Originally Posted by stevepusser

Nuts? Dried fruit? A whole chicken? Hunting varmints with a pellet gun? OK, maybe in remote mountain trips, but mosst places one can stop at stores or farm stands and get fresh fruit. Breakfast: with a popcan stove, oatmeal, granola, or muesli is quick and easy to make, as are baggie omelets or hard-boiled eggs, plus that fruit is also good for any meal. Don't turn up your nose at ramen, mac and cheese, bargain bagels and cream cheese, danishes, concentrated frozen fruit juice, and so on. One can buy frozen bag veggies, quick-thaw them in tap water, then add them to boiling ramen or pasta. If you really think about not splurging, you can eat healthily and well for less than $5.00 a day in "settled" areas; prices in remote general stores will of course be higher.