Easy to take with you food that...umm tastes good??

[pvt.Cowboy]

My girlfriend and I ride a tandem and sometimes camp overnight on tours. Anyone have ideas for good tasting meals on the road. Power bars, bananas, and grapes just leave something to be desired after a day or two...

[Inkwolf]

Well, I just got back from a camping/biking trip, and apart from grapes, bananas and granola bars (hmmm), I took some crusty rolls and some canned soup with pull tabs. That only works if you don't mind high sodium and cold soup, though. :D (If you're camping with a fire or stove, you could warm them up, of course.)

I know cans are heavy, but they are putting a lot of good things into pull-tab cans these days...I've seen vegetables and fruit with pull-tabs, and of course there are those little microwaveable plastic bowls of ravioli and stuff....

[velocipedio]

To cook canned soup in the can [not the concentrated kid, the heat-and-serve kind], ger one of those multi-use pot holders from a camping store and carry a couple of candles with you. A candle produces enough heat to get canned soup hot pretty quickly, just light the candle and hold the opened tine over the flame.

[Inkwolf]

And, come to think of it, you don't even really need a pull-tab can, either....just drop by your local Army Surplus store and you can probably get a tiny keychain-sized P38 can opener, like they used to issue with K-rations....

[MichaelW]

Noodles are as good as rice or pasta as a source of energy, but use less fuel to cook. The 3 min variety are pretty good.
Small potatoes , wrapped in foil and baked will keep well, and can be fried into hash browns.
Pesto is and easy way to carry some flavouring and oil.

[MichaelW]

Noodles are as good as rice or pasta as a source of energy, but use less fuel to cook. The 3 min variety are pretty good.
You can get Japanes noodles which you eat cold, dipped in a soy sauce.
Small potatoes , wrapped in foil and baked will keep well, and can be fried into hash browns.
Pesto is and easy way to carry some flavouring and oil.

[pvt.Cowboy]

Thanks everyone for the ideas, I think I really like the baked potato idea..

[fubar5]

Don't take chocolate GU. After a few of those suckers you'll be gagging and looking for a Subway or something.

[joeprim]

Originally posted by fubar5
Don't take chocolate GU. After a few of those suckers you'll be gagging and looking for a Subway or something.
I like a few of those semi-sweet chips mixed in with raisens as a snack on a few hour trip but not as a food.
Joe
:beer:

[MichaelW]

Have you ever tried Kendal Mint Cake. Its a sweet white bar that climbers traditionally carried for emergency food. Normally it makes you gag, but when you are cold, wet and tired and need to get yourself off a mountain, its just what you need.

[bikeman]

If you have a small camping stove and a pot then Ramen noodles are cheap and easy to fix in 3 minutes, plus you get some carbos. Peanut butter is good if you don't overdo it. Fruit slices, rolls, bread are all good, quick foods.

[b_rider]

For meals you can try MRE's, or MEals Ready to Eat. Some of them do not taste that bad. Most do not require any kind of heat or cooking. Just be sure you know you like what you buy. It does state what is in the package on the outside of it. For snacks I like rice krispy bars and gatorade.

[joeprim]

Originally posted by b_rider
For meals you can try MRE's, or MEals Ready to Eat. Some of them do not taste that bad. Most do not require any kind of heat or cooking. Just be sure you know you like what you buy. It does state what is in the package on the outside of it. For snacks I like rice krispy bars and gatorade.
And I thought MREs was MEals Rejected by Ethopians
:) :) :) :) :)
Joe

[NCFR69]

Try this

Chicken and dumplings

1 - 2 cans of chicken (white meat) (can be found near the tuna cans)
1 cup of milk or equivelant if powdered
1 heaping tbsp of butter or butter buds (cant remember the amt)
salt, pepper, and garlic to taste
2 cups of water
bring everything to a boil

add 2 - 3 flour tortillas ripped into 1 x 3 in pieces
from this point on do not stir only poke the tortillas with a fork to submerge
simmer for 10 min

let cool and eat


this is a meal we eat on the trail we combine the powdered milk, butter buds, and spices in a zip lock bag then dump it into 3 cups of water woth the chicken and bring to a boil.

try it then expierement on you own

Rob

[ridealot]

Fig newtons are always easy and tasty

[pvt.Cowboy]

NCFR69: Dude.. now you know how to eat:beer:

Great ideas everyone! I think it would be a good idea to put a recipe thread together for your favorite menus that you prepare at home and on the road.. moderators.. could you "sticky" a thread for favorite menus?

[Inkwolf]

Hey, this might interest you--I was at Walmart last week, and they had Starkist tuna packed in foil envelopes, rather than cans. I bought some and took it on my bike ride--just like the canned stuff, but with less water in it (which makes it lighter, too, of course.)

Seems a good way to me to get some protein on your bike tour, and make those whole-wheat crackers more interesting. And if you don't care about fat, you could swipe a few mayo packets from your local restaurant and mix up some tuna salad. :p