Camping Fan

So are you all getting the idea that I think food is important?

Especially when camping food can really make or break the trip. When you go camping you burn lots more calories than you do in your normal day-to-day activities unless of course you have a very physically demanding real world job!

So when planning your food for the trip always add at least 25% more than you think you will need. That way when you son who normally only eats one burger asks for a second or even a third you have enough to feed him and keep him going.

What I’ve actually done is taken a page from what I learned when planning a cub scout camping trip for my kids and plan a menu according to the following guidelines:

Breakfast

Morning snack

Lunch

Afternoon snack

Dinner

Dessert

When planning the main meals use much larger portions than normal. For breakfast if you normally eat a 3 egg omelet…make it a 4 or 5 egg. If you have 3 slices of bacon make it 5, if you eat two pieces of toast make it 3.

The snacks should be mini-meals in themselves. An apple, a pack of cookies, a sweet treat and a juice box are about the minimum.

Hopefully these extra little tips will help!

Eric

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