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Four Day Sample Menu Plan for One-Burner Stove Cooking

If you are going on a trip of four days or less, menu planning is a more suitable option than ration planning. The following four day plan is one example of what you can bring. To view a sample shopping list, calories and recipes that coincide with this menu plan click here.
Recommended steps for menu planning:

  1. Create a meal plan for the appropriate number of days. You can split the meals up between group members to make it easier. You can find more menu plan ideas on the Backcountry Kitchen membership site.

  2. Create a shopping list from your menu plan. The amounts of food will vary, depending on how much calories you want to intake and how many people are going on your trip.
  • Day One
  • Day Two
  • Day Three
  • Day Four

Breakfast

At home

Snacks

Energy bar
Piece of fruit
Trail mix

Lunch

Pre-made sandwich from home
Smoked almonds

Dinner

Curried vegetable stir fry with baked tofu and rice noodles (option: add or substitute pre-cooked chicken for tofu)
Trail Cookies

Breakfast

Eggels (scrambled eggs on a bagel with cheese, avocado, bacon and tomato)
Oranges
Coffee/tea (with sweetened condensed milk)

Snacks

Energy bar
Cheese and crackers

Lunch

Pitas with hummus, tomato, avocado and cheese
Cherries

Dinner

Pasta with pre-made tomato sauce with ground beef, mushrooms, onion and peppers
Dark chocolate

Breakfast

Pancakes with bacon, dried blueberries and maple syrup
Coffee/tea with sweetened condensed milk

Snacks

Energy bar
Beef Jerkey

Lunch

Bagel with peanut butter and jam
Trail mix

Dinner

Tacos with pre-cooked chicken or pork, cheese, dehydrated salsa, green pepper and onion
Hot chocolate

Breakfast

Granola with stewed fruit
Coffee/tea with sweetened condensed milk

Snacks

Energy bar
Gummies

Lunch

Crackers, cheese, hummus, salami
Trail mix
Beef Jerkey

Dinner

Couscous with tempeh, nuts, carrots, onion and peppers in a peanut soy sauce
Trail Cookies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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