Going camping, need easy-travel food ideas.

97% fat free Hebrew National Frankfurters!

We cook what we call camping eggs. Boil a pot of water on the fire, crack a few eggs into a ziplock add any veggies/meat/cheese/etc. that's left over. Shake the bag then put it in the boiling water. It's nice it's an omelet without the mess.

Car camping, I assume? If so, fresh fruit is a huge winner. instant otameal pouches. I cook up zuchinni this time of year, with some sundried tomatoes and wrap it in foil, and stick it in a ziplock. Then I throw it and a chicken breast or a salmon fillet on the bbq, when everyone else is having hamburgers and hot dogs.

I also have an Asian ginger almond cabbage salad I make at home. It travels well, and I put in wraps the next day when I go on a hike the next day.

For dry foods, I have a protien bar recipe I make, and coconut/date bars for hiking.

Here's my recipe for protien bars.
No-Bake Protein Bars
Altered by me, from a recipe in “Oxygen” magazine Dec. 2009

Double batch ( makes about 32 bars, about 125 calories per serving)

4 cups quick cooking oats (make sure they are “quick” and fine, if they are too bulky, they won’t blend right. But you could chop them briefly in a food processor. The quick oats at Sunny Farms seem to be just right)

1 1/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter ( you can use the grind-your-own peanut butter from lots of different stores)

2 Tblsp. Canola oil

8 scoops vanilla protein powder. (the big bag at Costco works well, in the pharmaceutical section)

2 Tblsp. Flax seeds, ground (I have a small coffee bean grinder, that I use to grind the seeds)

2 tsp. vanilla

1 1/3 cup water (you could use slightly less….about 1 and ¼ cup.., if you are using them to hike or travel with. The extra water makes them more chewy and moist)

Following are optional:

3/4 cup golden raisins

1/2 cup fruit juice sweetened dried cranberries (available in bulk at Sunny Farms. These can easily be left out, if you desire)

1/2 cup slivered almonds

1/4 cup currants

Non stick cooking spray

Small baking pan. ( I found a perfect 11x 7 pan at Goodwill , but you can use an 8x8 square pan too. )

Spray pan with non-cooking spray and set aside. Start to mix all ingredients with spoon or potato masher, just to blend. Then put non-stick cooking spray on your hands and start to knead the ingredients together. I usually knead for 5-10 minutes. Add more water if you can’t get it to knead at all. The secret to getting this recipe to work, is working it with your hands. When nicely blended and forming a ball that comes clean off the bowl, place in the prepared pan and smooth out to edges. Immediately cover with plastic wrap. Seal the pan firmly, and place the pan in the refrigerator for about an hour. You can cut the bars into 32 bars, then place in sealed container for optimum freshness at room temperature.

I am going camping this weekend and in October. Lurking for ideas!

Just discovered Artisana's individual nut butter packets! Expensive but worth the convenience of packable, healthy food at my fingertips. Was in a hotel room this week and ate a packet of cashew butter with an apple. DELICIOUS! Comes in cashew, almond, walnut and "cacao bliss". Going to try them all during upcoming trips.