most common breakfast food on trail

[Panama Red]

i like bagels and coffee because bagels are indestructable and since i use a beer can stove i always put a little extra fuel in it to make sure the coffe perks, when the coffe is done i prop the bagel up with tent stakes and toast with the remaining fuel

[peter2003]

For me I had the following"

Pop tarts until I got sick of them
Oatmeal at the start or when very cold
Breakfast bars
Bagles and cream cheese

However the breakfast and other meals in town were what kept me going. If possible I would try and have 3-4 meals during each town stop. Often I would leave town mid day to allow a good breakfast and lunch (you could still get at least 10 miles in) . I was one of the hikers who liked to eat breakfast on the run or after you have had a chance to warm up.

[TOW]

a dip or two of copenhagen
seven or eight cigarettes
seven or eight cups of mud
some ramen noodles and cheesy grits mixed together
and a "partridge in a pair tree"

now that's an eye opener!

[Ridge]

Here is a recipe my hubby has used, he of course fixes the stuff then carry's to the trail and adds the Nido. Will not spoil. I'm still trying to find his secret "PowerBar" recipe. I find it, it will no longer be a secret.

Cruising Granola: In a large bowl, mix 4 cups regular or quick-cooking oats, 1 cup coconut (freshly grated is best), 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, 1/3 cup oil, 1/3 cup pancake syrup or maple syrup and ¼ can of sweetened condensed Milk. Spread on a cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Stir; bake another 5 minutes. Stir; repeat twice more or until light golden brown. Cool and store airtight.

To serve: Top with sliced banana or grated apple, then spoon on *Nido powder and chilled water. It takes a bit of stirring, but it makes great cereal.

*Nido (made by nestle) is hard to find in stores. Need to go to a Mexican Grocery store. Its supposed to be used as instant baby formula. You can get it from the web but I think its pricey. This stuff is really good (rich and creamy). My hubby calls the stuff freeze-dried breast milk..yea he wishs.

[Moxie00]

I like the fruit and cream instant oatmeal, either Quaker or store brand, Open two packets, pour one into the other, add cold water. (it works fine and water from my nalgene isn't that cold), stir and eat, Hit the trail early as breakfast takes 5 minutes. Have a bagel loaded with peanut butter ready for your first break 3 or four hours later- a Snickers bar and a handful or two of gorp on your next break. That takes care of breakfast and lunch. Walk til almost dark and have a hot supper. (I only lost 55 pounds on my thru but I was healthy as a horse on that diet)

[badinfluence]

I had to laugh at Tim Rich, I have only been able to section hike - but almost always have Maple and Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal.

For a quick switch, I sometimes use dehydrated eggs and bacon - but that is a rarity - the oatmeal is usually what I eat.

3 packs of them goes a long way.

Jonathan

[Seeker]

i alternate instant oatmeal and poptarts on alternate days, with a cup of cocoa every day... i wake up real slow, and always cold, even in 'hot weather'... takes a while to 'warm up'... cocoa helps...

[Jaybird]

POP-TART SANDWICH
&
DOUBLE-STRENGTH COFFEE (makes even STARBUCKS taste weak!)

[TrailSweeper]

Try This
2 pkgs instant cheese grits
1 pkg cream of chicken cup of soup
add hot water until desired consistancy is reached

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

How anyone tried powdered eggs on the trail? I'm considering ordering some along with powdered cheese. I would think that by adding bacon TVP one could have something similar to an omelet. I like a protein packed breakfast.

Sgt Rock, dehydrated hash browns are available. I was planning to take those along as well for the carbs.

[neo]

How anyone tried powdered eggs on the trail? I'm considering ordering some along with powdered cheese. I would think that by adding bacon TVP one could have something similar to an omelet. I like a protein packed breakfast.

Sgt Rock, dehydrated hash browns are available. I was planning to take those along as well for the carbs.

i hate powered eggs,they suck neo

[Ridge]

I know my husband likes any of the following in about any combonation: quick oatmeal any flavor, grits w/butter/cheese/meat/garlic/habenero sause, eggs-anyway but raw, honey, peanut butter, coffee, juice, instant milk, poptarts, any kind of fruit in anyway. BUT the big favorite is homemade powerbar cakes and coffee. He puts honey or peanut butter on them if available. Here's the recipe:

1/2 c. salted nuts, chop if needed, Pecans are really good and has lots of cals
1/2 cup raisins, craisins or other dried fruit, also chop if needed
1/2 c roasted sunflower seed kernels
2 cups raw oatmeal, quick or old fashioned
2 cups toasted rice cereal, such as Rice Crispies
1/2 cup peanut butter, crunchy or creamy
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. In a large bowl, mix together the nuts, raisins, sunflower seed
kernels, oatmeal and toasted rice cereal. Set aside.

2. In a medium microwaveable bowl, combine the peanut butter, brown
sugar, and corn syrup. Microwave on high for 2 minutes. Add vanilla and
stir until blended.

3. Pour the peanut butter mixture over the dry ingredients and stir
until coated.

4. Spoon it into an oiled 9x 13 pan. Press down firmly. (It helps to
coat your fingers with margarine, oil or cooking spray.)

5. Let stand for an hour to harden, then cut into 16 bars.

Calories per bar: 225
30 grams Carbohydrate
6 grams Protein
9 grams Fat

[DMA, 2000]

I ate like Moxie. 2-3 packs of cold oatmeal with just enough water to get them wet. I found grits too tasteless as a main course and poptarts too fragile.

I rarely had the patience or energy for cooking in the morning.

[Seeker]

funny how different people are... my morning sluggishness is exactly why i almost HAVE to cook something warm for breakfast every morning... and, unlike an earlier poster, i love dehydrated eggs... (yeah, they taste a little weird, but then i like diet coke for it's taste too.) don't like to carry and clean up a frying pan though, so i stick with oatmeal and cocoa...

[Ramble~On]

Wake up and start the water for coffee. As I drink the coffee and pack up
I'm waiting on the blueberry muffins or bisquits. Fresh baked Chocolate Chip Cookie muffins in the morning aren't a bad way to start the day either.
How ? Reynolds Oven bags, "Martha White" (just add water) or "Bisquit Complete" mix. I cut the instruction water by 25%. Pour the mix into the oven bag, add the water and squeeze it around in the bag until it's a dough.
Only catch is you need a "Bakepacker" grid inside your cooking pot. I use the Ultra Light Bakepacker which weighs in just under four ounces.
Bisquick mixes and Martha White muffin mixes are in most grocery stores in the baking aisle and sell for about $1.00 a pack. Some require milk so I use powdered.
Some of my favorite for breakfast are
Blueberry Cheesecake muffins
Strawberry muffins
Cinnamon Swirl Bisquits
Cotton Pickin' Cornbread
for more about the "bakepacker" check out www.Bakepacker.com
Since everything is cooked inside the bag there's never anything to clean.
Lipton Dinners, Mac and Cheese...whatever you want.
If you try one of these outdoor Culinary whizzbangs be sure to pratice at home. I've amazed more than a few people at night when I produce a perfect chocolate cake in the middle of nowhere. A handful of Chocolate morsels melt on top of the cake and become icing.
The Bakepacker has pretty much limitless options as to what you can cook in it.

[Heater]

for more about the "bakepacker" check out www.Bakepacker.com
Since everything is cooked inside the bag there's never anything to clean.
Lipton Dinners, Mac and Cheese...whatever you want.
If you try one of these outdoor Culinary whizzbangs be sure to pratice at home.

Now that is cool! I'm gettin' one!

Thanks SpiritWind...

[Tin Man]

I have found some breakfast cereal bars that go well with my fresh coffee. I get warm quick without having to fuss over cooking a hot meal.

[Newb]

I tend to cannibalize a fellow hiker first thing in the morning. It's a compulsion.

[the goat]

nature valley granola, nutella & peanut butter

[Heater]

I tend to cannibalize a fellow hiker first thing in the morning. It's a compulsion.

So, if someone were to say, "eat me"... you would do it?