What food do you eat while backpacking?

The 15 Best Backpacking Foods and Meals

  1. Nuts and Seeds. Nuts and seeds are portable, convenient options for backpackers.
  2. Dried Fruit. Unlike fresh fruits, which are highly perishable, dried fruits are heat-stable and have long shelf lives.
  3. Jerky.
  4. Nut Butter.
  5. Dehydrated Meals.
  6. Protein Bars.
  7. Instant Oatmeal.
  8. Powdered Milk.

How do you eat real food while backpacking?

Re: Real Food while backpacking You’re not cooking the food in the plastic bag; you’re merely rehydrating it. You pour in the hot water, stir, seal, then wrap the freezer bag in a cozy and let it sit about 15 minutes. You can do the same thing in your pot (with a cozy made to fit it), but then you have to wash the pot.

How many days of food can you carry backpacking?

An average food carry on a thru-hike is five days (some can be even longer). Five days at 4,000 calories a day comes out to a whopping 20,000 calories.

How many pounds of food should you eat a day backpacking?

A reasonable goal is about 1½ to 2½ lbs. of food (or 2,500 to 4,500 calories) per person per day. A person doing 10 miles of strenuous hiking with a 4,000-foot climb will obviously burn more calories—and need a lot more food—than someone covering a few miles of relatively flat trail who plans to chill at the campsite.

How much food do I need for a 7 day hike?

How much food should you take backpacking? It depends, but the short answer is about 2,500 to 4,500 calories of food per person per day.

How much food do I need for a 10 day backpacking trip?

How do you cook while backpacking?

Making your homemade backpacking meals should be as simple as:

  1. Boil water.
  2. Add boiled water to bag to bag (or add contents of bag to water, depending on your setup).
  3. Wait 5-10 minutes.
  4. Add fat.
  5. Enjoy!

What are good foods to take backpacking?

Nuts,seeds,and dried fruit

  • Jerky
  • Nut butter
  • Dehydrated meals
  • Protein bars
  • Instant oatmeal
  • Powdered milk,coffee,and tea
  • Preserved meat,fish,and poultry in foil packets
  • Hard cheese
  • Beans and whole grains

    • What are some good backpacking meals?

    Nuts and Seeds. Nuts and seeds are portable,convenient options for backpackers.

  • Dried Fruit. Unlike fresh fruits,which are highly perishable,dried fruits are heat-stable and have long shelf lives.
  • Jerky.
  • Nut Butter.
  • Dehydrated Meals.
  • Protein Bars.
  • Instant Oatmeal.
  • Powdered Milk.
  • Coffee and Tea.
  • Fish or Poultry in Foil Packets.

    • How to prepare homemade backpacking meals?

    Choose a Carbs These you will probably be getting in the supermarket. Choose carbs which cook fast,such as instant rice,couscous,or thin pastas (spaghetti).

  • Add a Protein Most freeze-dried backpacking meals suck in terms of protein.
  • Add Veggies and Fruits This is where making your own freeze-dried meals really pays off.

    • How to make your own instant backpacking meals?

    How to make your own freeze-dried meals

  • Calculating calories and nutrients
  • Shelf life and packaging methods
  • Combining freeze-dried and dehydrated ingredients
  • List of Bulk freeze-dried foods Meat Vegetarian proteins Fruits and veggies Cheese and sauces