Camping food need not be just about junk foods
When camping, it helps to think light and carry light. However, no matter how pretty the image is of a camp fire with eggs and tasty bacon sizzling in the background, plus hot coffee, reality bites. And reality is heavy.In order to make real this food camping image, one has to carry to the camping trip all the cooking equipments needed such as a cast iron oven, a cooler, as well as ice to keep food fresh, etc.
The usual options therefore are frozen and dried meals which basically costs much, does not taste like anything at all and are heavy on preservatives and artificial flavors.
Believe it or not, there are a lot better options out there at the grocery store nearest you which provides healthier if not a lot tastier food options. And they are not just instant noodles.
The following are tips to choose the camping food that is right for you.
Weigh in, weigh out
Camping requires a lot of energy walking and traversing trails and trees. So any stuff carried during this time must – as much as possible – be light in weight or at least tolerably heavy. This is because besides food, clothes also need to be packed, a sleeping bag, a system for purifying water, a mattress, and so on.
The cooking system used most during camping trips are stoves that involve micro cooking. This is composed of a burner primarily used to boil water. Usually any nourishment a camper would take in are foods that are the dehydrated kind.
Cereal flakes like Cheerios is a good option. There are also foods that are the dehydrated kind. Also, there are packaged cereals that all you need to add is hot water so you can enjoy a warm meal. Oatmeal is one of them, also cream of wheat. It is best that these type of meals be placed in a bag, preferably a Ziploc bag so you can appropriately portion the quantity you would be taking and eating. Better this than bringing a whole oatmeal can.
Dried fruits like raisin is also a better and healthy option. Cranberries that are dried is another, also blueberries.
For drinks, good old powdered orange juice like Tang is readily accessible and easy to carry as well. Coffee could also be brought in a camping trip, the kind that could be made instantly and not brewed. A good creamer to bring – when you do not prefer your coffee black – is Cremora.
Another good thing with this type of camping food is that there is less trash left behind.
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