What is your go-to ready-to-eat food in the field?

[cbuck516]

I pack a wide variety of foods for my own mental sanity and to have a well rounded diet. This year I am adding dehydrated strawberries and cooked bacon strips to my normal food list which consists of a lot of homemade items. One of my absolute favorite foods each day is a Lenny and Larry's Oatmeal Raisin cookie. The calories/ounce is on the low end for backpacking but they taste amazing and has a lot of nutritional value.

 

[Marbles]

My belly fat. It works great and performance on my recent caribou pack out did not appear to suffer.

Dinner is 3 Peak Refuels. Breakfast is black coffee.

 

[LostArra]

You guys are taking this Comfort Crisis too seriously.

Payday candy bars can be sat on, left in the sun, etc and still look like a Payday bar.

Yes! After forgetting about a few Paydays in my pack I've even developed a taste for old Paydays which are noticeably different than fresh Paydays.

 

[logan123]

My belly fat. It works great and performance on my recent caribou pack out did not appear to suffer.

Dinner is 3 Peak Refuels. Breakfast is black coffee.

How can you eat 3 dehydrated meals at one sitting? That’s mind boggling and I can’t imagine how the dam bursts, when it does!

 

[WhiskeyDoc]

Gimmie that room temp rib shaped bbq flavor pork patty. Gelatin around it and all.

 

[Marbles]

How can you eat 3 dehydrated meals at one sitting? That’s mind boggling and I can’t imagine how the dam bursts, when it does!

It is not much of a problem, if I have not eaten all day. If I snack all day long, it can be hard to get even one full meal down.

I have never had GI problems due to the type of food I eat, I poop like normal, though have extra stinky farts when living on prepackaged meals.

 

[silvab03]

Tillamook Medium Cheddar Snack Size. They’re 90 cal and 5g of protein per serving. Paired with a bagel and some kind of salami, it’s a welcome snack in the backcountry. I’ll also get creative and add it to my freeze dried MH or Peak Refuel meal.

 

[HingleMcCringleberry]

I met a guy hunting that carries a big sack of uncrustables. That's all he eats. Sounded way better than greenbelly bars.

 

[Miflatlander91]

Probars or greenbelly meals for prepackaged stuff I’ll break up the green belly’s in half and eat them as part of a lunch


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[rogerdoger]

I listened to a podcast on Outside about snacks while you are active and it has changed what I pack. I used to concentrate on high protein snacks while out hiking , that is less important during than activity than carbs of any kind. That being said morning are freeze dried meals whatever I can get on sale and usually have a protein bar. Snacks during the day are gu, snickers, gummy bears, dehydrated fruit, almonds w chocolate chips,lunch is jerky or spicy tuna packs and I usually bring some electrolyte caps as well. Back at camp is a freeze dried meals whatever with freeze dried desert and protein bars (usually rx bars). Try and do my large protein in evening to allow protein to digest while I sleep. Protein takes so long to digest you don’t get benefits right away.

 

[SeizedRug]

I listened to a podcast on Outside about snacks while you are active and it has changed what I pack. I used to concentrate on high protein snacks while out hiking , that is less important during than activity than carbs of any kind. That being said morning are freeze dried meals whatever I can get on sale and usually have a protein bar. Snacks during the day are gu, snickers, gummy bears, dehydrated fruit, almonds w chocolate chips,lunch is jerky or spicy tuna packs and I usually bring some electrolyte caps as well. Back at camp is a freeze dried meals whatever with freeze dried desert and protein bars (usually rx bars). Try and do my large protein in evening to allow protein to digest while I sleep. Protein takes so long to digest you don’t get benefits right away.

I am no nutritionist but took a couple courses in university. From my understanding you're absolutely right that protein isn’t as important during activity as carbs are. The reason isn’t just digestion time but also has to do with the body’s ability to convert food into glucose, which is what your muscles and brain rely on for quick energy. Protein is prioritized for muscle repair and recovery and the body doesn't "like" to use it for glucose production (energy intensive) so eating fat and carbs during the day is good plan and then having protein at night before bed is good idea.

some of what I eat while hunting below

Carb: chicken broth and maseca (corn) flour to make like an Ugali type meal.

fats: cheese, olives, peanut butter

Protein: Beef jerky. I also use bone broth packets to get some extra protein. It's nice and hot so like having a tea before bed and each one has 15g of protein.

 

[rogerdoger]

I am no nutritionist but took a couple courses in university. From my understanding you're absolutely right that protein isn’t as important during activity as carbs are. The reason isn’t just digestion time but also has to do with the body’s ability to convert food into glucose, which is what your muscles and brain rely on for quick energy. Protein is prioritized for muscle repair and recovery and the body doesn't "like" to use it for glucose production (energy intensive) so eating fat and carbs during the day is good plan and then having protein at night before bed is good idea.

some of what I eat while hunting below

Carb: chicken broth and maseca (corn) flour to make like an Ugali type meal.

fats: cheese, olives, peanut butter

Protein: Beef jerky. I also use bone broth packets to get some extra protein. It's nice and hot so like having a tea before bed and each one has 15g of protein.

The bone broth is a great idea for packing in. Putting on my list.

 

[KBC]

What kind of apples are you guys dehydrating? Seems like all we eat are cosmic crisp now so maybe I’ll try those even though they are more expensive

 

[gtriple]

Here's my daily food kit now:
Freeze-dried breakfast and dinner. I take a bottle with 4-5 ounces of olive oil to add calories to either.
For lunch/snacks I take: 2x Black Forest fruit leathers, 1 serving of Carnivore Snax Brisket or Ribeye, 1 packet of Justin's peanut butter or hazelnut butter spread, 1 Rip Van Waffle, 1 IQ protein bar, 1 Larabar, and 1 Minimus chocolate or tomato. I also take a pack of LMNT, Tailwind, and a caffeine Nuun per day. Plus 1 instant coffee packet.

That's about 2500 calories and 90 grams of protein per day at 1.4lbs. I'm only 5'9" 185 (sub 20% body fat). For an extremely intense hunt, that puts me at about a 1000 calories per day deficit. I've done plenty of cutting cycles and my body is pretty used to it by now.

 

[rayporter]

if i have the stove fired up in the tipi breakfast is usually
some precooked [microwave] bacon and cheese wrapped in a warm tortilla.

lunch frequently is ramen or mac and cheese.
sometimes i chop up a spam slice in the ramen.
i make the mac and cheese in a zip loc to avoid the mess.

hot ramen soup poured over instant mashed taters makes taters if you stir it up. stove top stuffing does the same.


warm food and hot coffee can keep you going on a cold mountain.

 

[Brew-Jitsu]

Summer sausage, SPAM, jerky, hard cheeses, cashews/pistachios/peanuts, and sometimes bagels with peanut butter, bacon, and honey (they last at least a day).

 

[NealS02]

I have to force myself to eat enough calories on a hunt, and pretty much stick to what I have below.

Breakfast: Coffee and PBJ (heavy on PB)
AM Snack: Probar
Lunch: Salami and cheddar cheese sandwich with dried fruit
PM Snack: Coffee/energy water packet, granola, and jerky
Dinner: Peak Refuel with Snickers bar for dessert

 

[Glendon Mullins]

foil packed tuna and some mustard....always available to me.

I love tuna and I love mustard, never thought of combining the two till i seen this post, will have to try

 

[mt terry d]

Home made pemmican

 

[RWT]

I am no nutritionist but took a couple courses in university. From my understanding you're absolutely right that protein isn’t as important during activity as carbs are. The reason isn’t just digestion time but also has to do with the body’s ability to convert food into glucose, which is what your muscles and brain rely on for quick energy. Protein is prioritized for muscle repair and recovery and the body doesn't "like" to use it for glucose production (energy intensive) so eating fat and carbs during the day is good plan and then having protein at night before bed is good idea.

some of what I eat while hunting below

Carb: chicken broth and maseca (corn) flour to make like an Ugali type meal.

fats: cheese, olives, peanut butter

Protein: Beef jerky. I also use bone broth packets to get some extra protein. It's nice and hot so like having a tea before bed and each one has 15g of protein.

Interesting. I am diabetic and found I need protein heavy in the morning. Carbs at lunch and protein again in the evening. I burn carbs at an alarming rate. I found if no protein in the morning I crash before 10:00, if no protein at dinner I wake up early very hungry and irritable. I feel like I have to have a heavy protein dose every 12 hours as it takes longer for my body to process and levels me out.

The other item I have found is a must have is caffeine in the morning. Ice or hot tea or I get a headache easily. Then no caffeine after 1:00 or I have trouble sleeping.