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Simple Meal Ideas

I'm more like big Al I guess, for the main course I usually bring steak, venison, wild pig, venison sausage, etc or catch it along the way. When I get time to spend outdoors I try not to integrate processed foods into an otherwise organic experience if I can help it. Naturally the longer the trip the more difficult it is to eat fresh whole foods. Generally though for over nighter and weekend trips, a few simple implements and I can eat pretty well without too much fuss. A bit more than boiling water and soaking dehydrated ingredients for sure, but not that much more effort and the difference in the meal is substantial, well to me anyway. Here's a sampling of my typical canoe outing meals, you will definitely see a pattern here. Making me hungry just posting the pics...

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Simple and dehydrated doesn't always mean highly processed junk. Peanut butter and a little candy are the only processed foods I bring along. The only thing I dehydrate are veggies. Everything else is simple dry ingredients (oatmeal, lentils, quinoa, flour for bannock, etc).

We all have different preferences and tastes, and that's great. My preference is for simple, healthy, easy to prepare meals that are lightweight and low bulk. I don't get any enjoyment from prepping and cooking my food so I try and keep that to a minimum. I do get plenty of enjoyment from eating it though.

 Alan
 
Not canoeing, but on a sailboat delivery a couple of years back we ran out of cooking propane at sea. Every day I ate cereal for breakfast, a peanut butter sandwich for lunch, and a turkey sandwich for dinner. It was good enough and filling enough.
 
My go to recipe for a quick dinner:
Beef flavoured ramen noodles
Scoop of peanut butter
Hot sauce
For more calories I will sometimes add extra protein like fish or freeze dried eggs
 
Raided the pantry before a trip a couple of years ago. One of the meals I came up with was a small package of potato pearls with a pouch of non dehydrated gravy with beef chunks. It was better than eating Mountain House for every meal.
 
I like Mexican food in the outdoors. Taco salad, stacked enchiladas, tacos anytime, breakfast, lunch or dinner.
 
Seems like dinnertime is well covered. I confess I didn't read all the replies but for breakfast, I'm a cold-soak fan. 1/2 cup oatmeal, spoonful each of flax & chia seeds, scoop of vanilla protein powder, and pecans and raisins etc. for flavor and texture. Put it in a jar with a screwtop lid in the evening. Also fill my thermos with boiling water from the camp kettle for instant coffee in the morning. I'm an early riser and there's nothing like that first cup of hot coffee without waking the whole camp up with a stove and percolator. Those are the most precious moments for me. Did you know Tim Hortons makes instant coffee?

(Obviously the breakfast gruel is premixed in bulk ahead of time).
 
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