Lots of tasty items to talk about!
An oldy but goodie, the Luna Peanut Butter Cookie bar. Chewy, not too sweet and it is frosted.
Snikiddy snacks. Crunchy, light and great tasting. Check out their Facebook page as well for both a sweepstakes and a sample offer! Kids will love the mac n’ cheese poofs and as a bonus, they are lower sodium, something so rare in savory snacks.
Salad Pizaaz – find these in the produce section of your grocery store, often hanging above the vegetables. They have a couple varieties to try, we love the Cherry Cranberry Pecano blend. Not overly sweet and as a bonus no added sodium! Use them in breakfast dishes, tossed in with chicken salad on the trail or even top a savory rice dish with them – or eat them out of the bag while hiking.
Frontier Soup Mixes. If you have ever tried Harmony House Food’s soup mixes you may want to take a look at their 15 varieties. A number of them can be adapted to backpacking and all work well for a cold car camping trip. Just avoid any with wild rice for a quick cook time – you can always bring the soup to a boil and then cozy it for a good 30 minutes for a hearty meal! My Mother In Law and I tried out the Red Pepper Corn Chowder the week Walker was born. I had just got out of the hospital and it was an easy/quick lunch to make. How backpacking friendly is it? Use lower sodium chicken bouillon and NIDO whole fat dry milk! The Tortilla Soup can be easily made with a 7-ounce pouch of chicken and as a fuel saving secret let the dry items soak for 20-30 minutes, then bring to a boil and let sit in a pot cozy for 20 to 30 minutes. For salsa to go with it, see here for a easy DIY recipe. The bags of soup make quite a bit so will easily feed 3 to 4 hungry hiking partners.
~Sarah
