SAMPLE MENU LIST

Because you can bring coolers on your back country trip, your menu can be varied and exciting!  Leave those freeze-dried packs of food at home; bring along the steaks!! 

Please plan your menu according to your own food preferences, but if you’re new to the back country, you might consider the following shopping list and menu as a helpful guide:

SAMPLE MENU FOR 5
Meals include feeding of packer

 

 

DAY 1:  RIDING OUT

      
   

Lunch:

Turkey Sandwiches (made night before)
     

Fruit

    
     

Power Bar

    
   

Dinner:

Steak

    
     

Couscous

    
     

Salad

    
     

Marshmallows

  
     

Corn on the cob

  
 

DAY 2:  FISHING AND HIKING

    
    Breakfast: 

Egg Beaters

    
     

Instant Oatmeal

  
     

Toast

    
     

Coffee

    
     

Bacon (fried sandwich ham)
   

Lunch:

Turkey Sandwiches

  
     

Fruit

    
     

Power Bar

    
   

Dinner:

Steak

    
     

Couscous

    
     

Salad

    
     

Marshmallows

  
     

Fish?

    
 

DAY 3:  FISHING AND RIDING

    
   

Breakfast:

Hard Boiled Eggs

  
     

Toast

    
     

left over meat

  
     

Instant Oatmeal

  
     

Coffee

    
     

Bacon

    
   

Lunch:

Turkey Sandwiches

  
     

Fruit

    
     

Power Bar

    
   

Dinner:

Fish -- better catch some!

  
     

Potatoes

    
     

Salad

    
     

S’mores

  
           
 

DAY 4:  PACKING UP AND RIDING HOME

  
   

Breakfast:

Hard Boiled Eggs

  
     

Toast

    
     

Instant Oatmeal

  
     

Coffee

    
   

Lunch:

Turkey Sandwiches

  
     

Fruit

    
     

Power Bar

    
 

SNACKS:

licorice

    
     

Gorp

    
     

Fruit

    
     

Carrots

    
     

Cheese

    
           

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SAMPLE GROCERY LIST               (5 PEOPLE, 4 DAYS)
 

Advil
 

Apples for snacks and horses
 

Avocados for salad and sandwiches
 

Beer (in cans)
 

Bread
 

Butter
 

Carrots for salad and horses
 

Cheese for sandwiches and hors d'oeuvres
 

Chocolate
 

Corn on the cob
 

Couscous
 

Diet Coke
 

Egg Beaters
 

Fruit
 

Garlic
 

GatorAide powder to add to filtered water
 

Gorp
 

Graham Crackers
 

Ham sandwich meat (doubles as bacon)
 

Hard Boiled Eggs for breakfast and salad
 

Hot Chocolate
 

Instant Coffee
 

Instant Oatmeal
 

Jack Daniels and/or other "snakebite" medicine
 

Licorice
 

Limes for beer and fish
 

Marshmallows
 

Mustard
 

Onions
 

Pepper
 

Potatoes
 

Powdered Creamer for Coffee
 

Power Bars
 

Salad Dressing
 

Salad Packs
 

Salt / Spices
 

Steak frozen ahead of time
 

Sugar/Nutrasweet packs
 

Tomatoes

 

Turkey Jerkey
 

Turkey sandwich meat
 

Wine