Camping!

Are you tent camping or do you have a camper?

I always take fruit (cut up in advance if possible), Greek yogurt, lean deli meat, low fat wraps, water, low fat/calorie granola bars, baked chips or rice cakes, and pork and chicken breasts for grilling.

I'm also naughty (and also camping this weekend) but will also workout on Saturday morning so don't feel guilty. I will have a drink or 3 as well.....and will log it all.

I'm going camping for a couple of nights as well this weekend. Mostly, I plan to eat what I eat when I'm not camping. I'm taking boiled eggs for breakfast, string cheese for snacks, and have my normal meals for lunch and dinner. We'll be making food to take with us and heat up on the Coleman stove. We'll have campfire corn and potatoes one night, and perhaps rice and beans the next night. If you're car camping, just take the food you usually eat. If you have a few treats just make sure to count them. I've also considered bumping my calories up to maintenance for a couple of days to give myself room for a few beers and a few marshmallows.

We love camping, and go at least 2x/mo.

A couple things that we do that helps to prevent it from being a huge binge fest, is to assure that we have the healthy snacks all ready to go. Things that we take are:

Cut veggies (carrots, celery, broccoli, etc) and hummus to dip.
Prewashed fruit, ready to eat
Trail mix (we make our own with nuts and dried fruit)
Granola bars for hiking
Yogurts
Cheese and crackers

We love cooking over the campfire, and as a previous poster mentioned, we do a hobo packet one night. It is great to prep that before you leave, and have it ready to toss on the fire the first night there. That way, no involved cooking. Set up, make fire, pull out the hobo packet and cook!
We also like chicken on the campfire.

There are a ton of things you can cook over the fire…. Here is a good link for recipes. You will have to weed out the “not so healthy ones”

If you are tent camping, you may want to think about freezing your meat before you leave, and then tossing it in the cooler (bagged of course ). That way, it will stay cold longer. Although 2 nights may not be an issue with thawing.

ETA: I saw that you are tent camping... if you want to take meat, freeze it before hand. A good cooler should be able to keep the stuff cold w/o spoiling. If you have access to a camp store, you can always replace the ice as needed. Also, I bagged everything that went in the cooler (with the exception of drinks - we had a separate cooler for those) to prevent it from leaking, or water getting into it. If you are concerned about the meat, you can precook things at home, then heat them up at the campsite. Fajitas are great for that, as is chili (although it is in the hundreds here.... so chili.... NO WAY!!!:laugh: ) Also, sandwiches are always a good option!

Have a fantastic time!

I love camping! It's actually super easy to eat healthy with a grill. We do something we call "hobo packets". You just put whatever you like to eat in a foil packet with a little oil, salt and pepper and then cook it over the coals. A couple of my favorites are salmon, new potatoes and green beans. Or, chicken breast, broccoli and squash. I also like tilapia, shrimp and asparagus.

I do the same thing. The next day what ever was not eaten the night before, gets a egg on top and reheated for breakfast.

Piesbd: I don't see a link for recipes, I'm betting it's a good one.

^^^ This ^^^

I am not much of a camper, but I love to put hobo packs together and throw them on the grill. I would like the link also.