Miantaining while camping

[Mudpie]

I have a vague memory of going camping with DH and eating nothing but fat, carbohydrates, and starch for the entire time.

We do have a motel room this time but with no fridge. And there are no grocery stores nearby or places that would have anything remotely healthy on the menu.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Dagmar

[midwife]

Canned tuna and those salmon pouches would be top on my list. Will you have an ice chest? String cheese and hardboiled eggs might be okay for a little while in the ice chest. If the salt won't do ya in, maybe some beef jerky. Will there be a microwave at the motel? You could make oatmeal. I'd bring a variety of fruits---eat berries and apricots first and then apples/bananas/oranges later cause they're hardier and will stay fresh longer.

[TamiL]

My husband and I follow a modified low carb lifestyle and camping isn't really an issue. We take along a cooler and make sure its always stocked with ice.
We make eggs and bacon or omelets with cheese for breakfast, sliced turkey in a low carb tortilla for lunch or hamburger with cheese sans bun, and then for dinner its usually fish or chicken cooked with some butter and plenty of chopped veggies in a foil pack on the fire. Yummy!
For snacking we take along sliced pepperoni, summer sausage, nuts, sunflower seeds, fruit, and cheese sticks and slices.

For dessert we like to make homemade ice cream. This can be a diet buster but the serving size is relatively small. We use combine 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1/2 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla in a small ziplock bag. The we add some ice and kosher salt to a larger bag, put the small bag inside the larger bag and shake vigorously for a few minutes. In a few minutes you have a really great tasting ice cream serving (ice milk) that you can add a few blueberries or strawberries and enjoy!
I generally do not gain weight while camping.

[iaradajnos]

For our camping, we enjoyed the Boston Harbor Islands. It's very cheap (something like $15 for camp site, $15 ferry). We stayed on Grape Island. The rangers were amazing with the kids. We take subways and buses to get to the Harbor. The whole way, we urban backpack in with small kids. Our resources were: beach and found wood for very basic cooking. It's very rudimentary. Check out ReserveAmerica.com and look for Boston Harbor Islands. Fun.

In advance, we pre-cooked kasha and cut long lasting fresh (raw) veges. We carried in some fruit foods for our meal on the ferry but after that we would be on canned and dry goods. Everyone needs 1-1 1/2 gallons of drinking water per day. Our family ran out on our last day. We'll bring 1 1/2 gallons each person next time.

Recipes (individual servings):
1 c low-fat plain yogurt, cut strawberries and blueberries, 1 c Go Lean Kashi, splenda to taste. Ferry food.

1 c grapes, plain cut veges (carrots, cauliflower, broccoli), low fat cheese, crackers. Ferry food.

Frying Pan/Cookout: 1 tsp EVOO, 1/3 c chopped onion, 1/2 c cooked kasha, 1/2 c beans, 1 c small chopped veges. Dinner.

Frying Pan/Cookout: 1 pack hot kashi cereal cooked in 1 c almond milk with 1 Tbsp fine chopped pecans with splenda to taste. Breakfast. (Hint: at home I've been adding large chopped frozen bananas and one small chopped prunes).

Lunch: double-fiber bread (you could bring a pita bread instead), 1 Tbsp peanut butter, 1 tsp jelly, one chopped carrot, 1 c almond milk.

Snack: apple and cranberries.

Dinner: mix 1/2 c canned beans, 1 c salsa, 1- 1 1/2 serving chips (about 100 cal), canned soup.

Smores: 4 pieces herseys chocolate (from large bar; about 50 cal), 1/4 to 1/2 low-fat gramham cracker (30-60 cal), one marshmellow (25 cal).

Breakfast: 1 c almond milk, 1 c Go Lean Cereal, about 1 Tbsp cranberries, 1 Tbsp cashews (100 cal).

Lunch: double-fiber bread (you could bring a pita bread instead), 1 Tbsp peanut butter, 1 tsp jelly, one chopped carrot, 1 c almond milk.

[CountingDown]

Dry cereal (Fiber one is a fave)
Laughing Cow with Thomas Light WW bagels
Fresh fruit
Fresh veggies
String cheese (LF cheeses)
South Beach High Living Bars
Nuts
Nut butters
Joseph's Heart Healthy (high protein) pitas
Craisins/dried fruit

Take an ice chest along, and you can also add yogurt, soy milk, MSF/Boca burgers (these are great cold - especially the black bean and chicken patties), hummus, etc.