08-02-2011, 11:54 PM
If you do find yourself doing the freeze dried route, don't be afraid to reinforce the meals. A Chicken & rice meal can have an envelope of minute rice thrown into it to bulk it up and thin the sodium out some. There will still be the same milligrams of sodium in the meal, but the meal will weigh more so the percentage of daily intake will be less. If you have a couple of ounces of mixed vegtables or peas to throw in too, all the better.
Hiking in the summer may require a little more sodium in the diet due to the heat and activity level, throw in some altitude and you need twice as much water and have to retain what you drink. But do watch the milligrams of salt.
When I think of backpacking food I want nutrition, low weight and easy cooking.
Other foods I take are cooked bacon, it will last the first 3 or so days. It's good for fat and flavor. Margarine in a screw top plastic bottle, it may melt to liquid, but it's still fine to use. Shake it up and pour it on. Jam, Peanut butter, raisins...
Like I said, anything that won't go bad and is light weight. I don't think I do any meal that takes more than 1 pan, just to keep it simple.
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Hiking in the summer may require a little more sodium in the diet due to the heat and activity level, throw in some altitude and you need twice as much water and have to retain what you drink. But do watch the milligrams of salt.
When I think of backpacking food I want nutrition, low weight and easy cooking.
Other foods I take are cooked bacon, it will last the first 3 or so days. It's good for fat and flavor. Margarine in a screw top plastic bottle, it may melt to liquid, but it's still fine to use. Shake it up and pour it on. Jam, Peanut butter, raisins...
Like I said, anything that won't go bad and is light weight. I don't think I do any meal that takes more than 1 pan, just to keep it simple.
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