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.
Hi Miranda! I’m newish to backpacking and have found your videos so helpful! I have two pups who love to join us on hikes but who haven’t joined us on a backpacking trip yet. I was hoping you could do a video on what you/Rainer bring for tucker and how you pack his food and what not? Thanks!
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.
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.
@MirandaGoesOutside you could also get individual sized marinara (heinz makes some) if you wanted it more pizza-y without tomato paste lol. you can get it from Arby's with their moz sticks or online!
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!
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. :)
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.
@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!
I like to carry honey packets. I use them like you use the fruit chew for quick energy. Also, when cooking your Knorr noodles or rice sides, put the noodles/rice and your vegetables in your water at the start. Once it comes to a boil, just a few more seconds and Voila, you are ready to eat. You don't have to simmer for 7 minutes. Saves a lot of fuel. This is only a problem if you want to have water for tea or other drink.
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!
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 😂
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.
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 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.
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.
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
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).
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. Edit: spinkle a good amount over rehydrated hummus. I tear up a little every time I eat this on a hike.
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.
With that white chicken you might be able to whip up a chicken and cashew couscous dinner. It was a staple for my husband and I. The only wet ingredients we needed was a little oil and you can add some seasoning or spices too we regularly packed some curry powder with the dry ingredients.
Love your channel, you all are so fun, and I'm learning so much. Question with the cold soaking. I was a kitchen manager for a long time and the temperature danger zone is 4 hours, meaning food can start growing bacteria if it's been between 40 to 140 degrees for more than 4 hours. Your cold soaking stuff is stressing me out. Have you ever had issues with getting sick doing that or do you eat it within 4 hours of soaking? Do you eat the whole package of pepperoni immediately after opening it? I know that is shelf stable if not open, but once opened isn't it supposed to be put in the fridge? Thanks!!
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
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!
Protein bar burrito -1 protein bar (i prefer chocolate brownie Clif bars) -1-2 peanut butter pouch(s) -1 tortillla Spread peanut butter on tortilla. Place protein bar on peanut butter'd tortilla (i put it on the peanut butter side but you do you) wrap and eat! Id have two of em for lunch and it slapped
@@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 use ghee for many recipes that call for cooking off the water from butter before frying. Ghee is shelf stable butter even after opening and would be a great way to up the calories. Add it to hot oatmeal, spread it on tortillas (there is garlic ghee too, so good for pizza ones) or adding to hot meals, or smearing on tortillas and sprinkling cinnamon sugar for a sweet snack. A small plastic spice bottle with a perforated lid and cover works great. If you don’t have one handy, just buy cinnamon in one of these containers, dump the cinnamon into another container, then mix up enough sugar and cinnamon to fill the shaker container. I have never bought premixed cinnamon sugar as you are paying cinnamon price for the sugar in it. You essentially pay hundreds if not a thousand times more for that sugar than if you buy a bag of sugar and mix it yourself.
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 🥰
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 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.
First day out…package of broccoli slaw, foil pack chicken, PB packet, Ken’s vinaigrette dressing packet. Shake up the PB and vinaigrette and add to 1/2 bag slaw w chicken. Makes a “Thai” chicken wrap for lunch and add leftover slaw to instant chive potatoes for Colcannon dinner.
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.
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.
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 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.
Thanks for sharing, it’s always great to get new trail meal ideas. I noticed you didn’t fit your cold soak container in your bear canister. When I overnight cold soak oatmeal or other food, I put the filled container in the bear canister as well to keep it safe.
This is one area we definitely struggle with in the UK we have far less choice of specifically prepared stuff for backpacking etc. For snacks i make my own trail mix, kellogs frosties, salted cashew nuts and raisens mixed in a ziplock back, great to graze on as i walk.
Miranda i just discovered the founder of LMNT is a BJJ practitioner, now im even more incline to get some since ill be supporting two people im a fan of!
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.
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.
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.
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.
I really struggle with fitting everything scented into my bear canister! Are you able to fit your toiletries and trash inside your bear canister? Do you find that thoroughly cleaning your cookpot, cold soak container, and spork means that you don’t need to store them overnight inside your canister?
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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!
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'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...
If it's something sticky like rice or mashed potatoes, I used a tortilla "napkin" to wipe out the pot and just eat it. Cleans up probably 90%. Then the rinse and drink.
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.
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!
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?
@@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.
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.
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
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.
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..... 🤪🤯
Great question! Normally I'll drink my coffee first, then make my oats. Then I'll just scrap + eat as much food out of my pot as I can, warm a very small amount of water in it to clean the rest, and then wipe down the inside.
@@MirandaGoesOutsideI was going to ask the same thing! So do you bury your dish water in a cat hole or do you figure you use so little it's not necessary and just fling it somewhere in the trees or...? And do you use a sponge or small reusable towel to clean/wipe with or use a paper napkin or paper towel that will go in your trash sack or...? It seems I've watched a video of someone's where they used a thin wash rag of some kind (I have bought two versions but haven't yet used either) and must've hung it on the outside of their pack to dry while they hike (but I'm guessing could get dirty/dusty, depending where you're hiking). 🤔🤷♀️ I've only gone backpacking once so far and used only single-serve baggies (the original packaging or my own Ziplocks when I split a package into two meals), but have only used water in my pot. I think I did a super-small rinse of my collapsible mug I brought for coffee or my silicone, long-handled spoon I use to eat (and could cook) with and flung the bit of remnant water on the sand where I was camping. (I stayed two nights at Shi Shi Beach before returning to the trailhead on my first and only outing so far.) Making more "elaborate" meals where any food would touch my cookware or eating implements has given me pause so far!
I use reusable squeeze tubes, most people use them for homemade baby food, and fill them with pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce for trail pizza. I also use them for yogurt to have with my granola and oatmeal, and I also bring honey in straws to top my granola or just to eat as a sweet snack on trail.
I used Humangear go tubes for pancake syrup when I'm car camping and can keep it cold, but didn't consider using them for pizza sauce. Do you not worry about keeping the sauce cold?
@ The sauce is shelf stable so no, as long as I eat it within the first day, or two, tops. The yogurt I only carry cold weather and I freeze them before I leave. As long as it’s only a day or two day trip it’s usually fine.
@@jdl0812 Which pizza sauce do you use? Typically it's only shelf stable while unopened, but once open and oxygen gets to it, it's no longer shelf stable. Curious if the one you use is different?
@@kristyn8905 Urban Slicer Pizza Worx, it’s good without refrigeration for a day, two tops, in cold weather. The higher the acidity level the longer they last without refrigeration. For anything over a one night hike, I dehydrate it and it’s fine for a few days but I never go past 2 days even dehydrated. I’m a nurse so I don’t play with bacterial growth.
@@jdl0812 So you've dehydrated and rehydrated pepperoni? I was considering doing this, because I'm not planning on hiking in cool enough temps that I'd be comfortable leaving pepperoni out after being opened. Was wondering if dehydrating it would work.
My mom used to make this dish for us as kids in the 80s that she called “spaghetti marco polo@ ?!? Anyway your couscous and tuna is a very similar base. Just add some chopped walnuts and Parmesan grated cheese and you are pretty much there. It’s more flavour and calories and protein w the walnuts. And more olive oil if you need.
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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.
Hi Miranda! I’m newish to backpacking and have found your videos so helpful! I have two pups who love to join us on hikes but who haven’t joined us on a backpacking trip yet. I was hoping you could do a video on what you/Rainer bring for tucker and how you pack his food and what not?
Thanks!
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.
But then doesn’t that defeat a large part of the reason to cold soak(not carrying a stove)?
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!
@MirandaGoesOutside you could also get individual sized marinara (heinz makes some) if you wanted it more pizza-y without tomato paste lol. you can get it from Arby's with their moz sticks or online!
I was going to suggest this!
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!!
From a first-time backpacker: Thank you Miranda AND thank you to everyone commenting! The comment section of this video is pure gold.
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. :)
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.
@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!
I like to carry honey packets. I use them like you use the fruit chew for quick energy.
Also, when cooking your Knorr noodles or rice sides, put the noodles/rice and your vegetables in your water at the start. Once it comes to a boil, just a few more seconds and Voila, you are ready to eat. You don't have to simmer for 7 minutes. Saves a lot of fuel. This is only a problem if you want to have water for tea or other drink.
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!
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!!!
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
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.
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. ♥️)
Wether’s original are delicious shush Rainer 😂 the apple caramel oats vibe sounds delicious! I love how versatile Talenti jars are.
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.
Freaking brilliant!
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.
👏 for werther's originals!
Sundays with Miranda is becoming the perfect weekend addition!
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!!!
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).
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.
Edit: spinkle a good amount over rehydrated hummus. I tear up a little every time I eat this on a hike.
Oh this would be great with crushed pita chips from ALDI!
Good ideas, thanks Amanda 😊
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.
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.
With that white chicken you might be able to whip up a chicken and cashew couscous dinner. It was a staple for my husband and I. The only wet ingredients we needed was a little oil and you can add some seasoning or spices too we regularly packed some curry powder with the dry ingredients.
Love your channel, you all are so fun, and I'm learning so much. Question with the cold soaking. I was a kitchen manager for a long time and the temperature danger zone is 4 hours, meaning food can start growing bacteria if it's been between 40 to 140 degrees for more than 4 hours. Your cold soaking stuff is stressing me out. Have you ever had issues with getting sick doing that or do you eat it within 4 hours of soaking? Do you eat the whole package of pepperoni immediately after opening it? I know that is shelf stable if not open, but once opened isn't it supposed to be put in the fridge? Thanks!!
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
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!
Protein bar burrito
-1 protein bar (i prefer chocolate brownie Clif bars)
-1-2 peanut butter pouch(s)
-1 tortillla
Spread peanut butter on tortilla. Place protein bar on peanut butter'd tortilla (i put it on the peanut butter side but you do you) wrap and eat! Id have two of em for lunch and it slapped
YES! A new Miranda goes outside
yay!! Thank you for being here!!
@@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)
Nerd gummy clusters. My new favorite trail candy.
I use ghee for many recipes that call for cooking off the water from butter before frying. Ghee is shelf stable butter even after opening and would be a great way to up the calories. Add it to hot oatmeal, spread it on tortillas (there is garlic ghee too, so good for pizza ones) or adding to hot meals, or smearing on tortillas and sprinkling cinnamon sugar for a sweet snack. A small plastic spice bottle with a perforated lid and cover works great. If you don’t have one handy, just buy cinnamon in one of these containers, dump the cinnamon into another container, then mix up enough sugar and cinnamon to fill the shaker container. I have never bought premixed cinnamon sugar as you are paying cinnamon price for the sugar in it. You essentially pay hundreds if not a thousand times more for that sugar than if you buy a bag of sugar and mix it yourself.
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 🥰
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 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.
The editing is truly incredible and so funny
I'm so happy my Bear Can totally totes my oats. Happy trails everyone! Sending out good vibes!!
First day out…package of broccoli slaw, foil pack chicken, PB packet, Ken’s vinaigrette dressing packet. Shake up the PB and vinaigrette and add to 1/2 bag slaw w chicken. Makes a “Thai” chicken wrap for lunch and add leftover slaw to instant chive potatoes for Colcannon dinner.
The honey mustard and onion pretzels are so addictive
I prefer the cheddar ones, but same idea
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Thanks for sharing, it’s always great to get new trail meal ideas. I noticed you didn’t fit your cold soak container in your bear canister. When I overnight cold soak oatmeal or other food, I put the filled container in the bear canister as well to keep it safe.
I find that Sierra has quite a few dehydrated meals for $9-$11. Its a little cheaper than REI.
Consecutive Miranda Goes Outside!! videos without a burp: 1
This is one area we definitely struggle with in the UK we have far less choice of specifically prepared stuff for backpacking etc.
For snacks i make my own trail mix, kellogs frosties, salted cashew nuts and raisens mixed in a ziplock back, great to graze on as i walk.
I am learning so much from you, Miranda! I love your product reviews too. Bonus, I live in PNW so you’re giving me great ideas of hikes
Miranda i just discovered the founder of LMNT is a BJJ practitioner, now im even more incline to get some since ill be supporting two people im a fan of!
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 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
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.
I'm 30 and I love Werther's originals
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.
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.
I really struggle with fitting everything scented into my bear canister! Are you able to fit your toiletries and trash inside your bear canister? Do you find that thoroughly cleaning your cookpot, cold soak container, and spork means that you don’t need to store them overnight inside your canister?
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.
Thanks for sharing this! Wondering if you can do a short on proper way to store/pack out food packaging/rubbish...
Thanks for sharing these cost saving meal ideas!
I switched my LMNT order to go through your link! You're the best!
the redesigned grillos pickle containers are AMAZING for cold soaking if you aren't an ice cream person
This made me realize that the farm to fridge containers probably are great for cold soaking also!
Oh the insert clips were great! Funky cheese 😂😂😂😂😂
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.
Genius!! This is SUCH a unique & fun informative vid. Knocked it outta the park AGAIN, MGO Team! 🏕️ ⚾️
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.
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
You should try Peanut Butter M&M's. My latest favorite !
Yay! My day has been made, gosh darn.
🥰 thank you!!
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.
Don't forget to pack your tooth bush stuff and other cleaning/sanitary stuff into you bear canister too
Nice, thanks for the hiking grub.
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! 🤯
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!
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.
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...
If it's something sticky like rice or mashed potatoes, I used a tortilla "napkin" to wipe out the pot and just eat it. Cleans up probably 90%. Then the rinse and drink.
I love those tuna packets! The bbq one is so good. And those honey mustard pretzel bite things? Mwah! Chef's kiss! So good!
Craisins are really good in oatmeal when cold soaking or heated
empty pb jar works great too for cold soaking :)
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.
Yes to Throat Coat tea hot or cold! And my fav granola to sprinkle on my morning oats is Bear Naked.
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!
That peanut ramen sounds amazing
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?
Your packing advice works great!! My Bv 475 has so much more room now! 😊
Take a peeler or a small grater and you could add carrots to your ramen.
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.
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.
Yessss, love the food videos
Me tooo!!
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 😄
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
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.
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. 🥕🥕🥕
Can you talk about doing dishes on trail? Do you make your coffee in the pot after most of the oatmeal is gone, or fully wash it between uses?
Great question! Normally I'll drink my coffee first, then make my oats. Then I'll just scrap + eat as much food out of my pot as I can, warm a very small amount of water in it to clean the rest, and then wipe down the inside.
@@MirandaGoesOutsideI was going to ask the same thing! So do you bury your dish water in a cat hole or do you figure you use so little it's not necessary and just fling it somewhere in the trees or...? And do you use a sponge or small reusable towel to clean/wipe with or use a paper napkin or paper towel that will go in your trash sack or...? It seems I've watched a video of someone's where they used a thin wash rag of some kind (I have bought two versions but haven't yet used either) and must've hung it on the outside of their pack to dry while they hike (but I'm guessing could get dirty/dusty, depending where you're hiking). 🤔🤷♀️
I've only gone backpacking once so far and used only single-serve baggies (the original packaging or my own Ziplocks when I split a package into two meals), but have only used water in my pot. I think I did a super-small rinse of my collapsible mug I brought for coffee or my silicone, long-handled spoon I use to eat (and could cook) with and flung the bit of remnant water on the sand where I was camping. (I stayed two nights at Shi Shi Beach before returning to the trailhead on my first and only outing so far.)
Making more "elaborate" meals where any food would touch my cookware or eating implements has given me pause so far!
I use reusable squeeze tubes, most people use them for homemade baby food, and fill them with pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce for trail pizza. I also use them for yogurt to have with my granola and oatmeal, and I also bring honey in straws to top my granola or just to eat as a sweet snack on trail.
I used Humangear go tubes for pancake syrup when I'm car camping and can keep it cold, but didn't consider using them for pizza sauce. Do you not worry about keeping the sauce cold?
@ The sauce is shelf stable so no, as long as I eat it within the first day, or two, tops. The yogurt I only carry cold weather and I freeze them before I leave. As long as it’s only a day or two day trip it’s usually fine.
@@jdl0812 Which pizza sauce do you use? Typically it's only shelf stable while unopened, but once open and oxygen gets to it, it's no longer shelf stable. Curious if the one you use is different?
@@kristyn8905 Urban Slicer Pizza Worx, it’s good without refrigeration for a day, two tops, in cold weather. The higher the acidity level the longer they last without refrigeration. For anything over a one night hike, I dehydrate it and it’s fine for a few days but I never go past 2 days even dehydrated. I’m a nurse so I don’t play with bacterial growth.
@@jdl0812 So you've dehydrated and rehydrated pepperoni? I was considering doing this, because I'm not planning on hiking in cool enough temps that I'd be comfortable leaving pepperoni out after being opened. Was wondering if dehydrating it would work.
My mom used to make this dish for us as kids in the 80s that she called “spaghetti marco polo@ ?!? Anyway your couscous and tuna is a very similar base. Just add some chopped walnuts and Parmesan grated cheese and you are pretty much there. It’s more flavour and calories and protein w the walnuts. And more olive oil if you need.
Hi Miranda. Do you store your cooking pot in the canister?
How often do you post videos? I'm addicted to your channel and can't wait for another video.