G O T M I L K ?

[XCskiNYC]

Seriously, do you have milk, in your pack?

There's one thread on almond milk, but I am more curious about regular old milk since coffee and breakfast cereal (Spoon Size Shredded Wheat) are two big staples of my hiking diet.

Right now my packing list includes the half-pint box milks but they are terribly heavy, about 10.5 ounces each.

Sugar is an option for coffee. It doesn't cool it down at all, but it does cut the bitterness enough. But cereal would still be a challenge.

[max patch]

I had carnation instant milk with my cereal 6 days a week on my thru. You'll get used to the taste soon enough.

Some people rave about Nido. It may taste better, but it has too much saturated (bad) fat for anyone to use safely.

[The Weasel]

Carnation Instant Milk is the highest quality, excellent for mixing into foods that call for milk, and passable for cereal. I usually carry about 8 oz.

TW

[Doughnut]

Freeze dried powder milk and sugar, mix in a baggie, drink with cold water, put on oatmeal, etc...

[Wise Old Owl]

Go back and search on NIDO and pick it up at Walmart Super store

[Jonnycat]

1T Nido + 1/3 pouch nonfat milk powder makes 8oz of 0.8% milk

R.I.P. Milkman

[mudhead]

Sometime for giggles, try those mini hay bales dry. tasty.

[Feral Bill]

Any sources for Nido (or other whole dry milk) in packets, rather than a pound or so can? That would be much handier.

My cholesterol= 139. Bring on the lipids!

[Midway Sam]

Any sources for Nido (or other whole dry milk) in packets, rather than a pound or so can? That would be much handier.

My cholesterol= 139. Bring on the lipids!

I just take a ziploc with some in it. Cans are cheaper than individual packaging and there is less trash to put in a landfill somewhere.

[Jonnycat]

Any sources for Nido (or other whole dry milk) in packets, rather than a pound or so can? That would be much handier.

Aye, that is a much needed solution. I haven't come across any, but I was thinking of emailing Nestle with that as a request (fat chance, I know).

Another idea I am considering is to repackage some of it in some type of thermal sealed bag. The trick would be to get rid of the oxygen, so maybe backfilling with argon/CO2 and/or using an O2 scavenger would be the ticket.

My only experience with backfilling was with a commercial vacuum sealing machine ($$$), and I don't know if any consumer grade appliances have such a feature, so the only practical solution may be using the O2 scavengers.

[summitnh]

http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=7267
sells small single serve packages.
I have used both this one and carnation and
I like these better than the Carnation.

[veteran]

Go back and search on NIDO and pick it up at Walmart Super store

Foodlion Stores sell it.

[Midway Sam]

Am I the only one who keeps thinking this thread title is "goat milk"?

[Blue Jay]

As far as I'm concerned there is only one option for milk and that's full fat dehydrated milk, low fat sucks. Adventure Foods has the best that I've tried and I always carry it. It enhances flavor to many dehydrated meals.

[CampGirl]

I like Nature's First whole milk powder. Best I've tried so far.

[XCskiNYC]

Wow. I did not know that there were so many options for powdered milk. The fat ones definitely sound tastier

I'm gonna change things up a little on my upcoming hike, going with instant oatmeal for breakfast and having my coffee black, like my women.

This whole milk thing is apparently going to require some intensive study and taste-testing before an optimal trail product is chosen.

[Jonnycat]

Am I the only one who keeps thinking this thread title is "goat milk"?

Speaking of goat milk, I used to drink the stuff in this picture, but I went away from it because of the cost.

Really tasty, though, and now that I am using a small amount of Nido in my nonfat milk powder, I think I might try going back to it for "re-fattening up" my nonfat powder.

[Ol Mole]

http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=7267
sells small single serve packages.
I have used both this one and carnation and
I like these better than the Carnation.

I agree....this is what I use.

[Two Speed]

Seriously, do you have milk, in your pack? . . .

Kinda. If is cold enough I'll carry some 1/2 & 1/2.

[Farr Away]

Kinda. If is cold enough I'll carry some 1/2 & 1/2.

I've successfully carried a couple of the little 1/2 and 1/2 containers on an overnight in the summertime.

(Successfully = didn't curdle and didn't make me sick)

I've also had one leak (into the ziploc it was in), and they can be a bit of a pain, so lately I've just been taking nido.