CAMPING Food

islandnutshel
islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Looking for idea's please. I am going winter camping this weekend, and looking for menu items. We are group camping with a family with kids. What would you bring that is either pre-cooked, or easy to prepare in the bush.
This is a no electricity,no running water (unless the river counts) type camping, it is in the rain forrest of british columbia, canada, and it is not warm out. So comfort food idea's please.
Thank you in advance.
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  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    I already have Chili on the menu. Light the fire from within:)
    idea's please?
  • Bookaholic88
    Bookaholic88 Posts: 106 Member
    I love camping and cooking. What will you be using to cook with?
  • OkieTink
    OkieTink Posts: 285 Member
    Oooo, I love camping :) I really can't offer any advice on dishes since my diet is no different camping than it is at home. It just requires a lot of coolers and ice. Your diet doesn't have to change, most anything can be re-heated over a campfire, or cooked directly in the coals. Google "omelettes in a bag", kids seem to love creating their own!

    Have fun! And don't forget the bacon! =)
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    We will have a mini BBQ and a colman that has an element, small grill and flat surface.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Hard boiled eggs
    Veggies and hummus
    Sandwiches
  • Bookaholic88
    Bookaholic88 Posts: 106 Member
    Mac and Cheese with grilled chicken is a staple of mine
    Any BBQ meat and a package of side kicks
    Bacon and Eggs is a must
    Instant mashed potatoes is a simple and tasty side
    Hot dogs and soup
    Grilled Pizza sandwiches
    Smores
    Banana dream boats
    burgers
  • skrakalaka
    skrakalaka Posts: 338 Member
    Box o' wine
  • thatcrazykat
    thatcrazykat Posts: 73 Member
    We do a lot of camping and one of my kids favorites is chicken burritos. All ingredients (grilled chicken, roasted bell pepper, onion, mango, black beans, jack cheese, etc) can be made and packaged seperately ahead of time. Everyone has a tortilla on a piece of tin foil, puts in what they like, roll it up, and let it sit next to some hot coals to heat up. Make sure you rotate them. Keeps your hands warm and works in the veggies.
  • noctilumina
    noctilumina Posts: 65 Member
    Hard boiled eggs
    Veggies and hummus
    Sandwiches

    All sound good! Veggie sloppy joes are always a good choice. Kids and adults, vegetarians and meat eaters -- everyone seems to like them!
  • AHuffaker14
    AHuffaker14 Posts: 19
    You can do most anything camping that you would do at home.. one of my favorites is take some chicken breats with a small bit of lemon herb marinade, add some red potatoes, onions, mushrooms, broccoli and wrap it all in tinfoil adn throw in the fire and let it just cook in the coals.. you can also do pork, ground turkey, really any meat in there.. good luck
  • OkieTink
    OkieTink Posts: 285 Member
    Box o' wine

    There will be kids camping.




    Make it two! =)
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    There's always those Mountain House freezedried meals in a bag. Or you can make your own meal in a bag that you boil...
    http://camping.helium.com/how-to/9271-how-to-make-boil-in-a-bag-meals-for-camping
  • nondomesticgoddess
    nondomesticgoddess Posts: 40 Member
    Assuming you are not back-packing in and will have coolers....

    Make soups or chili and freeze - reheat in a big pot over fire or camp stove. Take potatoes, squash, onion and peppers to slice, toss in a little oil, then grill over the coals while wrapped in tinfoil. Grilled veggie and cheese sandwiches are easy on the camp stove too if yours has a griddle attachment. Wash and slice whatever you can ahead of time.

    Good luck and have fun!
  • mommompat
    mommompat Posts: 1
    yummmm....we do chicken, veggies, little butter and seasoning wrap in foil like pockets and puton campfire

    hot dogs and chili
  • tj1376
    tj1376 Posts: 1,402 Member
    Box o' wine

    This - totally this!!!!
  • drchimpanzee
    drchimpanzee Posts: 892 Member
    I've never understood camping. Work all year to support yourself and then take a week off to pretend to be homeless?????
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    Awesome, Great idea's everyone.

    Yes there will be wine, and by the box. I like to heat up the red wine a little too.

    Love the wrapped tortilla in tinfoil idea.

    And I am making humus now.

    Keep it coming. I want to keep these for future refferance.
  • islandnutshel
    islandnutshel Posts: 1,143 Member
    I've never understood camping. Work all year to support yourself and then take a week off to pretend to be homeless?????

    I grew up in a T.P.

    for real.

    It's nastalgic.
  • fit921
    fit921 Posts: 92 Member
    Last time I camped I premade chicken enchiladas and froze them. Each one was wrapped in foil and then they defrosted in the cooler then you just reheat over the fire.
    I also pre grilled a veggie mix of mushrooms, zucchinni and onions with balsamic vinegar. These were great as a wrap or on their own, you can stuff it in pita with some cheesse if you wanted and heat over the fire.
    Kids love to make pita pizzas when the camp--all you need is pizza sauce (or pasta), cheese and any toppings they like. Wrap in foil and heat over the fire.
    I have also found that if you premake and freeze pancakes, wrap in foil by 2's or 3's you can reheat these over the fire and then you have no dishes to clean. I am all about easy, no cleaning when I camp.

    Have fun!
  • amberlykay1014
    amberlykay1014 Posts: 608 Member
    Hard boiled eggs
    Cheese
    Tuna/Salmon packets
    Crackers
    Beef Jerky


    Mountain House Pro-Pak meals are super yummy and stacked with nutrition.
  • amberlykay1014
    amberlykay1014 Posts: 608 Member
    I've never understood camping. Work all year to support yourself and then take a week off to pretend to be homeless?????

    Some people, like myself, feel the most at home and free when they are in the wilderness. There is nothing more comforting to me than an open fire and a great view of the valley. No technology, no work.

    And if you get good gear, it's more comfortable and fun than I can even begin to describe. We bring wine & beer and eat like kings. It's what I long for.
  • fuzzieme
    fuzzieme Posts: 454 Member
    I brought everyone their own decent calzone pizza, baked at home and reheated in a foil parcel over the fire, filled carefully without too much juicy fillings and they don't go soggy, I put a dough letter on each so we'd know who had what fillings and brushed the tops with sauce before cooking.... pasta or noodle salad, kebabs, boiled and roasted potatoes that are nice hot or cold, cold vegetable rice, spicy stir fried veg that you can put in wraps with hummus for a quick snack. I brought falafels too put into small bread rolls for burgers. Store shredded iceberg in glass jars and you can have salad with them too! I'm jealous, have fun. Oh! I make "sausage" rolls with puff pastry too, delicious but unhealthy ;)
  • justlistening
    justlistening Posts: 249 Member
    Take frozen pre-cooked chicken breasts, frozen veges and a box of rice mix. Put every thing together in a pot until the rice is done

    cannot forget smores (even if you don't have any)! The kids will not forgive you if you don't make them!!!

    chili & cheese on top of tortilla chips

    grilled corn on the cob. wrap shucked corn & some butter in double foil & throw in fire

    cut up red potatoes w/ salt pepper & butter . same as above but with potatoes
  • Gusman14
    Gusman14 Posts: 94
    I've never understood camping. Work all year to support yourself and then take a week off to pretend to be homeless?????

    It is good for the soul. No phone, tv, radio, or computer. Just the family and me enjoying the outdoors. Learning to eat healthy while I camp will be my challenge.
  • marinegirl92
    marinegirl92 Posts: 184 Member
    We love to camp. Our last trip I vowed to eat healthier and it worked. Although I've given up camping in a tent we go in luxury style with our toy hauler 5th wheel. ;)

    A few standby recipes:

    1 - 4 can be made ahead and are my healthy meals

    1) http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-red-lentil-curry-10000001536668/ - I use butternut squash instead of pumpkin. Great served over rice, spinach leaves, quinoa.

    2) Any kind of hummus - can be used in tortilla sandwiches - think roasted red bell peppers, hummus, cukes, spinach leaves

    3) http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/black-rice-salad-50400000118290/ PUT THIS RECIPE IN YOUR LIL BLACK BOOK!

    4) Yotam Ottolenghi's vegetable paella http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Multi-vegetable_Paella (if you're adventurous this would cook up great in a paella pan over the campfire - you could really impress your fanclub! ;)

    5) Burrito pie - husband loves this one - fan favorite too. Crowd pleaser. Not sure on calories or healthy scale though. Can be prepared and baked ahead and reheated over campfire in aluminum packets
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/burrito-pie/
  • ShenanigansOHoolihan
    ShenanigansOHoolihan Posts: 61 Member
    Pulled chicken or pulled pork. Precook it and just heat it on the fire. Any bread/tortilla/carb option to hold it together :)

    Corn bread in a cast iron pan :)
  • 212ackley
    212ackley Posts: 431 Member
    I grew up camping and am now raising my kids to love it too! One of our favorites is "camper dinner" Put potatoes,carrots,onion, celery (maybe mushrooms or whatever veggies you like) in foil with ground meat or bite sized meatballs....add some lipton beefy onion soup mix --wrap tightly & cook right over the fire, flipping the foil packet a few times to make sure nothing sticks...open & eat. YUMMY... I can't wait until it's spring so I can go camping! :tongue:
  • efirkey
    efirkey Posts: 298 Member
    Baked Beans and hot dogs

    When my son was young I went camping with the scouts and we made beef stroganof. It was pretty good and the only meal I remember.
  • fuzzieme
    fuzzieme Posts: 454 Member
    I've never understood camping. Work all year to support yourself and then take a week off to pretend to be homeless?????


    You're right, you don't understand camping :laugh:
  • whitmars106
    whitmars106 Posts: 118 Member
    If you're looking for healthier options, bring fruits & veggies, nuts, sandwich items, etc.

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