Quick cook camping food that isn't too 'carby'
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madzone
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The ingredients list on the back of the pouches is remarkably additive free 
Here they are
http://www.lookwhatwefound.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=23
They're only £1.28 or something in Morrisons
Here they are
http://www.lookwhatwefound.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=23
They're only £1.28 or something in Morrisons
spring-peeper
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I could see it getting messy trying to do it over a one burner stove in a frying pan.
One the plus side, you would have lots of night time visitors as the local wildlife arrives to clean up the spillage
gaijingirl
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Sort of a spin-off from the LL thread (amazingly)... but when I did Diet Chef they supplied me with food from these people..
http://www.lookwhatwefound.co.uk/
Probably not the cheapest option, but it seems you can buy them in Waitrose as well as online. Anyway, the whole point of the ones I got is that they were pretty low carb. They were very tasty (especially the soup) and they don't go off.
ETA... sorry - just noticed you already discovered this...
http://www.lookwhatwefound.co.uk/
Probably not the cheapest option, but it seems you can buy them in Waitrose as well as online. Anyway, the whole point of the ones I got is that they were pretty low carb. They were very tasty (especially the soup) and they don't go off.
ETA... sorry - just noticed you already discovered this...
madzone
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That's what I got!!
They have them in morrisons - well, they had three varieties and they were pretty cheap
moonsi til
worked it out now!
Someone mentioned hotdogs could buy those ones in the glass jar for a easy snack also veg pate in the tubes ? Tartar makes a good snack that doesn't go off
Could also make pancakes, all types of eggs and frittata. I would second (or third) the suggestion of freezing say a homemade veg chilli or curry. I have gone to WOMAD with a frozen veg chilli on the Thurs morning and not eaten it till the Sunday evening.
I also freeze my orange/cranberry juice so it stays colder longer and helps in the cool box. Could do this with milk too.
Could also make pancakes, all types of eggs and frittata. I would second (or third) the suggestion of freezing say a homemade veg chilli or curry. I have gone to WOMAD with a frozen veg chilli on the Thurs morning and not eaten it till the Sunday evening.
I also freeze my orange/cranberry juice so it stays colder longer and helps in the cool box. Could do this with milk too.
Mungy
i haz boobz
you could make up a curry or whatever you usually eat. spread it out on a baking tray and put in a very very low oven for hours until its dehydrated. then when camping just add water and leave for 5 mins. very good but takes some organising beforehand.
you could buy a dehydrator and do it in that. this is what i do* i also make beef jerky this way.
*in theory. i'mjust not organised enough
you could buy a dehydrator and do it in that. this is what i do* i also make beef jerky this way.
*in theory. i'mjust not organised enough
When we were at a festival last weekend I had oat cakes and fruit for breakfast then bought lunch and dinner from stalls on the site. Lunch was a £3 potato and spinach curry and dinner was roasted veg with olives and salad that cost about £6. There were other meals that were meat based that cost about £4. I don't think £7 a day for food is too bad at a festival. Taking your own food and cooking it is a bit cheaper but often difficult if you want to eat fresh food.
mr steev
magic thought wizard
When I was at Reading in 87 I nearly od'd on tinned hotdogs! I wasn't eating much meat at the time and being put off them meant it was one of the final steps before I went veggie
ymu
Niall Ferguson's deep-cover sock-puppet
Well, I was assuming a cool box would be employed. Frozen meals in that for the first three days, everything else will keep plenty cool enough to be OK by the end.I took some bacon to glastonbury but had to throw it away as it definitely wasn't right after a couple of days. And I wouldn't trust eggs that had been sat in a hot tent for days either
If you're asking for stuff you can chuck in a rucksack and leave in the blazing sun all day, dried fruit and nuts would be the way to go.
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
If I was driving (car not camper) to a festival + I didn't have much spare cash after the cost of the tickets + it was going to be 3-4 days + one ring primus stove ...
I probably wouldn't bother with a cool box/bag
I'd get some supplies that I could keep in the car and go back to the car once/twice to pick them up. Tinned tomatoes and chickpeas/red kidney beans/vac pak flat breads mainly.
What I would have in my tent:
olive oil
small cooking onions
garlic
root ginger
cous cous/quinoa
red lentils
tomato purée (thickening & conc flavour)
chorizo or other dried cured sausage
pine nuts/raw cashew nuts
dried milk
apples, small oranges, couple of lemons
spices - black pepper, salt, chilli flakes, basil/oregano, paprika (thickening agent), cumin seeds, turmeric, mustard powder
ground coffee and tea leaves + infuser
baby bels/waxed cheeses
jar of black stoned olives in brine
dried fruit
supermarket fresh veg for as long as they lasted: peppers, courgettes, aubergines, green tomatoes, leafy stuff, mebbe some green bananas
One pan, a wok
I probably wouldn't bother with a cool box/bag
I'd get some supplies that I could keep in the car and go back to the car once/twice to pick them up. Tinned tomatoes and chickpeas/red kidney beans/vac pak flat breads mainly.
What I would have in my tent:
olive oil
small cooking onions
garlic
root ginger
cous cous/quinoa
red lentils
tomato purée (thickening & conc flavour)
chorizo or other dried cured sausage
pine nuts/raw cashew nuts
dried milk
apples, small oranges, couple of lemons
spices - black pepper, salt, chilli flakes, basil/oregano, paprika (thickening agent), cumin seeds, turmeric, mustard powder
ground coffee and tea leaves + infuser
baby bels/waxed cheeses
jar of black stoned olives in brine
dried fruit
supermarket fresh veg for as long as they lasted: peppers, courgettes, aubergines, green tomatoes, leafy stuff, mebbe some green bananas
One pan, a wok
spring-peeper
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Hubby suggested tinned soups and stews.
He also has a question about the festivals. Is there clean, drinkable water available, or do you have to bring your own?
He also has a question about the festivals. Is there clean, drinkable water available, or do you have to bring your own?
madzone
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spring-peeper
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There's always water
Which reminds me, I need to get a carrier
Thanks, I'll let him know.
It's a good thing we don't live over there. If hubby had his way, we would spend the summer drifting from one festival to another.
In other words, he is jealous of your festivals. The only ones we get around here are country music festivals.
