CAMPING help

[jaskylu3]

So, my family and I and some friends are going camping!  I need ideas on recipes...quick and easy....fun stuff too (for the kids). 

 

 

[DanielleM]

There was another recent thread talking about camping... http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/18299-camping-food/%C2'>

 

Some good stuff there, with links to other threads for more ideas. 

 

You can roast meat or veggies on sticks over the campfire, bake sweet potatoes wrapped in foil in the coals. My friends make stews over their fire pit in their back yard quite often- you could do something like that if you have a good cast-iron dutch oven. 

 

It's been a while since I've been camping- maybe others can chime in too. 

 

Have fun!

[Coco Nutter]

type in "camping whole 30" into google and you'll get a lot of links to threads that have already been set up with some really good hints and tips

 

Search for "camping" "barbeque" in teh search tool of the forums also

[LuiseRN]

There are tons of things that can be put into a pouch made of aluminum foil and placed on the grill such as fish and veggies, veggies alone (if you have your meat grilling separately), even breakfast (such as eggs, compliant bacon -if you can find it- veggies). Pineapple rings can be placed directly on the grill and taste very yummy grilled. The possibilities are endless! have fun!

[tiva]

I camp 4 months at a time during each summer for my forestry research, but this will be the first time doing Whole30 rather than primal. This entry is really helpful: https://whole9life.com/2011/07/whats-in-your-cooler/

 

I don't have the patience to cook foods in the fire--those foil packets seem to take absolutely forever for me, especially when I'm exhausted at the end of a day in the field or in the kayak.

 

So instead, I grill a lot of simple protein: fresh lake trout from the local fisherman, skinless boneless chicken thighs, compliant sausage, burgers. I keep them frozen before trips, so they don't go bad in the cooler as they thaw.

 

For veggies, I use a ton of frozen veggies, especially green beans, broccolli, cauliflower. Again, I put them in the cooler frozen and when they thaw, I heat them up for a few minutes. I also use all the yummy pre-washed veggies in little bags: carrots, celery, sugar snaps, tiny red peppers, cherry tomatos (although the last 2 are out for now, alas, because I'm testing nightshade issues). I also grill a lot of veggies: kale is awesome grilled on foil with lots of garlic, olive oil, and sea salt. Zuchinni, asparagus, eggplant--all yummy coated with olive oil and then grilled.

 

For kayaking, where weight and bulk count and I don't have a fridge or cooler, I bring the Indian food in little plastic bags that you just heat up briefly. Many of them are compliant, but you need to read labels carefully. 

 

I love nuts, but I try to substitute olives a lot of the time, as that article suggests.

 

Have fun!