CAMPING IN THE U.S.

stephraposo
stephraposo Posts: 57 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi I'm going camping in the states soon ( this Sunday). Because I have to cross the border there's not too much I can prepare and bring with me. Do you have any easy meal ideas that are easy to make and also easy to keep in a cooler? I'll be camping for two weeks and I don't want to gain (too much).
Thanks :)

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  • thefreebiemom
    thefreebiemom Posts: 191 Member
    Most of the campsites here have grills and fire pits. So basically anything you can buy at the grocery store is good to go. Steak, chicken, pork. Baked potatoes can be wrapped in foil and cooked on grill and so can corn on the cob. Kind of depends on which states you are going to and whether it is national or state parks. I have camped pretty much everywhere in Utah so if you are going near there and have any questions feel free to ask me.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    I need a few more details, like what kind of camping you'll be doing and what kind of equipment you'll have.

    I will say, If you have a cooler and a grocery store just buy the same stuff you eat at home. That being said I don't count calories while camping, but I don't go crazy either. You'll usually burn way more than you could ever eat. We always go camping on vacation and I always come back in better shape than I started.
  • jessgrey2
    jessgrey2 Posts: 88 Member
    We always marinate some beef or chicken, put in a tupperware, and a separate tupperware for chopped veggies (onions, peppers, whole mushrooms, and bring skewers for kabobs! The potato idea is also a great one, and you can use the leftovers for breakfast! Just be mindful of fire bans, several areas are prohibiting camp fires.
  • iplayoutside19
    iplayoutside19 Posts: 2,304 Member
    We always marinate some beef or chicken, put in a tupperware, and a separate tupperware for chopped veggies (onions, peppers, whole mushrooms, and bring skewers for kabobs! The potato idea is also a great one, and you can use the leftovers for breakfast! Just be mindful of fire bans, several areas are prohibiting camp fires.

    Ahh yes, there are pictures and a "Remember that one time" Story in my family from having to cook macaroni on a V8 Engine from a fire ban. And we're talking not even one of those Coleman Roadtrips.
  • jessgrey2
    jessgrey2 Posts: 88 Member


    Ahh yes, there are pictures and a "Remember that one time" Story in my family from having to cook macaroni on a V8 Engine from a fire ban. And we're talking not even one of those Coleman Roadtrips.

    HAHAHAHAAA! That's very creative :)
  • thefreebiemom
    thefreebiemom Posts: 191 Member
    We always marinate some beef or chicken, put in a tupperware, and a separate tupperware for chopped veggies (onions, peppers, whole mushrooms, and bring skewers for kabobs! The potato idea is also a great one, and you can use the leftovers for breakfast! Just be mindful of fire bans, several areas are prohibiting camp fires.

    Ahh yes, there are pictures and a "Remember that one time" Story in my family from having to cook macaroni on a V8 Engine from a fire ban. And we're talking not even one of those Coleman Roadtrips.

    My hubby has been wanting to manifold cook for awhile. He always says he wants to get a roast or something and wrap it in foil and cook it on our way to somewhere but I always manage to talk him out of it.

    As for fire bans, yeah those suck, especially if you are camping in a non "camping" area. Most of the National parks though will allow it as long as the fire is in the fire ring that they created that is set on concrete in the camping spot that has no grass or brush near it. Other places out here in Utah in the desert don't allow fires but they do have grills on poles that you can use to cook.
  • jennipea382
    jennipea382 Posts: 47 Member
    For camping we usually do the usual hot dogs because they're quick and easy to cook over a fire. This last time we also brought potatoes (which I haven't had over a fire in a long time). We chopped up some carrots and onions before we left and stuck them into a container to put in the cooler. We just washed the red potatoes and brought a knife to cut them there. We put some butter on them (thought the first night my fiance put WAY too much on them) and a little seasoning salt. Could probably make them healthier with less or no butter (maybe some olive oil?), more veggies, and seasonings other than Lawry's. But they were delicious! We also of course has smores.

    As long as there's a grill for over the fire, you can cook pretty much anything in foil or on a pan (probably one you don't care much about). Sometime I think we'll try doing breakfast over the fire - scrambled eggs, bacon, potatoes. There's also a way to make an "omelet" in a plastic baggie in a pot of boiling water over a fire. I've had it before (though not while camping) and it's yummy!

    You can also easily bring fruits and other veggies for snacking. As long as the cooler stays pretty cold, you should be fine. We brought some raspberries but they were still a little wet when we put them in the container so they got a bit mushy, but still good.

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