I am often quizzed on what food I carry with me, so here is the weekly menu. I can take enough grub for three months. I come out to my vehicle at end of July to resupply for another three months, typically one week of canoeing and portaging each way. All grocery supplies are off-the-shelf, except the special-order canned butter for the last three months.
Breakfast - 5 days:
scotch mint
green tea
72g protein bar
1/2 cold bannock (See below.)
1/4c seed mixture (hemp, chia, buckwheat, pumpkin)
vitamins
Breakfast - 2 days:
scotch mint
3/8c coffee (simply added to freshly boiled water)
1/2 hot cinnamon bannock (See below.)
1/4c grated Parmesan cheese
1/4c real bacon pieces
vitamins
Lunch - 5 days:
scotch mint
green tea
1/2 cold bannock
1/4c mixed nuts
21g Mini Babybel or cheese stick
(Mini Babybel stores at least 6 months unrefrigerated)
gum
Lunch - 2 days:
scotch mint
green tea
1/2 cold cinnamon bannock
1/4c mixed nuts
35g granola bar
gum
Supper - daily:
scotch mint
green tea
Dairy Milk chocolate bar
fresh salad (alder or fireweed)
(with sugar, Lemon Pepper seasoning, grated Parmesan cheese)
fresh fruit if available
(blueberries, cranberries, rose hips, Saskatoon berries, pin cherries, red currants, raspberries)
Supper - 5 days:
2c macaroni and cheese (Kraft Thick and Creamy Deluxe)
OR both of the following
1c quick brown rice or potato flakes or 2/3c orzo or couscous or quinoa (seasoned in soup mix and butter)
106g sardines or 85g canned meat (Klik, corned beef or Holiday Luncheon)
Supper - 2 days:
120g stuffing mix or 170g oriental noodles
PLUS one of the following
fish coated (cornmeal, Montreal Steak spice), fried in Crisco shortening
OR
fish diced, boiled and added to the noodles
OR
small game (roasted over coals, then meat sliced and sauteed)
Bannock:
1.5c premixed before the trip (1c flour, 1/4c skim milk powder, 1tsp baking powder, 1/4tsp salt, 1tsp sugar, 2tbsp Crisco shortening)
PLUS 1/4c each of cornmeal, currants
Cinnamon bannock:
premixed bannock PLUS 1/4c each of cornmeal, rolled oats
The dough is split into two layers, between which is added 1/4c raisins, 1tbsp cinnamon, 1/4c brown sugar, 3oz (3/8c) butter. A large tart is formed and then baked in Dutch oven. Very good if I do say so myself.
Breakfast - 5 days:
scotch mint
green tea
72g protein bar
1/2 cold bannock (See below.)
1/4c seed mixture (hemp, chia, buckwheat, pumpkin)
vitamins
Breakfast - 2 days:
scotch mint
3/8c coffee (simply added to freshly boiled water)
1/2 hot cinnamon bannock (See below.)
1/4c grated Parmesan cheese
1/4c real bacon pieces
vitamins
Lunch - 5 days:
scotch mint
green tea
1/2 cold bannock
1/4c mixed nuts
21g Mini Babybel or cheese stick
(Mini Babybel stores at least 6 months unrefrigerated)
gum
Lunch - 2 days:
scotch mint
green tea
1/2 cold cinnamon bannock
1/4c mixed nuts
35g granola bar
gum
Supper - daily:
scotch mint
green tea
Dairy Milk chocolate bar
fresh salad (alder or fireweed)
(with sugar, Lemon Pepper seasoning, grated Parmesan cheese)
fresh fruit if available
(blueberries, cranberries, rose hips, Saskatoon berries, pin cherries, red currants, raspberries)
Supper - 5 days:
2c macaroni and cheese (Kraft Thick and Creamy Deluxe)
OR both of the following
1c quick brown rice or potato flakes or 2/3c orzo or couscous or quinoa (seasoned in soup mix and butter)
106g sardines or 85g canned meat (Klik, corned beef or Holiday Luncheon)
Supper - 2 days:
120g stuffing mix or 170g oriental noodles
PLUS one of the following
fish coated (cornmeal, Montreal Steak spice), fried in Crisco shortening
OR
fish diced, boiled and added to the noodles
OR
small game (roasted over coals, then meat sliced and sauteed)
Bannock:
1.5c premixed before the trip (1c flour, 1/4c skim milk powder, 1tsp baking powder, 1/4tsp salt, 1tsp sugar, 2tbsp Crisco shortening)
PLUS 1/4c each of cornmeal, currants
Cinnamon bannock:
premixed bannock PLUS 1/4c each of cornmeal, rolled oats
The dough is split into two layers, between which is added 1/4c raisins, 1tbsp cinnamon, 1/4c brown sugar, 3oz (3/8c) butter. A large tart is formed and then baked in Dutch oven. Very good if I do say so myself.