Backpacking Trail Food

TRAIL FOOD

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Food Ideas There are plenty of dehydrated trail foods you can buy in packages from the stores! Some of them are fantastic. Others are high in sodium or are pretty expensive. We like putting together our own meals and snacks. Below is a list of some of the things we enjoy.

Breakfast bagels + peanut butter pita or rye bread + peanut butter pita or rye bread + chia seeds granola bars dried fruits fruit leather apples pancake mix instant oatmeal nuts, chia seeds instant coffee/tea

Lunch dried fruits fruit leather summer sausage beef jerky tuna + tortillas/pitas + mayo packets laughing cow cheese babybel cheese string cheese hummus + bread

Dinner dehydrated spaghetti dehydrated chili rice dried beans macaroni and cheese ramen instant mashed potatoes don’t forget your spices!

Drinks instant drink packets - juice, gatorade, energy drink, etc. hot cocoa coffee tea powdered milk

Snacks GORP/trail mix fruit leather dried fruit crackers cookies powdered pudding candy (esp. chocolate bars - the best kind of hiking nutrition) gum

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Trail Food Resources The list below links directly to the online article.

Food to take on long trips Grocery shopping and purchasing food tips Planning menu from REI 10 ideas for ultralight foods

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Meal Planning by Meal - 5 Day Example

Breakfast Main Meals granola bars (x2 days worth) instant oatmeal (x3 days worth) instant coffee/tea (x5 days worth)

Drinks instant tang (x5 Nalgene bottles worth) instant coffee (x5 days worth)

Lunch Main Meals summer sausage + babybel cheese (x1 day worth) tuna packs + tortillas+ mayo packets (x4 days worth)

Snacks beef jerky (x3 snacks worth) GORP/trail mix (x2 snacks worth) homemade fruit leather (x5-7 snacks worth) snickers bars (x5 snacks worth) gum (x10 sticks)

Dinner Main Meals dehydrated spaghetti (x2 days) dehydrated chili (x2 days) dried beans (x1 day)

Extras salt pepper olive oil

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Meal Planning by Meal - Template  

Breakfast Main Meals

Drinks

Lunch Main Meals

Snacks

Dinner Main Meals

Extras

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Meal Planning by Day - 5 Day Example This chart is based on a 5 day trip for two people. SS stands for Serving Size.

Breakfast Mon

Tues

Wed

Thurs

Fri

SS Lunch

SS Dinner

Bagel + PB

2

Summer Sausage

2

Instant Coffee

2

Babybel Cheese

SS Snack Fruit Leather

4

2

GORP

2

Bread (2 slices)

2

Beef Jerky

2

Fruit Leather

4

Dehydrated Chilli

Bagel + PB

2

Summer Sausage

2

Instant Coffee

2

Babybel Cheese

2

GORP

2

Bread (2 slices)

2

Mini Snickers

4

tuna packs, tortillas, mayo packets

2

Fruit Leather

4

Beef Jerky

2

Mini Snickers

4

Fruit Leather

4

Beef Jerky

2

Mini Snickers

4

Fruit Leather

4

Beef Jerky

2

Mini Snickers

4

Oatmeal with chia seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, + nuts

2

Instant Coffee

2

Oatmeal with chia seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, + nuts

2

Instant Coffee

2

Oatmeal with chia seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, + nuts

2

Instant Coffee

2

tuna packs, tortillas, mayo packets

tuna packs, tortillas, mayo packets

2

2

Dehydrated Beans

2

SS Drink

Dehydrated Spaghetti

Dehydrated Chilli

Dehydrated Spaghetti

2

2

2

2

Extras: pack of gum, olive oil, salt, pepper

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Tang Powder

2

Crystal Light Lemonade

2

Tang Powder

2

Crystal Light Lemonade

2

Tang Powder

2

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Meal Planning by Day - 5 Day Example

This chart is based on a 5 day trip for two people. SS stands for Serving Size.

Breakfast

SS Lunch

SS Dinner

SS Snack

Mon

Tues

Wed

Thurs

Fri

Extras:

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SS Drink

SS