FOOD OPTIONS FOR BACKPACKING
Gear Required: Camp Stove, Pot 1.5L for freeze dried, Pot 2.5 L for casseroles, frying pan
Criteria: Lightweight, Nonperishable, Easy to Prepare, Easy to Clean up.
Prerequisite: Each person brings their own Drinks and No-Cook Snacks.

BREAKFAST
Breakfast Cereal
-Milk (1 quart dehydrated packets)
-Cereal, Honey Nut Cheerios or Cinnamon Life

Oatmeal
-Quaker Fruit & Cream

Breakfast Burritos - freeze dried
-Mountain House Breakfast Skillet
-Tortillas
-Salt & Pepper

S. O. S.
-Bread, Sliced or Rolls
-Gravy Mix, White, Dehydrated
-Summer Sausage - sliced & chopped
-Additional Gear: Wire Wisk

Pancakes
-Bisquik Shake & Pour
-Syrup (small plastic bottle)
-Margarine (cafe' packs)

Eggs & Hashbrowns
-Mountain House Eggs with Bacon, Red & Green Chilis
-Hashbrown Potatoes (dehydrated)
-Margarine (cafe' packs)

Potato Pancakes & Sausage
-Potato Pancake Mix (dehydrated)
-Summer Sausage
-Margarine (cafe' packs)
-Syrup (small plastic bottle)

Toasted Muffins
-English Muffins
-Margarine (café Packs)
-Jelly (café packs)
-Additional Gear: Stove Top Toaster & Tongs

HOT LUNCH
Ramen Noodles
-Cup-O-Noodles or Maruchan Instant Lunch

DINNER
Beef & Noodles (freeze dried )
-Mountain House Beef Stroganoff

Sweet & Sour Chicken (freeze dried)
-Mountain House Chicken Polynesian

Fajitas (freeze dried)
-Mountain House Fajita Wraps
-Tortillas

Mac & Cheese
-Velveeta Shells & Cheese or Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
-Summer Sausage - sliced & chopped
-Margarine (café packs)

Burritos
-Refried Beans (dehydrated, Mexicali Rose)
-Rice (boil-in-bag)
-Tortillas
-Taco Sauce (café packs)

Chicken Casserole
-Dehydrated Casserole Mix (Knorr or Lypton)
-Chicken or Turkey (foil pouch)
-Margarine (café packs)

Tuna Casserole
-Dehydrated Casserole Mix (Lypton or Knorr)
-Tuna (foil pouch)
-Margarine (café Packs)

Beef & Noodles (dehydrated)
-Noodles (dehydrated pasta)
-Beef Stroganoff Mix (dehydrated)
-Summer Sausage - chopped
-Margarine (café packs)

Spaghetti
-Spaghetti Noodles
-Spaghetti Sauce (dehydrated mix)
-Tomato Paste (canned)
-Margarine (café packs)

SUGGESTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL NO-COOK SNACKS
Beef Jerky
Sandwich Crackers
Summer Sausage
Cheese (paraffin wrapped)
Dried Fruit or Fruit Leather
Candy Bars
Salted Nut Roll
Granola Bars
MREs
Lunchables
Sardines or Oysters (canned)
P B & J - Bread, Peanut Butter & Jelly (café packs)

SUGGESTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL DRINKS
Cocoa
Tang
EcoDrink
KoolAid
Milk (dehydrated 1 quart pouches)
Coffee
Tea



Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.