Camping menu ideas

My friend and I went camping back in May and we ate realy healthy. We had kabobks one night. We got turkey smoked sausage and fresh veggies, like yellow squash Zuchini (which was amazing), fresh mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. We grilled them and they were wonderful.

The next morning we made omletts in a bag. Take as many eggs (or egg whites) as you want in your omlet, then take the left over veggies and smoked turkey sausage, salsa if you like and cheese, if you like (tho it is good w/o the salsa and cheese) mix it all up and put it in a ziplock bag and drop the bag in a pot of water boilingover your fire.They cook in the bag and are wonderful. (and no clean up, just toss the bag in the trash)

Also you can take a chicken breast (or fish) and wrap it in foil with fresh veggies, season to taste and put it on the grill....

Also you can cube up potatoes, regular or sweet (and onions if you like) wrap them in foil and throw on the grill

We used no butter or oil, and everything was wonderful!!

Protein bars.

The last few times my husband and I went camping, we took vegetables from our garden and had grilled vegetables and grilled chicken. We ate fruit for breakfast and just in general made healthy food. You can have good versions for "bad" camping food.

My friend and I went camping back in May and we ate realy healthy. We had kabobks one night. We got turkey smoked sausage and fresh veggies, like yellow squash Zuchini (which was amazing), fresh mushrooms, bell peppers and onions. We grilled them and they were wonderful.

The next morning we made omletts in a bag. Take as many eggs (or egg whites) as you want in your omlet, then take the left over veggies and smoked turkey sausage, salsa if you like and cheese, if you like (tho it is good w/o the salsa and cheese) mix it all up and put it in a ziplock bag and drop the bag in a pot of water boilingover your fire.They cook in the bag and are wonderful. (and no clean up, just toss the bag in the trash)

Also you can take a chicken breast (or fish) and wrap it in foil with fresh veggies, season to taste and put it on the grill....

Also you can cube up potatoes, regular or sweet (and onions if you like) wrap them in foil and throw on the grill

We used no butter or oil, and everything was wonderful!!

Wow! I want to go camping with YOU!

Woo, five days! That's going to take some good planning...

As far as the fresh stuff goes: get your fresh fruits & veggies under-ripe when you buy them (and a few ready to eat that day). Fruits & veggies are meant to be stored at room temperature (I only keep mine in the fridge because that's where my storage space is, haha), and they will ripen as the days pass and be ready to eat! ALSO: bring vinegar along, then make a bath of 1 part vinegar to 10 parts water in a bowl. Swish your fruits & veggies in it. That will kill bacteria and it will ripen without rotting.

Some dinner ideas: burgers (can be healthy! use avocado, tomato, swiss, lettuce & lean beef), tacos & taco salad, soups (make ahead and pack to reheat on the stove), chicken salads, breakfast for dinner (always a favorite). Try to make ahead what you can for easy assembly and less dishes.

Also, I second the motion for walks/hikes! Camping should not be a sedentary activity... and by swimming, going on long hikes, going on bike rides, playing games, etc, you can end up burning tons of calories to offset less-than-ideal eating! I rewarded myself with ribs after a 3 hour hike on my vacation.

I Love Camping and will be going in September again. This past trip, I did well. Here is the best advise. If you can purchase any items before hand, such as Peppers/Celery/Carrots any type of veggies that you can cut up and be ready to eat or use - you will be better off. Lots of folks bring a whole watermelon and the reality is they never cut it because it is too messy. Cut up before you leave and put in tupperware or Zip Lock Large Bags - keep cold in cooler. Far as meats, I weighed it all out and put in individual zip locks. Froze them and then while on the trip I didn't worry about them not being frozen or not cold enough. I was able to season my own meat my own way and let the others do their own way. Far as ideas, "Foil Packs" are a true Girl Scout and Boy Scout things - it is basically taking your meat and putting it in a double foiled pouch that you make with adding your own seasonings, potatoes cubed, veggies and then wrap tight and place near the hot coals turning on a regular basis to keep the things from burning. Everything is tasty and moist. If you don't want to do potatoes for yourself - add many different types of veggies. Speaking of veggies, when we camp - we always look for a farmers market or stand near the towns we are campting by and find great deals and fresh veggies. Even can buy some great meats from local butcher shops etc.. I suggest you stick with both meat and fish to make your week some variety. Don't forget to bring the olive oil instead of the regular oil if you do any cooking on the camp stove. Make hard boiled eggs so if you get hungry and want to munch, you eat protein, easy and quick. Eat at least the white if you are trying to watch calories as that is only 17 calories for 1 large Egg White. It is the yolk that will kick it up in calories. Fruits - blueberries are around and easy to eat right out of the container instead of preparing. Bring some almonds too. You can put 12 of them in a zip lock and carry in your pocket or have handy during the week if you are hiking or doing something that you get hungry. At least eating some nuts you feel like you are cheating on something bad. Remember 12 almonds adds up too. I use them for my late afternoon snack to keep me going while in the car on my way to and from clients. Prepare ahead of time will be your best thing to make this trip easy, fun and not that you feel like your cooking for everyone and you don't get to enjoy the food either.

love the omelet in a bag idea
we usually do taco salad, pancakes with berries and light whipped cream on top, oatmeal, turkey wraps use tortillas with laughing cow cheese, tomatoes, turkey, basil, avocado, red bell pepper, etc, fresh fruit, a potatoe bar do baked potatoes in the fire and put on them what you want turkey chili, broccoli, light sour cream, salsa, etc, also make inside out turkey burgers make like turkey loaf put in whatever you want mushrooms, olives, tomatoes a little cheese, onion, etc and put one patty over the top seal edges wrap in foil and cook in the fire

hope these ideas help , drink plenty of water and do lots of hiking and swimming maybe even bike riding

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