Backpacking Food

Food was one of my biggest hesitations for camping or backpacking. But after trying out some of the stuffs, I believe you could have good food while you go backpacking. This blog post is about what I liked or didn’t like.

Disclaimer - I’m vegetarian

Breakfast Food

The breakfast food that we had bought from REI were really good -

1. Granola with Milk and Blueberries - Cold cereal.
2. Granola with Milk and Bananas - Hot, high in calories and yumm.

Indian Breads

We had got Indian breads from Chaat Bhavan in Sunnyvale. These breads don’t need any heating and last for 3 days without refrigerating.

1. Methi Theplas
2. Methi Parathas
3. Plain Parathas

They’re a little bland without the curry but passable. The best part is that you don’t have to stop and prepare them to eat - you can eat them as you hike.

Freeze-Dried Food

Likes

1. Pad Thai - Good flavors.
2. Curry In a Hurry - Didn’t have the artificial flavor you usually have in packaged food.
3. Herbed Mushroom Risotto
4. Lentils, Rice and Indian Spice - This was passable.

Dislikes

1. Channa Masala - Meh. Some of us liked it though.
2. Indian Vegetable Korma - Really bland.

Kaushik Rangadurai

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