Favorite Backcountry Lunch

[BKhunter]

Hey All,

Have an Archery hunt planned for early September, and getting all of my food planned. Whats everyones favorite lunch options for what you pack?

BK

 

[Bar]

A natural peanut butter and honey sammich on good wheat bread, fruit, lots of energy and protein bars. Stuff I can carry and not worry about it going bad. Getting sick during a hunt is something i'd never want.

 

[rodney482]

Venison sticks / cheddar cheese stick

 

[Bar]

Venison sticks / cheddar cheese stick

That's all protein and fat. No carbs for quick energy?

 

[406]

Fat is quick energy

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[Gobbler36]

With 9 calories/ gram fat is what I want for sustained quick energy
Nuts, butters with bacon on a tortilla pretty good actually or it will be a bagel with the same. Bacon and honey almond butter or cashew butter

 

[Bar]

Fat is quick energy

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Fat is long lasting energy. It's not quick energy.

 

[Matt21418]

I pack a solid breakfast mush, and a solid dinner that I dehydrate myself. For lunch and throughout the day I generally have a variety of bars that make up my calorie difference from the breakfast and dinner, generally around 1000 or so calories worth of bars. I lean toward bars that are gluten free, high in protein and moderate carbs. Typically that ends up being 3-4 bars or other on the go prepacked snacks. Other options are trail mix, or my other favorite homemade macaroons. I also found a great recipe for home made bars from the hunt harvest health podcast, the recipe gives you 25 bars at approx 300 calories per bar, and they are delicious. I go the bar route in case I am on the go it doesn't require any prep or having to stop and prepare a meal.

Matt


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[twall13]

I like peanut or almond butter and honey, but my favorite is probably a tuna fish sandwich. You can buy the foil packets for about $1 and then I take a few packets of mayo from chik-fil-a and make up a tuna sandwich on a flat bread or bagel. Other than that it's usually snack food as others have said. Protein bars, nuts & trail mixes, baby bell cheese, jerky, etc.

 

[5MilesBack]

That's all protein and fat. No carbs for quick energy?

If you can't muster "quick energy" when needed while elk hunting even without food, there's something wrong with you. I operate on pure adrenaline every time I get a bull going.

I probably only eat about 1/2 what I would normally eat in a given day at home, so I'm already running on a deficit......which is why I'll lose 15-20 lbs during September, and I have no fat to spare as it is.

 

[oldgoat]

Hard Salami and triscuits! Day hunts from truck camps we make salami sandwiches with muenster cheese sandwich thins. Salami is what powered the Roman Legions, lots of energy in it! We eat the salami first couple days then eat jerky a lot after that!

 

[Bar]

If you can't muster "quick energy" when needed while elk hunting even without food, there's something wrong with you. I operate on pure adrenaline every time I get a bull going.

I probably only eat about 1/2 what I would normally eat in a given day at home, so I'm already running on a deficit......which is why I'll lose 15-20 lbs during September, and I have no fat to spare as it is.

Get back to me when you're 74. Besides at lunch time i'm hungry. Should I not eat to prove how tough I am?

 

[jquarnberg]

This is one my favorites (but I learned hate that brand of salami I am using in the thread): http://www.rokslide.com/forums/cooking-in-the-wild/20603-hoagie-stogie.html?highlight=hoagie+stogie


If I am boiling water I love these two things

Indomie Mi Goering (which is fancy ramen noodles. It comes with some oils and stuff that I think probably give it more fat and calories than ramen would) https://www.amazon.com/Indomie-Mi-Goreng-InstantNoodle/dp/B00HXIXWKM/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1502126311&sr=8-1&keywords=indo%2Bmei&th=1

Mug shot (Tiny package and requires pretty minimal water, just dump it in my small stove pot/mug, lots of flavors and really good) Amazon.com : Mug Shot Roast Chicken Pasta 55g : Grocery & Gourmet Food

 

[5MilesBack]

Get back to me when you're 74. Besides at lunch time i'm hungry. Should I not eat to prove how tough I am?

Eat what you want, it won't matter for quick or slow energy. I'll get back to you when I'm 74, hopefully you'll still be around at 96.

 

[camping1601]

This is one my favorites (but I learned hate that brand of salami I am using in the thread): http://www.rokslide.com/forums/cooking-in-the-wild/20603-hoagie-stogie.html?highlight=hoagie+stogie


If I am boiling water I love these two things

Indomie Mi Goering (which is fancy ramen noodles. It comes with some oils and stuff that I think probably give it more fat and calories than ramen would) https://www.amazon.com/Indomie-Mi-Goreng-InstantNoodle/dp/B00HXIXWKM/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1502126311&sr=8-1&keywords=indo%2Bmei&th=1

Mug shot (Tiny package and requires pretty minimal water, just dump it in my small stove pot/mug, lots of flavors and really good) Amazon.com : Mug Shot Roast Chicken Pasta 55g : Grocery & Gourmet Food

Some great ideas here. Just ordered the 8 flavor variety pack of those noodles.

 

[IdahoElk]

Venison jerky and string cheese,yummy!

 

[Northernpiker]

Tortilla with 2 precooked bacon slices and peanut butter in the single serve pack. Pretty good when you're hungry.

 

[rodney482]

He said favorite.

I also like spicy tuna, 2 packs of mayo on a flower tortilla.

That's all protein and fat. No carbs for quick energy?

 

[Cub10]

I like peanut butter & jelly rolled up in a tortilla. Those little tuna lunch kit packs w/crackers are pretty good.

 

[rodney482]

Yep tortilla pbj.. excellent

I like peanut butter & jelly rolled up in a tortilla. Those little tuna lunch kit packs w/crackers are pretty good.