What do you do for Lunch?

[sixguns01]

I have always had an issue with this. Breakfast and Dinner are easy; FBC works for me. But for a non-cooking lunch, what do you do/use/eat? Looking for suggestions. I always seem to have way too much left over, and also don't really have any variation. What's easy as well?

One scenario is just an overnighter. What do you like?

Other scenario is a multiday (5 day) trek. What do you bring for lunch?

[sheepdog]

tortilla wraps and some kind of filler (PB&J, tuna packets with mayo, spam singles etc...)

[johnnyblisters]

Salami and cheese sandwiches, on bagels, english muffins, bread, whatever. What do you eat for lunch at home? It would probably work fine on the trail.

[Raul Perez]

I tend to snack throughout the day but my typical food after breakfast and before dinner is as follows:

Snickers bar
Peanut M&Ms
Keebler cheese/crackers (prepackaged)
Granola trail mix
beef jerkey (either homemade or store bought)
Tortilla and spreads (gonna try this on my next overnight April 9th)

[Dobie Swift]

Overnighter: I get a $5 Footlong at Subway and eat half for lunch and half for dinner.

Multi day, see above as they hit the highlights.

[sixguns01]

I tend to snack throughout the day but my typical food after breakfast and before dinner is as follows:

Snickers bar
Peanut M&Ms
Keebler cheese/crackers (prepackaged)
Granola trail mix
beef jerkey (either homemade or store bought)
Tortilla and spreads (gonna try this on my next overnight April 9th)

What spreads do you use and how do you carry them?

Thanks for quick responses

[Rick500]

I usually just eat breakfast and dinner, and snack throughout the day.

[Raul Perez]

What spreads do you use and how do you carry them?

Thanks for quick responses

Got some dehydrated spreads from www.hawkvittles.com

I haven't tried them yet.

[Tenderheart]

The simplest and quickest thing that I have done for lunch is to sit down with a spoon and a jar of peanut butter.

litefoot 2000

[elray]

As a section hiker I tend to carry a much greater variety of food than most, much to the delight of some of thru hikers I've met, but I too really enjoy the flour tortillas with some filling for lunch. The small flour ones seem to hold up very well in the pack as well. PBJ, packaged tuna, pre-cooked bacon or pepperoni, they're all good and easy to prepare.

[Old Hiker]

Med. flour tortillas or pita bread with all the above, plus pepperoni and string cheese for a "pizza" taste, nutella(!) and or PB with jelly or honey.

[LoneRidgeRunner]

For lunch ..I eat

[Farr Away]

You could also try an FBC couscous and chicken salad for lunch. You just add cool water to the bag, so no stove required.

You could also wrap your couscous salad in a tortilla, or stuff it in a pita.

Hummus mix that you just add water to is another possibility. Some tasty go-withs (for an overnight) would be olives, cheese, and cherry tomatoes. Of course, for an overnight, you could just carry hummus. It will keep unrefrigerated for that long. YMMV.

[hillsanddales3]

Packitgourmet.com has some interesting and unique "no-cook, just add water" selections. A couple of my favorites are the Roast Beef Wrap and the Apple Waldorf Salad. Just add water, walk a bit 'til you find that sunny scenic overlook, and lunch is served.

Home Run

[garlic08]

Lunch, for me, starts pretty soon after breakfast and continues until just before dinner. I find I need to eat every couple of hours, so I make large snacks/small meals at every break, or every time I sit down. I keep handy a stack of tortillas, a jar of peanut butter if it's hot or some cheese if it's not, a bag of raisins, a bag of nuts, some carrots or celery. It doesn't matter if the hike is for a day or a year. Come to think of it, that's pretty much what I do at home, too.

[Limo]

Like some of the other posters, I usually bring nut butters, tortillas, maybe a bagel or two (I like the minis for dipping into the spreads), cheeses and dried sausages. StarKist makes a tuna salad already mixed in a pouch that I like. I also really like the little packets of Justin's nut butters, the chocolate one being my fave. One of those at the bottom of a 1000' hill gives me just a bit of a boost to get up and over without whining. (I tend to whine on anything up, no matter how small.) I like the little waxed-covered cheeses, as well.

[runnergirl]

I try to eat a good breakfast, then snack every hour or two throughout the day with crackers, granola bars, trail mix, etc. Sometimes I take a packet of tuna and pita bread...then I have a huge dinner!

[DripDry]

I squeeze "Moose Goo" http://www.ultralightbackpacker.com/moosegoo.html on a Cliff Bar- incredible energy burst and I really enjoy the taste. Like others I eat snacks before an after (a Snickers around 10 when breakfast is burned off is a given!)

[Wags]

gorp, snickers, peanut butter. that about does it all

[XCskiNYC]

The simplest and quickest thing that I have done for lunch is to sit down with a spoon and a jar of peanut butter.

litefoot 2000

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