran - simple, Kroger brand, no sodium, sugars, preservatives, etc. just 100% oat bran. Directions said to cook for 1 minute but I found simply pouring boiling water in (3-1 ratio, water to oat bran) was sufficient to make a creamy cereal very similar in texture to cream-of-wheat. So now for the Trail, I'll mix the dry oat bran with flax meal, cinnamon or some other spice, walnuts, dried fruit, brown sugar - pour in the water, stir, and eat.
My dad once told me that the only thing that makes something breakfast is you eat it first thing in the morning. Don't be afraid to eat alleged dinners and so-called lunches-- all you're trying to do is have a culinary pleasure that leads you to the trail.
"We can no longer live as rats. We know too much." -- Nicodemus
other breakfast ideas include:
Simple:
protein shake - pre-add powdered milk and mix with water
Carnation instant breakfast or Ovalteen
Cliff Bars (or some other bar)
instant cream of wheat, grits
bagels with a little butter or margarine or spreadable cream cheese (lasts a few days)
Medium
pancakes
powdered eggs
cheese grits - not instant
Elaborate:
cheese biscuits - bisquick, water, cut up block cheese - fry in Banks FryBake with oil
Powdered egg omelets with dehydrated mushrooms and cheese
Beignets with powdered sugar - get the cafe DuMonde Mix and don't forget the powdered sugar and a sifter - clean up well - use liquid fuel bottle as rolling pin
Over the top
I usually do this the night before in a Banks FryBake -- wouldn't carry that thing long distance but for 20 or 30 miles, what the heck:
Make Carrot Cake mix with powdered milk and dehydrated eggs and cook on hot campfire coals in Banks FryBake - careful not too hot - you can scorch it -
you need to put it in the coals and pile some coals on the lid so it cooks evenly. Put big rock on top of it for the night to keep mice out.
In the morning, make homemade cream cheese icing to top it with - really a stellar trail breakfast - I obviously don't do it much.
Everything above naturally served with coffee except for the beignets which are served with coffee and chicory.
DSCN2467-1.JPG frybake - Ruth Glacier Alaska - climbing the ice route "Shaken, not Stirred"
Last edited by Papa D; 01-22-2012 at 23:18.
I had pop tarts every morning I was on the trail from GA to ME...blueberry was my favorite and I never got tired of them! They were fast and easy and available everywhere along the trail. For the first couple of weeks I made coffee every morning but then I decided it wasn't worth the time, so I just drank water along with the pop tarts.
I find that oatmeal is the breakfast that works best. The instant packets are lightweight and one packet is enough to give you great energy without making you feel bloated. Sorry.
Quaker oatmeal to go bar and coffee, then . . . more coffee.
My sister turned me on to bulgar wheat. It comes in different sized cuts, and if you get the #1 or #2, it cooks like couscous, but with much better nutrient value. Make a double batch for breakfast. eat half like oatmeal with nido, cinnimon and sugar. With the other half, make up a tabouli with parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, and reconstituted onions and tomatoes for lunch ...
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Strawberry Poptarts!
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