Menus and camp costs

Menus & Camp Costs

Menu Planning There’s nothing like fresh air for working up an appetite, so make sure you plan a good-sized breakfast and evening meal each day. It’s best to take a picnic lunch if you’re spending the day away from camp, with chocolate to eat as energy snacks mid-morning and afternoon.

Keep in mind to: Try to suit all tastes and special dietary needs, e.g.. diabetics, religion etc. Use a variety of cooking styles, e.g.. frying, boiling, barbecue. Think of the time involved. Will fresh food like bread or milk be available locally? What about snacks etc.? Apples, biscuits, Mars bars.

Buying the Food Once you have a rough idea of what you want to eat, break each meal into exact items and quantities. Take breakfast as an example..... Eggs & rashers x 6 cereal, milk and sugar bread, butter, jam

Or Dinner 1 Packet Spagetti 11/2lb of mince Onions 1 Tin Tomatoes Oxo cubes With each meal itemised like this it is easy to work out the exact quantities to buy at home and what you will need to get on site.

Estimating the Cost It is easy to estimate the cost of the camp weekend once you have decided where you are going, how you are travelling, what activities you will take part in, what food needs to be bought for the menu and how many are going.

Use the following list to estimate the cost:Food Transport Purchase of special gear Expendable purchases, eg., fuel, twine, toilet rolls Campsite fees Activity fees Equipment rental First aid material Emergency money

Total cost C Number going on camp Cost to each C