My husband said he would carry the food bag if I kept its weight around 6 pounds (2.7 kg). Hurray! That said, our menu and food prep list for our 2015 Smoky Mountains backpacking trip included a few things to please each palate. He likes the convenience of prepackaged freeze-dried meals and factory sweetened oatmeal. He also likes Roasted Peanut Crunch bars, beef jerky, and Gatorade.
I like to have a warm mint tea when it's rainy. I also like plain oatmeal with fruits and nuts added, home dehydrated meals, and don't eat foods with sweeteners of any kind. I cherry pick the nuts and raisins out of trail mix and my family cherry picks the candies. Together we make a pretty good team. Given our palates, we planned our Smoky Mountains backpacking menu and began preparing as follows:
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS BACKPACKING MENU
Meal Plan by Day
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Snacks
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Drinks
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Breakfast
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On the Road
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Oatmeal , Freeze-dried Fruit, & Nuts
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Oatmeal , Freeze-dried Fruit, & Nuts
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Oatmeal , Freeze-dried Fruit, & Nuts
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Beef Jerky, Cashews, Trail Mix, Granola Bars
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Water, Gatorade, Mint Tea, Electrolyte Drink Tabs
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Lunch
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Mountain House Meals
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Mountain House Meals
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Backpacker's Pantry Meal
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Left-over Snacks on the Way Out
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Spare
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Dinner
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Beef Tacos with Black Beans on Flour Tortillas
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Spaghetti with Meat Sauce and Freeze-dried Peas, Crushed Red Peppers
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Beef Stroganoff with Freeze-dried Peas and Egg Noodles
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On the Road
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None (Extra Snacks)
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Food Preparation List in Support of Our GREAT Smoky Mountains Menu
Cook & Dehydrate
Purchase & Repackage
Pack as Purchased
Beef stroganoff
Oatmeal packets (12) (add own freeze dried fruit and nuts)
Crushed red peppers
Backpacker's Pantry Thai style coconut curry with beef serves 2
Egg noodles
Freeze dried peas (1)
Trail mix
Mountain House beef stew serves 1 (2)
Meat sauce
Beef jerky
Roasted peanut crunch granola bars (3)
Mountain House chicken and rice serves 1 (1)
Spaghetti
LÄRABAR (4)
Cashews
Mountain House sweet and sour port serves 1 (1)
Taco meat with black beans
Flour tortillas (6)
Gatorade single serve packets (3)
Electrolyte drink tabs
Cook & Dehydrate
Purchase & Repackage
Beef stroganoff
Oatmeal packets (12) (add own freeze dried fruit and nuts)
Crushed red peppers
Backpacker's Pantry Thai style coconut curry with beef serves 2
Egg noodles
Freeze dried peas (1)
Trail mix
Mountain House beef stew serves 1 (2)
Meat sauce
Beef jerky
Roasted peanut crunch granola bars (3)
Mountain House chicken and rice serves 1 (1)
Spaghetti
LÄRABAR (4)
Cashews
Mountain House sweet and sour port serves 1 (1)
Taco meat with black beans
Flour tortillas (6)
Gatorade single serve packets (3)
Electrolyte drink tabs
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