Camping food

[MrJuice]

I was away camping with scouts this weekend gone

Friday night was burgers and chopped veg. Veg was seasoned, olive oil added, portioned up and wrapped in foil and cooked on camp fire. Burgers not so nice. Veg quite nice

Breakfast both days was porridge. Nice

Saturday lunch was sandwiches. Sunday lunch halloumi burgers and sweet potato. We sliced the sweet potato into cm slices, bit of butter, garlic powder, wrapped in foil and cooked on fire. They came out awesome

Saturday night was chicken biryani. Nice but too much mission to make

Any suggestions for healthy foods to cook on camping trips that are relatively easy and reasonably cheap to prepare. Party size 20-30

[deckster]

I have nothing constructive to add, except to marvel that things have clearly moved on since the days of beans & sausages, a baked potato that resembles a meteor in both appearance and taste, and a tin of fruit salad. Them were the days.

[Bujinkhal]

Pesto pasta with bacon lardons and chicken.

[ApOrbital]

British UK 24 hour combat rations MRE Meal Ready to Eat - By the unit or Bundle £18

[Davey S2]

ApOrbital said:

British UK 24 hour combat rations MRE Meal Ready to Eat - By the unit or Bundle £18

Apparently in the UK armed forces MRE stands for 'Meals Rejected by Ethiopians'

[PH User]

Why does the food have to be healthy?

[thebraketester]

Sweet potatoes. Double wrap in foil. Chuck on embers. Wait 30-45mins maybe 1hr if big . Done. Tasty as a tasty thing.

[RizzoTheRat]

Never tried in batches that size, but a couple of my camping staples:

Breakfast: Fry chorizo until it lets out some oil, fry egg in the oil, shove it a roll. Saves having to carry oil for frying.
Dinner: Fry chorizo until it lets out some oil, fry mushrooms/onions/pepper/etc in the oil, add couscous and water, leave to absorb water, stir, eat.


Chilli's generally an easy one to make in bulk but not sure I'd fancy trying to cook rice for that many people, so maybe bolognaise and pasta would work better.

[geeks]

RizzoTheRat said:

Chilli's generally an easy one to make in bulk but not sure I'd fancy trying to cook rice for that many people, so maybe bolognaise and pasta would work better.

Serve it with jacket potatoes rather than rice

[BoRED S2upid]

Veggie tomato ragu with pasta all you need is tinned toms, passata, veg, couple of sprigs of thyme, seasoning and 2 pans one for the pasta. Make your own flat breads to cook on a rock or frying pan rub with olive oil and garlic. You can use the same sauce to do meatballs for a slightly less healthy version.

[anonymous-user]

PH User said:

Why does the food have to be healthy?

Because thats what he asked for

[PH User]

MonkeyMatt said:

PH User said:

Why does the food have to be healthy?

Because thats what he asked for

So you don't know either.

[geeks]

PH User said:

MonkeyMatt said:

PH User said:

Why does the food have to be healthy?

Because thats what he asked for

So you don't know either.

Typically because you are feeding other peoples children, food should be classed as at least nutritious, plus if its anything like when I used to go on scout camp the scouts themselves will bring plenty of their own junk food

[Bacon Is Proof]

PH User said:

MonkeyMatt said:

PH User said:

Why does the food have to be healthy?

Because thats what he asked for

So you don't know either.

Why would you want to serve unhealthy food to children?
Who the fk are you, Ronald McDonald?

In fact I call it AICMFP.

[anonymous-user]

Not neccesarily healthy as such but a great start to the day. Fry some cubed chorizo and panchetta, add some diced onions, then some chopped tinned potatoes. when potatoes are starting to go golden and crisp add some chopped mushrooms (tinned are ok), then add tinned chopped tomatoes and baked beans (the mixed baked beans are good) once simmering crack in some eggs and serve when they are cooked to your liking. You can add and take away ingredients for a bit of a variation

[PH User]

geeks said:

PH User said:

MonkeyMatt said:

PH User said:

Why does the food have to be healthy?

Because thats what he asked for

So you don't know either.

Typically because you are feeding other peoples children, food should be classed as at least nutritious, plus if its anything like when I used to go on scout camp the scouts themselves will bring plenty of their own junk food

I would want my kids to have a fun time rather than worry about a 1 off camping trip feeling the need to be healthy.

[MrJuice]

Thanks for the tips

Healthy because children are forming lifelong eating habits and I'd like them to take up healthy eating long term. I'll leave treat days to their parents to manage.

They had dessert both nights but it was (relatively) healthy. Nothing processed. Apply crumble made with oats instead of flour and a wholemeal spelt flour banana and date bread the next night.

[geeks]

PH User said:

geeks said:

PH User said:

MonkeyMatt said:

PH User said:

Why does the food have to be healthy?

Because thats what he asked for

So you don't know either.

Typically because you are feeding other peoples children, food should be classed as at least nutritious, plus if its anything like when I used to go on scout camp the scouts themselves will bring plenty of their own junk food

I would want my kids to have a fun time rather than worry about a 1 off camping trip feeling the need to be healthy.

They will still have plenty of fun without a Burger King you know!

[MrJuice]

thebraketester said:

Sweet potatoes. Double wrap in foil. Chuck on embers. Wait 30-45mins maybe 1hr if big . Done. Tasty as a tasty thing.

This was exactly what we did. As you say, tasty as.

[thebraketester]

MrJuice said:

thebraketester said:

Sweet potatoes. Double wrap in foil. Chuck on embers. Wait 30-45mins maybe 1hr if big . Done. Tasty as a tasty thing.

This was exactly what we did. As you say, tasty as.

Do them whole next time. Next level st!!! Skin goes black and you are left with delicious orange goodness inside.