Vegetarian camp food?

Question

My husband and I are going camping for about a week for our anniversary....I've been on short camping trips before where we could just throw everything in a cooler and use it until the ice melts, but we'll be doing a two day kayaking trip, cave exploring, etc.....what are some long lasting, non-refrigerated foods you would recommend?

Answer 1

Cereal, individual shelf-stable milk or soymilk, dried fruits/nuts/trail mix, bread, peanut butter (not the old-fashioned kind), canned foods (beans, beets, potatoes, tomatoes, corn), baby carrots, chips, crackers, energy bars, etc.

Answer 2

Try Alpine Aire camp foods. They are very lightweight as they come in foil pouches. Just boil water, pour it into the pouch and wait 5 or 10 minutes. They're quite good tasting. They have everything from breakfasts to desserts. Mountain Equipment Co-op or any camping store should carry them. There are other brands but these taste the best. Mountain High makes some good foods as well. None of these are cheap but well worth the convenience.  Make sure you pack out your garbage!

Answer 3

They do have soy jerky available.  It tastes alright but it really gets stuck in my teeth.

I recommend those natural fruit rolls and some good quality dried fruits with no added sugar.

Candy bars are good for a boost and so is trail mix.  If you are taking cooking pots you can take freeze dried beans and rice.  That would actually be pretty good after a long day of exploring.  Oatmeal is good to get you stoked for the day too.

Peanut butter and bread are a must.

Good luck and take care.

Answer 4

I'm vegetarian too! Pack lots of nuts, nutra grain bars, sun chips etc. Have fun!

Answer 5

Take jerky and dryed fruits

Answer 6

Nuts, grains and granola are good, but also canned beans for more protein. Instant oatmeal is also good if you have a supply of water. It's light to carry and filling, good carbs. They also sell shelf stable tofu if you will be cooking, another good protein source. Dried fruit is also excellent, and I enjoy some trail mix with a little carob or dark chocolate in it. Again, if water and cooking is not an issue, instant brown rice would compliment the beans for a complete protein.

Answer 7

I plan on going camping a few times this summer, so this is something I've already been thinking about now that I'm a vegetarian.

This is my list of what I'm going to bring for food (I only go out for two days at a time, so I'm not worried too much about nutrition).  I also keep it very simple when I camp (the only things I bring that don't fit in my backpack are a tent and a sleeping bag), and most of the time I don't cook, I just live off of "snack" foods... just in large quantities.

Lots of water (especially if your campsite doesn't have water hookups)

Mixed nuts (walnuts, almonds, peanuts)

Mixed seeds (pumpkin, sunflower kernels)

Granola bars (made mostly of oats)

Apples (dried fruit works well if you're short on space)

Some chocolate (because... well... why not?)

Before I became a vegetarian the only other thing I would have added to this list is beef jerky, and there are veg*n options (Primal Strips, Stonewall's) if you want that.