Comfort Food

[Compass]

What foods do you eat while hiking(not in towns) that you eat/crave when off the trail? Healthy or Junk


1. Peanut butter is a crossover food for me.
2. Bean buritos are a common lunch hiking but at home there are more ingredients to improve them so these might not count
3. Cookies

For my kids it would be Mac n cheese

[Wheeler]

Entemann's cheese-filled, crumb coffee cake...mmmmmm....I think I should prolly go to the store and get some right now..............

[Trailweaver]

Trail Mix, strangely enough. I also eat a lot of nuts for snacks.

[snaplok]

1. Quaker flavored oatmeals( Maple & Brown Sugar )
2. Gummy bears
3. Pad Thai
4. Granny Smith apples
5. Peanut Butter & Strawberry jelly on mini cinnamon raisin bagels

[Sleeps_With_Skunks]

1. any kind of chocolate
2. awesome walmart trail mix of strawberries, almonds, and white chocolate.
3. fried beef sausage w/cheddar cheese
4. spaghetti w/ butter, garlic powder, and parm cheese
5. any kind of chocolate

[Doctari]

Tuna, which works out as I can now carry that on the trail.
Coke (the cola).
Double Decker ham & roast beef sandwich. BIG time comfort food for me!
And ONLY when I am super active (LD hiking or bicycling): Oysters &/or Escargot. Don't know why, , but they make me feel better.

[Spokes]

Dove Dark Chocolate
Jolly Ranchers (Peach is a favorite!)
Jiff Peanut Butter with a hint of Honey
Oatmeal
Just the ramen noodles plain/raw, better than chips!

[garlic08]

Tortillas.

[sixhusbands]

Chilli over rice It is the best on any cold , rainy or snowy day to get you all warm inside!

[bigcranky]

I like to make a big tuna burrito for lunch. A large flour tortilla, a packet of sweet-n-spicy tuna, a couple of slices of american cheese, and 2-3 mayo packets. One of my favorite trail lunches, and it's nice to have off-trail just to bring back some memories. Can't eat it too often, of course -- it's not exactly health food.

[ShelterLeopard]

1. Bacon (fresh- I freeze it, and it can last a while before I cook it)
2. Apples
3. Cold water, sometimes mixed with instant green or flavored tea.
4. Fresh sandwiches with lettuce and tomato. (Those ingerdients don't last too long)


And I always crave chocolate milkshakes on trail, but that would be a little difficult to pack.

[Farr Away]

Cheesy tuna pasta - I cook it differently at home than on trail.

Coffee with breakfast - always.

[Hooch]

Nutella or chunky Jif peanut butter and sliced banana on tortillas. Yum!

[ShelterLeopard]

And pretzels!

[Pacific Tortuga]

Instant potato's, stove top stuufing, butterflakes with a packet of gravey.

Trader Joes mac-n-cheese with powder Cholula sauce.

Toblerone.

[ShelterLeopard]

And of course, hot chocolate. Maybe not considered a food, but definitely crave it on and off trail.
And fresh biscuits. With honey. I make a darn good trail biscuit.

[Compass]

Sometimes the things you consume all the time do not stand out.
As ShelterLeopard(post #11) pointed out Water cold or otherwise is definitely a crossover item.

[MintakaCat]

Assorted Fruit Sours

I could eat a ton of that stuff.

[ShelterLeopard]

Sometimes the things you consume all the time do not stand out.
As ShelterLeopard(post #11) pointed out Water cold or otherwise is definitely a crossover item.

I always crave ice cold pure water. Like the water from rainbow spring in Maine.....

[ShelterLeopard]

And maybe pickles... Though I've never actually brought pickles on trail, didn't think of it until now.