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

[chtoms]

poptarts on deck

 

[justinspicher]

Hot-ramen

Cold-butthole sammish.

 

[Aperventure]

i cant stand the dried, tasteless chicken

add this to ramen with hard boiled egg and siracha peas, you are golden

 

[dustyboots]

Jerky, trail mix , dried fruit, granola bars, tuna packets, honey sticks, fun size snickers or payday bars

 

[Jdeck09]

Breakfast- Poptarts
Snacks- Trail mix, probar, honey stinger with PB, whatever candy and chocolate pack I can find at costco
Dinner- Peak

 

[Elkhntr6]

I get my peak refuels from Sierra for a decent discount and like most of them. My favorite is the chicken Alfredo.

Like the other posts below said, dried mango/pineapple is basically heaven but when I was on a 6 day backpacking trip a few years back, I stuffed my face with dried mango and let’s just say that when I was hiking in front, the guys behind me were not having a good time. Didn’t take them long to figure out who was having a nuclear war with his b-hole. Lol

 

[Maxhunter]

I like the Chocolate Honey Stingers.

 

[TheHammer]

1st phorm meat sticks. I ditched the dehydrated meals. No mid-night pukey burps or upset stomach. Takes up way less room and weight vs nutrition it’s lighter. Prep time is next to zero, weather/wind is non factor. I took a buddy of mine into a spot with the rifle this fall in Idaho and moving forward he has adopted this method after the experience, even though he was quite against the idea prior.

 

[Mudguts83]

Nothing really healthy. Poptarts for breakfast - generally too lazy first thing in the morning to boil water for oatmeal. Gordita tortillas smeared with honey and peanut butter or summer sausage slices and a slices of sharp cheddar for lunch, dinner.. I'm usually willing to boil water to rehydrate whatever packaged dinner I was able to find that wasn't over 10 bucks. Snacks? snickers usually with wetwipes at the ready as they're usually melty.

 

[5am_Maverik_Burrito]

Usually its whatever dried stuff is at costco. Jerky, mangos, apricots, trailmix. That stuff can be shoved in a hip pocket or bino chest pocket. Other than that, I've usually been moving too much to bother bringing a camp stove and freeze dried meal, so I'll just cold soak the meal for lunch. Might have to moved on from that because a pack of tuna and ritz is way more appealing and cheaper.

 

[Dannyboy401]

Protien Bars are a good source of energy. Gatorade Endurance Formula (better than the regular stuff you get at the store).

 

[Frontiersman]

Hey ya'll . What are all you all eating in the back country that is prepackaged and ready to go? For those of us who are packing food in and not getting camp meat or going back to the hotel, what's for dinner? I'm talking bars, freeze-dried meals, pre-prepped meals, shelf stable rations, etc. what weight/space/preservability considerations do you have?

Me personally, I just pack MREs or FSRs (First Strike Rations). I know they aren't to everyone's taste, but I get them for free, there is alot of variety, and I am used to them at this point. They can get heavy, so I will field strip them in advance of packing. I don't always used the heater, as long as they are thawed I'll eat them cold. Am I a complete troglodyte? What other options are out there beyond the Wal-Mart freeze dried crap and Cliff bars?

I’m a fan of MREs myself. I like jerky for on the move snacking. Gorp - trail mix. I make my own out of raisins m&ms nuts for fast trail energy. Long trips I will dehydrate meat and veggies to save on weight. That along with some brown gravy mix make great stews. Of course that means more water.

 

[Jqualls]

Something different for breakfast I didnt see is overnight oats. I use a plastic peanut butter container and pre mix: oats, chocolate powder, dried milk, peanut butter/peanut butter powder, and a little honey in snack size ziplock bags. Each night add water with a bag of mix and let it sit overnight in the jar. In the morning it is ready to eat.

Other meals and snacks are same as many have mentioned already.

 

[Frontiersman]

Something different for breakfast I didnt see is overnight oats. I use a plastic peanut butter container and pre mix: oats, chocolate powder, dried milk, peanut butter/peanut butter powder, and a little honey in snack size ziplock bags. Each night add water with a bag of mix and let it sit overnight in the jar. In the morning it is ready to eat.

Other meals and snacks are same as many have mentioned already.

That’s a great idea. You could even mix them ahead of time in individual bags.

 

[TheGDog]

HAd A LOT of issues with my stomach since had a Hiatal hernia and didn't know it.

So most of my choices where first field-tested on scouting trips.

First of all, for ready-to-eat things, that comes with the caveat of they can't get all nasty and melty. Because invariably there's always a lot of heat to deal with. Gu packets for during the day. Amino Recovery powder + water in one container. MtnHouse Biscuits and Gravy is arewome to wake up to asa first meal. Beef Stroganoff and the Chicken and Rice one weren't too bad. Problem with dehydrated foods is they make up for less flavor from the dehydrating... by throwing in a ton of ingredients that are acid triggers. Bell pepper, etc. So it took A LOT of reading labels and trying things to find stuff that wasn't killing me. And also allowing me to get some sleep.

"Kind" brand peanut bars do Ok in my stomach to. Packets of squeeze apple sauce, of many varieties. They even make em with electrolyte support in them now.

I don't really do a lot of overnighter stuff, cause as I said my stomach issue got way outta hand there. So sleeping in a tent I'd have reflux come up into the back of my throat and sinus cavity. A Rude way to get woken up.

Gatorade now also makes a decent protein bar that my stomach does "ok" with.

During the day? Having Amino Recovery you can drink, as something more than "just water" does a lot to keep you able to remain in that sit. Or continuing to push up that mtn.

 

[TaperPin]

If someone likes flat bread, we just discovered how easy homemade pita bread is to make in the oven on a pizza stone or steel. Brushed with a little garlic butter this is my new favorite pocket snack and works in place of dinner rolls on the table.

Golden Pita Bread

Round, soft flatbreads, perfect for sandwiches.

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