Meals & Snack Ideas

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BREAKFASTS

SNACKS

Oatmeal in a baggie

Gorp

Instant Oatmeal - any type

- Equal amounts: peanuts, M&M's & raisins

any fruit - dried or fresh

Various

Milk or non dairy powder

misc. dried fruit

Hot water

beef jerky

Mix together in a sturdy Ziploc bag and enjoy.

energy bars

candy bars

Coldmeal in a baggie

nuts/sunflower seeds

granola, dried fruit and milkman dried milk in a baggie -

chocolate bars

add cold (or hot) water and enjoy.

fruit roll ups

granola

Omelets

cookies

Eggs (fresh or dehydrated)

Tomatoes

LUNCH

Red or green peppers

Cheese (bars, sliced, squeeze, cream)

Mushrooms

Hummus

Cheese (any type)

Crackers

Scramble the eggs and toss in everything else.

Thick bread

English muffins

Other:

Pita bread / herbed wraps

Toasted bagels with honey, margarine, jam or peanut butter,

Peanut butter, jam, honey, margarine

Rice cakes

Canned meats and spreads

Instant breakfast mix or bars

Smoked meats (pepperoni, kielbasa, jerky).

Granola or Nutrigrain type bars

Fresh produce, though heavy, travels well

- apples, oranges, carrots, celery, cucumbers…

DINNERS

Quickie Soup -

Take Lipton cup a soup or several bullion cubes, add dried veggies (tomatoes, peppers, beans) and enjoy.

Cheater Eater-

Potato buds, dried pea’s and canned ham chunks with Parmesan cheese and olive oil.

Pasta Sauces - Just add pasta here…

Pepper sauce. Sauté some garlic, dried parsley and a pinch of red pepper flakes for about a minute in olive oil.

White clam sauce - small can of clams. warm clams & juice in a frying pan, add garlic, chopped parsley, and a few spoonfuls of dried milk.

Alfredo sauce. Reconstitute dried milk with less water than usual, combine with melted butter and Parmesan cheese.

A few spoonfuls of French onion soup mix and olive oil also make a good pasta sauce.

Black Bean Soup -

2 Cups of dried cooked black beans (rinse and dump cans of beans on the dehydrator until dried)

2 bouillon cubes

dried minced onion (to taste)

Touch of cumin (to taste)

Garlic powder (to taste)

dried green or red peppers

1 tsp of olive oil

Dissolve bullion in 4 cups of hot water, mix the rest and boil for 5 minutes.

T-Day Special -

Stove top stuffing

1 small can of turkey

Dried vegetables

bring veggies & turkey to boil and set aside.

prepare stuffing per directions, add veggies and turkey

Backcountry Famous Chili - Serves 2 hungry ones.

½ cup dried tomatoes or small can of tomato paste

1 cup dried black beans

6 oz. ground beef (2 oz if dried) Optional*

1 cup rice

2 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. onion flakes

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. of cayenne pepper or tsp. crushed red pepper (cayenne tastes better)

1/4 cup of fresh green pepper

Brown meat with garlic, onion and green pepper. Add all ingredients with 4 cups of water. Cook 20 minutes.

Prepackaged Meals - There are many pasta, rice and bean, couscous, ramen noodle or other flavored packaged

meals available in the supermarket. These are easily stretched by adding dried veggies and canned meats.

Dehydrating leftovers - Leftover meals make great dehydrating meals. Just dry them and toss them into the fridge

until your next trip - add hot water and enjoy.