Hey friends!! If you want a written breakdown of all the recipes I showed in this video, click the link in the description! That'll take you to a Google doc that you can duplicate, print, doodle on, or do whatever you'd like with. Happy hiking! PIZZA TIME.
You really should try adding a packet of LMNT to your morning oatmeal! I use the same unflavored instant oatmeal and add a packet of Raspberry LMNT. I love that it flavors and sweetens my oatmeal without sugar.
Add some sun-dried tomatoes (they even have italian seasoned ones with olive oil), some of your olives, and swap out the tortillas for naan bread for your trail pizza.
For those who like the concept of cold soak but want hot meals, you can do both. Cold soak your meal then reheat it up when you're ready to eat. It'll save you time and fuel since you're mostly just warming up the meal instead cooking it.
No joke, you posted this video an hour before I planned to go out and stock up on food for a 5-day trip this week. Thanks so much for the last minute ideas!
1. Buy your favorite chips (I like ruffles) 2. Crunch it up and put in ziplock bag. 3. Eat with your long spoon or sprinkle over any meals to lighten up your day.
What a fun video! My food allergies prevent me from eating approximately 99% of your meals, but I love seeing the creative meal ideas. I have a splitting headache right now - crying my eyes out, etc - and Boyfriend told me to focus on things that make me happy so I came looking for a video from you. Your videos are informative and funny and I appreciate how "real" you are. For example, I appreciated that you included the part of the icicle divide where you were crying and didn't think you could do it because I get that way too sometimes. And Rainer saying, "just count to 60 and you'll be there" was so perfect. Anyway, thanks for getting me obsessed with LMNT - just received our second order yesterday - and reminding me that I should go drink some right now! (I hope this made sense because my brain isn't fully working.)
You should join us for our GORP Camp coming up in October where you'd get to meet her in person (assuming there's still spots available)! You definitely sound like a fan who would love that!! 😃⛺️🥾 (If interested, just Google it! It's being co-organized by Kula Cloth. ♥️)
I love seeing what you prep, especially grocery made meals. It makes it a lot more easy and affordable for new backpackers 😊 The extra meal is important in case you or a friend accidentally spill your meal or hate what you brought 😂
Two recommendations that will boost flavor and calories: 1. Swap out the powdered milk for powdered cream - easily available on Amazon. Much higher fat content means more flavor and more calories out of every gram. 2. Single serve packets of olive oil. Can be added to soooo many things and will add very healthy fats and lots of flavor.
Clarified butter my friend. Shelf stable, solid at room temp, easy to make at home beforehand, can also be infused with garlic and herbs. Much tastier than the olive oil, and great with cous cous or dehy mashed potato.
@@Redskies453 Good idea, I'll give that a try, but if you think it's much tastier than olive oil, I'd recommend you try some higher quality olive oil. The cheap stuff is flavorless garbage, but good olive has a very pleasant flavor. And can also be infused with literally anything, so... And for the record, nothing is good with cous cous (why would anybody turn wheat into little granules of kindergarten paste?) :)
@@savyjett LOL. I'm an oatmeal guy myself. Oats are better for you than wheat anyway. And it makes a great breakfast. I'd say cous cous doesn't make a good breakfast, but IMO it also does not make a good lunch or dinner. But that leaves more cous cous for you. :)
Great ideas for backpacking meals and snacks! I like to eat the same muesli every day for breakfast so I save some space and packaging by mixing up enough for all the days I’m on trail and just scooping out a portion each day from one big bag. My recipe for a high protein oatmeal/muesli….. 3 cups oats and 1.5-2 cups slivered almonds (toasted in the oven until fragrant), 1 cup chia seeds, 1-2 cups dried fruit (currently loving blueberries), 2 TBS cinnamon, and a 0.5-1 cup peanut butter powder. For each breakfast, I cook 1/2 cup muesli with 1 cup water et voila! You can change it up easily by using different nuts and fruit too, like walnuts and dried cranberries or pecans and dried peaches. Also, powdered coconut milk powder makes a great creamer for coffee or tea.
I usually just shove all my trash into one of the resealable meal pouches from the first dinner or take a grocery bag and use that as a trash bag in my bear canister.
I have some Talentis, but they are tiny. I upgraded to a Jif PB (low sodium because my diet needs suck) container. Mini Talenti weighs 1.9oz, PB container is 1.6oz and almost twice the size!
Omg, my favourite meal on a recent trip was the one I threw in as an ‘in case’ meal; couscous with freeze dried chicken, raisins, pistachios and dehydrated onions and peppers. And I always bring butter on my trips (to mix with rum and maple syrup for a hot buttered rum) but I tossed some butter in with the boiling water for the rehydration of my couscous meal. SO GOOD
Commenting halfway through to say...what about adding some sun-dried tomatoes to your pizza in place of sauce? That could be a yummy dehydrated alternative. Having watched the whole thing now, Ive got two things to point out to people: 1) Make sure there's enough left over room in your bear canister for toiletries and other smellables that need to go in at night; 2) Keep your lunch and snacks in a bag in case they leak. You don't want food getting onto your bag which will then go into the tent/vestibule with you and attract animals.
I found shelf stable gnocchi at Trader Joe’s. I add them to breakfasts and dinners. They are particularly good with biscuits and gravy backpacking meal or chicken and dumplings.
@@MirandaGoesOutside A tip I learned from the military. Each morning at camp break up a protein bar and put it in a zip lock bag. Add nuts, chocolate, whatever you have. Even slices of your sausages would do great. Salty and sweet mix really well. Stuff the bag into your hip belt pocket or your pants pocket, and you have a snack on the go. And it's always a surprise what you fish out of it during the hike. (I used to do m&m's, crackers, nuts, protein bar, gummies and pretzels, and call it my snack pack)
I love this video you are the first person to show food options that look really good and healthy. Almost every other channel I look at about backpacking just shows the same dehydrated options. I love the hi-chew candy for a burst of energy. Thank you
I tend to pack each days food in large ziplock bags and stack them in the container in order. It keeps me from dumping things out all the time or pigging out and eating future snacks or food.
I usually add a bit of fat to my hot soak meals - peanut butter or olive oil, sometimes lard. Only during the soak, never when packing the food. You can easily test this at home and find out if it suits you (combinations, amounts etc.). Also few drops of whiskey can enhance the flavor of oats (inspired by "Tasting history with Max Miler" "Gruel" recipe, but using whiskey instead of brandy, also the nutmeg).
My current go-to oatmeal mix: one packet instant oatmeal (something with fruit in it), two tablespoons Old Fashioned Oats, one tablespoon Bob's Red Mill 10 Grain Hot Cereal, and a pinch of salt. Add boiling water til soupy. Stir up and let sit covered 3-5 minutes. Stir again and add water as needed to get to your desired texture. Let sit covered for another 2 minutes. And then enjoy! Much more filling and delicious than even if you did two packets of instant.
Walmart sells fruit/nuts by fresh veg's for $3. I used to think it was too expensive until I was looking for a healthy snack to eat while driving. SO worth the price. Now I buy them for oatmeal.
@15:18 I grew up in the backyard of Snyder's and have been pounding down entire bags of those honey mustard and onion pretzels since I was a kid! The buttermilk ranch and buffalo hot sauce are also highly recommended!
yesss!!! Also I just found out recently that you can buy *just* the marinara cups from Domino's, too! Maybe a weird order, but worth doing for actual trail pizza
@@MirandaGoesOutside oh totally. Probably have to do pick up, not delivery lol. And I love that it’s shelf stable. I used to go scavenge Mayo packets from Panera too. I also used to take my tuna pouch and open the top then cut a slit on one side to turn it into a bowl of sorts. Then I would add curry cashews and it was surprisingly tasty and super easy. Like zero cleanup too.
@@criticaloptimist Definitely have become a "which take out places have mayo packets and how many can I take with each order without it being weird" person to support my trail tuna salad habit XD
I would love to see Miranda do some food dehydrating for meals (make your own hamburger helper style meal and dehydrate it) and fruit leather (electrolyte fruit leather?!?!) for snacking! I love the DIY / Cooking Videos and then I would also love to see them put to use on the trail. Y'all do great work and thanks always for the entertainment. :)
Homemade rice crispy treats. Add nuts, add chocolate, add seeds, plus protein powder. They're so perfect as a dense snack. They've got sugar, fats, carbs. Nom nom nom
I wanted to thank you for talking in recent videos about how much electrolytes can help on hiking trips. I just got back two days ago from my second “adult” (not let by my dad) backpacking trip. I planned it and it was a disaster, but one good thing was that I didn’t get a headache! I took electrolyte packets alone and drank them at lunch and dinner, and sometimes at breaks. I’m used to always getting a headache after I hike, but for the first time I was headache free the whole time! The trip was a disaster in other ways, but not dealing with a headache was great!
My last trip dinner favorite: couscous, parm, bacon crumbles, packet of chicken and italian seasoning. So good and fast to rehydrate the couscous then add toppings.
Thank you for making it possible for me to eat better on trail - without reinventing the wheel. 😊 When one knows a reliable source of useful knowledge... one should trust it and go.
Love the grocery store alternatives content! I make a version of the instant noodles with coconut milk powder, dehydrated mushrooms and dried soy chunks or beancurd strips (I'm plant-based). Sometimes there's nothing better than instant noodles on a cold night in the backcountry.
There are little round caramel bits in the baking aisle, alongside the chocolate chips. If you don't want to crush some werthers, pay the lazy tax and buy a bag of those and use as needed. Pro tip, add some carmely bits to chocolate chip cookies next time you make them.
I just saw on your website that you are making bracelets and we can make you one and send it to you and you will send us one back! I am SOOO excited!!! You are the best 🥰
Aldi recently started carrying chicken in individual serving pouches, including a Buffalo flavor. I put one of those in a tortilla and it's like a Buffalo chick wrap, my favorite bar food. And for ramen, I saw an ad on FB for dried ramen toppings from a company RamenBae. I bought a bag of them for my son, who's a ramen enthusiast, and turned out they're really good, and rehydrate while the noodles are cooking. It's a little expensive, but it goes a long way. I also sometimes do bagels for breakfast, and if I've had a fire the night before and the coals are still hot, I'll toast the bagel on the coals. For coffee, when I was in the UK I had Clipper instant coffee, which was alarmingly good, but it's expensive AF in the US, so I bought some reusable muslin bags and put coffee in them and use them like a tea bag. Or have tea instead.
These are great tips! My partner and I are thinking about getting into hiking/backpacking and this is super helpful. But we had one question as we watched - how do you clean your pot after eating out of it? We keep wondering about all of these little details and a lot of them aren't obvious to us. Love your videos!
I actually tried your couscous recipe this weekend on my FIRST solo backpacking trip because I saw it on another video you did! I was going to cold soak it but I brought a hunk of butter to add to it and then realized that's wasn't going to work out so I had to dig my stove out of my pack, LOL! I did couscous, pesto powder mix, kalamata olives, butter, and since I don't like tuna I did a chicken pouch (roasted garlic and herb flavor). It was so yummy!! I'll have to try some of your other recipes next time. I also tried Delicioats for breakfast since I saw you eat it so many times. I got the raspberry one but it was a little too much food for me for breakfast (I ate maybe 2/3 of it) and a little too 'healthy' tasting for me who is used to the instant oatmeal pouches that are loaded with sugar. Looking forward to trying more new things!
I really love freezing a serving size of spaghetti to eat for the first nights dinner, just freeze it in a ziplock, then put some paper towels around it and then in another ziplock to capture the condensation of it thawing. I love spaghetti 😆. Also instant rice and hilshire sausage (I use the same method for the sausage that I do with the spaghetti)
@@leza4453 it’s much quicker to cook. You also save on fuel. Plus if I bring a couple slices of buttered bread I could have a spaghetti sandwich and burn no fuel.
We just got back from about a week of canoeing and camping. Lunch every day was a tortilla, a lara bar (fruit flavors work best), and a PB packet - the lara bar acts almost like a jam for it. I also make homemade instant backpacking dinners of chicken and couscous or beans and rice. Yum.
Another good meal… pouch chicken, heated with a bit of butter chicken spice and powdered coconut milk. Served over instant rice or ramen. It does need good pot management as you need heat water than heat the meat
Also shelf stable pepperoni, cut of dried apricot, dehydrated vegetables mixed with stove top stuffing, packed in a freezer ziplock…just add hot water and let sit until the vegetables are soft….. I crave carbs when I hike.
Plant based: Breakfast: Instant oats, sugar cinnamon, ground flaxseed > add hot water Walking lunch: Crackers, peanut butter, Trailmix (dryed fruit and nuts), some chips, chocolate Camp: Veg. Ramen, instant hot chocolate with hot water Dinner: Spaghetti, Salt, Tomato Soup powder for sauce (you can add dryed peas/soy granulate) or couscous with veg soup powder, spices
Hi, I'm vegan too and love seeing what others eat out on trail! Knorr also makes some sides that are plant-based, for eg. Spanish (or Mexican?) rice. Ramen with coconut milk powder and dried mushrooms is one of my favourites for camp dinner too :D
People always seem so worried about cheese going bad in the backcountry....I've been on multiple 10 day trips with 4 ish people to a cook group. We had 8 pounds of cheese. The cheese on day 10 was just fine, it had melted and reformed a few times but tasted fine and wasn't moldy. I was impressed.
Love the discussion of options besides purpose-made backpacking meals, seems like on a lot of backpacking youtube those are just considered the only thing anyone would ever eat for dinner on the trail...
Also need to track down some of those pouch olives, I get a big salt craving hiking (regardless of how attentive I am to electrolyte intake and hydration) and that kind of concentrated burst of salty flavor sounds like a great addition to trail lunches
As a fellow POTS-ie, both olives and those pretzels are good sources of sodium and definitely have a place in my trail snacks/meals too. So while they may otherwise be nutritionally questionable, they definitely fill an important role for us! Even off trail if I’m having a bad symptom day, olives or pickles are my go to food to try and get things back on track.
When you thought the carrots 🥕 couldn’t get weirder you went and added peanut butter 😱 I don’t even like carrots but now I have to know what peanut butter and carrots taste like… Got to go to the grocery store now 🤦🏻♂️…😁👍
Hahaha!!! Right?!?!? I was like, I would've never have thought of bringing a carrot on trail, but I like carrots, so, okay.... For those who don't like carrots, just move on. 🤷♀️ But then she was like, and now dip it in some peanut butter and I was like 😳😳😳!!! 🤔😬🤷♀️😂 That said, I do love me some Asian peanut noodle dishes, some of which might have a veg in them, so I'm willing to suspend judgment before (IF!!!!) I try it, but I'm guessing that's gonna be a no for me..... 🤪🤯
Recently came across a hiker's hummus that is made by a small business out of Wisconsin. I love them :') Grab some big ole pretzel sticks and rehydrate the hummus and it is a refreshing break snack for the trial. :D Fritos and goldfish crackers are my favorite quick snack foods. I may also be known to grab a shelf stable pack of sliced salami to eat on trail. A little easier on my tummy than pepperoni. My favorite candies to bring is chewy ginger candies, Mamba, bit-o-honey, sweet tarts, and tootsie rolls. :) Easy, cheap, can find them just about anywhere, and the variety can appeal to wanting sweet, or sour, or cozy, or chocolatey.
Dollar Tree has a lot of great stuff for backpacking meals, and it's a lot cheaper than the grocery stores for the same brands. One channel I watch makes regular foods and dehydrates them since the will be eaten in a few days. I'm going to look into that more, I know it won't work for certain foods but it sure opens up menu options
For warm oatmeal I use quick cooking oats and powdered coconut milk, plus some sugar, chia, and a pinch of salt. I find whey protein powder doesn’t like boiling water.
One of my go tos is Annie’s Mac and cheese (this is great as they have a gluten free version for celiacs). Then I dehydrate some veg to add as the pasta is boiling and buy bacon bits to top it off. Always a hit!
I'm relatively newly back to backpacking so by no means an authority but my process has been scrape as much out as possible while eating (a rubber or silicone camping spoon is useful for this) then boil a little extra water, swish around to get any remaining residue, then either just drink the rinse water or dig a cathole to pour it out in and bury well away from camp and food storage. I do carry a small bottle of biodegradable soap jic (in which case obviously need to go the cathole route) but honestly don't find myself feeling the need most meals. Haven't really delved in to cold soak yet though so interested in how folks handle keeping those talenti jars from getting gross day on day without the hot water element...
I’ve been creative in the grocery store before for a few SO24s on the bike. Funny the group I was with was all eating freezer dried pouches and their I was actually cooking lol good times
@@SuziPoozi some of them do. I had one for lunch at work last week that tasted like perfume for seasoning and couldn't eat it. But I've also had some that are nice.
Carrots are great! And they can last for way longer than just a couple of days on trail. As long as you keep them in a dark & low humidity space in your pack, they could stay fresh for a month or more.
Some rye bread like pumpernickel or similar and some slices of processed cheese are also a good snack or even main meal that stays fresh a long time without cooling.
I completed the JMT recently. On trail I wasn’t hungry much and that was a problem, but I did consistently like nuts,the fruit leather, jerky, sour patch kids, paydays and jelly bellies. Not sure I can eat rehydrated dinners, tortillas, oatmeal, peanut butter or ramen for awhile. I also disliked all of my protein bars that were sweet. People say your tastes change while out there. I agree.
i do have one contradiction to your dont use dehydrated potatoes comment and that is a trail potato soup, use dehydrated veggie mix minus potatoes as you mention and instead double your water use for your meal anjd use a pouch of instant potatoes.
Just because your bear canister looked a little full.. Don't forget that all your scented items need to be packed into your bear canister as well. This includes toiletries, trash, and anything else you bring that has a scent. Other than that, great video.
If there isn't ASMR * kronching * on carrots, then I'm not interested. (I'm lying, I'm watching it all) Thanks for all the tips, the tropical cold soak oats actually sounds really yum and refreshing in the morning 😊
Highly entertaining and informative. Even if the only animals here in the Netherlands who are potentially risky, are wild boar and a few wolves. Oh, and I don’t hike.
Nice video Miranda! Got a question. Ever thought about making a video of beginner hikes? Some to get into hiking and where it may be easy to make several day hikes?
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Hey friends!! If you want a written breakdown of all the recipes I showed in this video, click the link in the description! That'll take you to a Google doc that you can duplicate, print, doodle on, or do whatever you'd like with. Happy hiking! PIZZA TIME.
You really should try adding a packet of LMNT to your morning oatmeal! I use the same unflavored instant oatmeal and add a packet of Raspberry LMNT. I love that it flavors and sweetens my oatmeal without sugar.
Add some sun-dried tomatoes (they even have italian seasoned ones with olive oil), some of your olives, and swap out the tortillas for naan bread for your trail pizza.
Whaaaaat this sounds amazing!
For those who like the concept of cold soak but want hot meals, you can do both. Cold soak your meal then reheat it up when you're ready to eat. It'll save you time and fuel since you're mostly just warming up the meal instead cooking it.
No joke, you posted this video an hour before I planned to go out and stock up on food for a 5-day trip this week. Thanks so much for the last minute ideas!
Whoaa great timing!!
1. Buy your favorite chips (I like ruffles)
2. Crunch it up and put in ziplock bag.
3. Eat with your long spoon or sprinkle over any meals to lighten up your day.
What a fun video! My food allergies prevent me from eating approximately 99% of your meals, but I love seeing the creative meal ideas. I have a splitting headache right now - crying my eyes out, etc - and Boyfriend told me to focus on things that make me happy so I came looking for a video from you. Your videos are informative and funny and I appreciate how "real" you are. For example, I appreciated that you included the part of the icicle divide where you were crying and didn't think you could do it because I get that way too sometimes. And Rainer saying, "just count to 60 and you'll be there" was so perfect. Anyway, thanks for getting me obsessed with LMNT - just received our second order yesterday - and reminding me that I should go drink some right now! (I hope this made sense because my brain isn't fully working.)
You should join us for our GORP Camp coming up in October where you'd get to meet her in person (assuming there's still spots available)! You definitely sound like a fan who would love that!! 😃⛺️🥾 (If interested, just Google it! It's being co-organized by Kula Cloth. ♥️)
I love seeing what you prep, especially grocery made meals. It makes it a lot more easy and affordable for new backpackers 😊 The extra meal is important in case you or a friend accidentally spill your meal or hate what you brought 😂
🥰 Thank you so much!!!
Two recommendations that will boost flavor and calories:
1. Swap out the powdered milk for powdered cream - easily available on Amazon. Much higher fat content means more flavor and more calories out of every gram.
2. Single serve packets of olive oil. Can be added to soooo many things and will add very healthy fats and lots of flavor.
Clarified butter my friend. Shelf stable, solid at room temp, easy to make at home beforehand, can also be infused with garlic and herbs. Much tastier than the olive oil, and great with cous cous or dehy mashed potato.
@@Redskies453 Good idea, I'll give that a try, but if you think it's much tastier than olive oil, I'd recommend you try some higher quality olive oil. The cheap stuff is flavorless garbage, but good olive has a very pleasant flavor.
And can also be infused with literally anything, so...
And for the record, nothing is good with cous cous (why would anybody turn wheat into little granules of kindergarten paste?)
:)
I like cous cous, but then the texture of quinoa makes me angry so what do i know. 🤷🏻♀️😂
@@savyjett LOL. I'm an oatmeal guy myself. Oats are better for you than wheat anyway. And it makes a great breakfast. I'd say cous cous doesn't make a good breakfast, but IMO it also does not make a good lunch or dinner. But that leaves more cous cous for you. :)
Great ideas for backpacking meals and snacks! I like to eat the same muesli every day for breakfast so I save some space and packaging by mixing up enough for all the days I’m on trail and just scooping out a portion each day from one big bag. My recipe for a high protein oatmeal/muesli….. 3 cups oats and 1.5-2 cups slivered almonds (toasted in the oven until fragrant), 1 cup chia seeds, 1-2 cups dried fruit (currently loving blueberries), 2 TBS cinnamon, and a 0.5-1 cup peanut butter powder. For each breakfast, I cook 1/2 cup muesli with 1 cup water et voila! You can change it up easily by using different nuts and fruit too, like walnuts and dried cranberries or pecans and dried peaches. Also, powdered coconut milk powder makes a great creamer for coffee or tea.
nice, would be kinda cool if you added throughout your next trek, how you rotate your trash and pack in pack out w it :) Thanks
And how you do dishes.
I usually just shove all my trash into one of the resealable meal pouches from the first dinner or take a grocery bag and use that as a trash bag in my bear canister.
I have some Talentis, but they are tiny. I upgraded to a Jif PB (low sodium because my diet needs suck) container. Mini Talenti weighs 1.9oz, PB container is 1.6oz and almost twice the size!
Omg, my favourite meal on a recent trip was the one I threw in as an ‘in case’ meal; couscous with freeze dried chicken, raisins, pistachios and dehydrated onions and peppers. And I always bring butter on my trips (to mix with rum and maple syrup for a hot buttered rum) but I tossed some butter in with the boiling water for the rehydration of my couscous meal. SO GOOD
Man, a hot buttered rum would be a nice treat on a chilly overnight for sure!
Wowza, what a great idea!?! YUM!!!
80% of this is not my jam but you and Rainer are totally my jam! You guys are hilarious. My favorite outdoor content creators by a long shot.
Consecutive Miranda Goes Outside!! videos without a burp: 1
Wether’s original are delicious shush Rainer 😂 the apple caramel oats vibe sounds delicious! I love how versatile Talenti jars are.
I'm so happy my Bear Can totally totes my oats. Happy trails everyone! Sending out good vibes!!
Commenting halfway through to say...what about adding some sun-dried tomatoes to your pizza in place of sauce? That could be a yummy dehydrated alternative. Having watched the whole thing now, Ive got two things to point out to people: 1) Make sure there's enough left over room in your bear canister for toiletries and other smellables that need to go in at night; 2) Keep your lunch and snacks in a bag in case they leak. You don't want food getting onto your bag which will then go into the tent/vestibule with you and attract animals.
Sundays with Miranda is becoming the perfect weekend addition!
I found shelf stable gnocchi at Trader Joe’s. I add them to breakfasts and dinners. They are particularly good with biscuits and gravy backpacking meal or chicken and dumplings.
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@@MirandaGoesOutside A tip I learned from the military. Each morning at camp break up a protein bar and put it in a zip lock bag. Add nuts, chocolate, whatever you have. Even slices of your sausages would do great. Salty and sweet mix really well. Stuff the bag into your hip belt pocket or your pants pocket, and you have a snack on the go. And it's always a surprise what you fish out of it during the hike. (I used to do m&m's, crackers, nuts, protein bar, gummies and pretzels, and call it my snack pack)
I was out on the trail when this video came out. I’m pretty glad I’m seeing it today because there are some awesome recommendations by the commenters.
I love this video you are the first person to show food options that look really good and healthy. Almost every other channel I look at about backpacking just shows the same dehydrated options. I love the hi-chew candy for a burst of energy. Thank you
Please do an on the trail video of you preparing and eating your food. I’d love to see your process for all you meals on the trail
I tend to pack each days food in large ziplock bags and stack them in the container in order. It keeps me from dumping things out all the time or pigging out and eating future snacks or food.
I usually add a bit of fat to my hot soak meals - peanut butter or olive oil, sometimes lard. Only during the soak, never when packing the food. You can easily test this at home and find out if it suits you (combinations, amounts etc.). Also few drops of whiskey can enhance the flavor of oats (inspired by "Tasting history with Max Miler" "Gruel" recipe, but using whiskey instead of brandy, also the nutmeg).
My current go-to oatmeal mix: one packet instant oatmeal (something with fruit in it), two tablespoons Old Fashioned Oats, one tablespoon Bob's Red Mill 10 Grain Hot Cereal, and a pinch of salt. Add boiling water til soupy. Stir up and let sit covered 3-5 minutes. Stir again and add water as needed to get to your desired texture. Let sit covered for another 2 minutes. And then enjoy! Much more filling and delicious than even if you did two packets of instant.
I love those tuna packets! The bbq one is so good. And those honey mustard pretzel bite things? Mwah! Chef's kiss! So good!
Oh the insert clips were great! Funky cheese 😂😂😂😂😂
I'm 30 and I love Werther's originals
Walmart sells fruit/nuts by fresh veg's for $3. I used to think it was too expensive until I was looking for a healthy snack to eat while driving. SO worth the price. Now I buy them for oatmeal.
the redesigned grillos pickle containers are AMAZING for cold soaking if you aren't an ice cream person
Nerd gummy clusters. My new favorite trail candy.
@15:18 I grew up in the backyard of Snyder's and have been pounding down entire bags of those honey mustard and onion pretzels since I was a kid! The buttermilk ranch and buffalo hot sauce are also highly recommended!
👏 for werther's originals!
Thanks for sharing these cost saving meal ideas!
If you ever order cheese bread from dominos, you can save the marinara cups for backpacking. lol
yesss!!! Also I just found out recently that you can buy *just* the marinara cups from Domino's, too! Maybe a weird order, but worth doing for actual trail pizza
@@MirandaGoesOutside oh totally. Probably have to do pick up, not delivery lol. And I love that it’s shelf stable. I used to go scavenge Mayo packets from Panera too. I also used to take my tuna pouch and open the top then cut a slit on one side to turn it into a bowl of sorts. Then I would add curry cashews and it was surprisingly tasty and super easy. Like zero cleanup too.
Just make sure they don’t explode everywhere haha
@@criticaloptimist Definitely have become a "which take out places have mayo packets and how many can I take with each order without it being weird" person to support my trail tuna salad habit XD
@@criticaloptimistTuna bowl in the packet! 🤯
Genius!! This is SUCH a unique & fun informative vid. Knocked it outta the park AGAIN, MGO Team! 🏕️ ⚾️
I switched my LMNT order to go through your link! You're the best!
I would love to see Miranda do some food dehydrating for meals (make your own hamburger helper style meal and dehydrate it) and fruit leather (electrolyte fruit leather?!?!) for snacking! I love the DIY / Cooking Videos and then I would also love to see them put to use on the trail. Y'all do great work and thanks always for the entertainment. :)
Homemade rice crispy treats. Add nuts, add chocolate, add seeds, plus protein powder. They're so perfect as a dense snack. They've got sugar, fats, carbs. Nom nom nom
I wanted to thank you for talking in recent videos about how much electrolytes can help on hiking trips. I just got back two days ago from my second “adult” (not let by my dad) backpacking trip. I planned it and it was a disaster, but one good thing was that I didn’t get a headache! I took electrolyte packets alone and drank them at lunch and dinner, and sometimes at breaks. I’m used to always getting a headache after I hike, but for the first time I was headache free the whole time! The trip was a disaster in other ways, but not dealing with a headache was great!
My last trip dinner favorite: couscous, parm, bacon crumbles, packet of chicken and italian seasoning. So good and fast to rehydrate the couscous then add toppings.
Thank you for making it possible for me to eat better on trail - without reinventing the wheel. 😊 When one knows a reliable source of useful knowledge... one should trust it and go.
I can say landjaegers correctly but not pamphlet. 😂
LET IT BE KNOWN that Rainer knows how to say "landjägar" correctly. It's very important to him that you know.
@@MirandaGoesOutside YES IT IS.
Leave the S off at the end, otherwise you pronounce it really well
Landjäger literally translates to "country hunters" and originally were some sort of police in old times (gendarmerie).
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Love the grocery store alternatives content! I make a version of the instant noodles with coconut milk powder, dehydrated mushrooms and dried soy chunks or beancurd strips (I'm plant-based). Sometimes there's nothing better than instant noodles on a cold night in the backcountry.
Where do you get the bean curd strips?
The editing is truly incredible and so funny
There are little round caramel bits in the baking aisle, alongside the chocolate chips. If you don't want to crush some werthers, pay the lazy tax and buy a bag of those and use as needed. Pro tip, add some carmely bits to chocolate chip cookies next time you make them.
I just saw on your website that you are making bracelets and we can make you one and send it to you and you will send us one back! I am SOOO excited!!! You are the best 🥰
Yessss, love the food videos
Me tooo!!
Yay! My day has been made, gosh darn.
🥰 thank you!!
Your packing advice works great!! My Bv 475 has so much more room now! 😊
Aldi recently started carrying chicken in individual serving pouches, including a Buffalo flavor. I put one of those in a tortilla and it's like a Buffalo chick wrap, my favorite bar food.
And for ramen, I saw an ad on FB for dried ramen toppings from a company RamenBae. I bought a bag of them for my son, who's a ramen enthusiast, and turned out they're really good, and rehydrate while the noodles are cooking. It's a little expensive, but it goes a long way.
I also sometimes do bagels for breakfast, and if I've had a fire the night before and the coals are still hot, I'll toast the bagel on the coals.
For coffee, when I was in the UK I had Clipper instant coffee, which was alarmingly good, but it's expensive AF in the US, so I bought some reusable muslin bags and put coffee in them and use them like a tea bag. Or have tea instead.
Outstanding video!
These are great tips! My partner and I are thinking about getting into hiking/backpacking and this is super helpful. But we had one question as we watched - how do you clean your pot after eating out of it? We keep wondering about all of these little details and a lot of them aren't obvious to us. Love your videos!
Augustus, that much cheese might give me a heart attack… but I’d go HAPPY! Looks amazing!
I so look forward to your videos
I actually tried your couscous recipe this weekend on my FIRST solo backpacking trip because I saw it on another video you did! I was going to cold soak it but I brought a hunk of butter to add to it and then realized that's wasn't going to work out so I had to dig my stove out of my pack, LOL! I did couscous, pesto powder mix, kalamata olives, butter, and since I don't like tuna I did a chicken pouch (roasted garlic and herb flavor). It was so yummy!! I'll have to try some of your other recipes next time. I also tried Delicioats for breakfast since I saw you eat it so many times. I got the raspberry one but it was a little too much food for me for breakfast (I ate maybe 2/3 of it) and a little too 'healthy' tasting for me who is used to the instant oatmeal pouches that are loaded with sugar. Looking forward to trying more new things!
I find that Sierra has quite a few dehydrated meals for $9-$11. Its a little cheaper than REI.
Thanks for sharing this! Wondering if you can do a short on proper way to store/pack out food packaging/rubbish...
This made me realize that the farm to fridge containers probably are great for cold soaking also!
HonestI ly never consider leaving my lunch out and accessible. What a genius idea. It's the little thing in life.
I really love freezing a serving size of spaghetti to eat for the first nights dinner, just freeze it in a ziplock, then put some paper towels around it and then in another ziplock to capture the condensation of it thawing. I love spaghetti 😆. Also instant rice and hilshire sausage (I use the same method for the sausage that I do with the spaghetti)
Why don't you take normal spaghetti and salt and cook them at camp? Instant tomato soup powder makes a nice sauce with a little water.
@@leza4453 it’s much quicker to cook. You also save on fuel. Plus if I bring a couple slices of buttered bread I could have a spaghetti sandwich and burn no fuel.
We just got back from about a week of canoeing and camping. Lunch every day was a tortilla, a lara bar (fruit flavors work best), and a PB packet - the lara bar acts almost like a jam for it. I also make homemade instant backpacking dinners of chicken and couscous or beans and rice. Yum.
Another good meal… pouch chicken, heated with a bit of butter chicken spice and powdered coconut milk. Served over instant rice or ramen. It does need good pot management as you need heat water than heat the meat
Also shelf stable pepperoni, cut of dried apricot, dehydrated vegetables mixed with stove top stuffing, packed in a freezer ziplock…just add hot water and let sit until the vegetables are soft….. I crave carbs when I hike.
Nice, thanks for the hiking grub.
empty pb jar works great too for cold soaking :)
You should try Peanut Butter M&M's. My latest favorite !
Plant based:
Breakfast: Instant oats, sugar cinnamon, ground flaxseed > add hot water
Walking lunch: Crackers, peanut butter, Trailmix (dryed fruit and nuts), some chips, chocolate
Camp: Veg. Ramen, instant hot chocolate with hot water
Dinner: Spaghetti, Salt, Tomato Soup powder for sauce (you can add dryed peas/soy granulate) or couscous with veg soup powder, spices
Hi, I'm vegan too and love seeing what others eat out on trail! Knorr also makes some sides that are plant-based, for eg. Spanish (or Mexican?) rice. Ramen with coconut milk powder and dried mushrooms is one of my favourites for camp dinner too :D
People always seem so worried about cheese going bad in the backcountry....I've been on multiple 10 day trips with 4 ish people to a cook group. We had 8 pounds of cheese. The cheese on day 10 was just fine, it had melted and reformed a few times but tasted fine and wasn't moldy. I was impressed.
Love the discussion of options besides purpose-made backpacking meals, seems like on a lot of backpacking youtube those are just considered the only thing anyone would ever eat for dinner on the trail...
Also need to track down some of those pouch olives, I get a big salt craving hiking (regardless of how attentive I am to electrolyte intake and hydration) and that kind of concentrated burst of salty flavor sounds like a great addition to trail lunches
As a fellow POTS-ie, both olives and those pretzels are good sources of sodium and definitely have a place in my trail snacks/meals too. So while they may otherwise be nutritionally questionable, they definitely fill an important role for us! Even off trail if I’m having a bad symptom day, olives or pickles are my go to food to try and get things back on track.
Some of my hiking friends and I snack on carrots ALL THE TIME!! Come hike with us in Sweden and you will fit right in 😄
I am 100% here for a food review! Long live the dark chocolate cheesecake from Mountainhouse, it's fire at the end of a long day.
When you thought the carrots 🥕 couldn’t get weirder you went and added peanut butter 😱 I don’t even like carrots but now I have to know what peanut butter and carrots taste like… Got to go to the grocery store now 🤦🏻♂️…😁👍
Hahaha!!! Right?!?!? I was like, I would've never have thought of bringing a carrot on trail, but I like carrots, so, okay.... For those who don't like carrots, just move on. 🤷♀️ But then she was like, and now dip it in some peanut butter and I was like 😳😳😳!!! 🤔😬🤷♀️😂
That said, I do love me some Asian peanut noodle dishes, some of which might have a veg in them, so I'm willing to suspend judgment before (IF!!!!) I try it, but I'm guessing that's gonna be a no for me..... 🤪🤯
I LOVE carrots for backpacking .... they stay crunchy for days. I dip them in PB or almond butter--yum. I do it at home, too. 🥕🥕🥕
Hooray! Jonesing for some Miranda content!
woohoo!!
Yes to Throat Coat tea hot or cold! And my fav granola to sprinkle on my morning oats is Bear Naked.
Recently came across a hiker's hummus that is made by a small business out of Wisconsin. I love them :') Grab some big ole pretzel sticks and rehydrate the hummus and it is a refreshing break snack for the trial. :D
Fritos and goldfish crackers are my favorite quick snack foods. I may also be known to grab a shelf stable pack of sliced salami to eat on trail. A little easier on my tummy than pepperoni.
My favorite candies to bring is chewy ginger candies, Mamba, bit-o-honey, sweet tarts, and tootsie rolls. :) Easy, cheap, can find them just about anywhere, and the variety can appeal to wanting sweet, or sour, or cozy, or chocolatey.
Dollar Tree has a lot of great stuff for backpacking meals, and it's a lot cheaper than the grocery stores for the same brands. One channel I watch makes regular foods and dehydrates them since the will be eaten in a few days. I'm going to look into that more, I know it won't work for certain foods but it sure opens up menu options
For warm oatmeal I use quick cooking oats and powdered coconut milk, plus some sugar, chia, and a pinch of salt. I find whey protein powder doesn’t like boiling water.
Thanks Miranda!! ❤
You're welcome! 💚
Don't forget to pack your tooth bush stuff and other cleaning/sanitary stuff into you bear canister too
One of my go tos is Annie’s Mac and cheese (this is great as they have a gluten free version for celiacs). Then I dehydrate some veg to add as the pasta is boiling and buy bacon bits to top it off. Always a hit!
Great video, got me hungry! Now I'm curious how you do the dishes after every meal. That is something I still struggle with regarding "leave no trace"
I'm relatively newly back to backpacking so by no means an authority but my process has been scrape as much out as possible while eating (a rubber or silicone camping spoon is useful for this) then boil a little extra water, swish around to get any remaining residue, then either just drink the rinse water or dig a cathole to pour it out in and bury well away from camp and food storage. I do carry a small bottle of biodegradable soap jic (in which case obviously need to go the cathole route) but honestly don't find myself feeling the need most meals. Haven't really delved in to cold soak yet though so interested in how folks handle keeping those talenti jars from getting gross day on day without the hot water element...
I carry a small blender bottle for a protein shake at the end of the day, that would work a a cold soak jar as well
I’ve been creative in the grocery store before for a few SO24s on the bike. Funny the group I was with was all eating freezer dried pouches and their I was actually cooking lol good times
The single servings of ready to eat rice and even pasta are also good options. Slightly heavier because it's not dried but is ready to go immediately.
You could always get the dried precooked rice as well. I thought the precooked unflavored packets tasted kinda off.
@@SuziPoozi some of them do. I had one for lunch at work last week that tasted like perfume for seasoning and couldn't eat it. But I've also had some that are nice.
I guess they would taste better if the season was added when warming them up.
Carrots are great! And they can last for way longer than just a couple of days on trail. As long as you keep them in a dark & low humidity space in your pack, they could stay fresh for a month or more.
Take a peeler or a small grater and you could add carrots to your ramen.
You are such a nut, but your advice on what to pack and how are spot on. I will save this one for future trips. Thanks, Miranda.
Some rye bread like pumpernickel or similar and some slices of processed cheese are also a good snack or even main meal that stays fresh a long time without cooling.
I completed the JMT recently. On trail I wasn’t hungry much and that was a problem, but I did consistently like nuts,the fruit leather, jerky, sour patch kids, paydays and jelly bellies. Not sure I can eat rehydrated dinners, tortillas, oatmeal, peanut butter or ramen for awhile. I also disliked all of my protein bars that were sweet. People say your tastes change while out there. I agree.
i do have one contradiction to your dont use dehydrated potatoes comment and that is a trail potato soup, use dehydrated veggie mix minus potatoes as you mention and instead double your water use for your meal anjd use a pouch of instant potatoes.
Just because your bear canister looked a little full.. Don't forget that all your scented items need to be packed into your bear canister as well. This includes toiletries, trash, and anything else you bring that has a scent.
Other than that, great video.
If there isn't ASMR * kronching * on carrots, then I'm not interested.
(I'm lying, I'm watching it all)
Thanks for all the tips, the tropical cold soak oats actually sounds really yum and refreshing in the morning 😊
Ramen, peanut butter cup, and dried veggies.
Its literally peanut noods. So yum and weighs next to nothing.
My jaw just dropped when you said how much tuna packets are. I'm lucky if I can find them on sale for a dollar.
The Looney Tunes ending was the best! Cheers 🥂
Highly entertaining and informative. Even if the only animals here in the Netherlands who are potentially risky, are wild boar and a few wolves. Oh, and I don’t hike.
Craisins are really good in oatmeal when cold soaking or heated
Nice video Miranda! Got a question. Ever thought about making a video of beginner hikes? Some to get into hiking and where it may be easy to make several day hikes?