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Ideas for Camping Meals and Hiking Snacks
I am super excited to share this post with Ideas for Camping Meals and Hiking Snacks from my recent camping trip. Being in Yosemite for 7 days and being responsible for prepping and cooking dinner each night, for 8 – what an absolute honor and a task. Calling upon my knowledge as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and bringing my food blogger vibes, all while keeping it easy, accessible and making everyone happy – that may have been one of my favorite food challenges, to date.
Obviously (and selfishly) all the food I cooked for the week had to be gluten-free with options for being paleo-friendly, as there were three of us that ate this way. The rest of the group could eat everything, which made it quite easy. Given that the days were filled with epic, day-long hikes, some as long as 14 hours and 22 miles or boot camp style workouts and yoga, I also wanted to be sure I was nourishing everyone adequately and providing high-quality, nutrient-dense food while keeping it affordable and doable given the restricted nature of camp cooking. Also full disclosure, I still wanted to keep it all fun and campy, because after all, camping is a time to relax, let loose and have a good time.
Below you will find all of the meals I cooked for the week, along with links to recipes where appropriate and info on how I made it happen. At the bottom you will also find some suggestions for hiking and trail snacks, supplements, etc.
These may not be the best photos, I left my DSLR camera at home and chose to just enjoy the trip and relish in the moments rather than focusing on food styling and perfection. So, instead we have lots of iPhone shots from myself and my girl Natasha of The Feisty Kitchen, who also coincidentally makes a really rad prep and sous chef / partner in crime.
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Photo Fun Day Friday
Happy happy Friday! Hope everyone is having a great week and has a fun weekend ahead. Most of this week’s photos come from our trip out to the lake over the weekend and at the start of this week. We had so much fun, the weather was perfect and it was exactly what we all needed. A little “fancy camping”, as we were calling it. My cousin Andrea and her boyfriend Mike came in from Albany for a night, then my sister Vicky and my neice Teagan and my parents all came out. We ate, drank, walked on the beach, watched movies, had beach fires (and smores) and just relaxe. It so was perfect and I didn’t want it to end.
We don’t have a lot of fun on tap for this weekend, we have an open-house on Saturday from 11am-1pm (let me know if you are in the area and looking and I will send you the info), and a house showing on Sunday, so I have my fingers (and toes) crossed for some action. Other than that, I hope to get some baking and cooking done. What do you have planned for this weekend? Happy weekend everyone!
Mark and Seri doing some serious cuddling.
The beach makes me happy.
Uncle Mark and Teagan.
Seri.
My niece, Teagan and my sister, Vicky.
Mark and Seri taking in the sights and sounds of fall.
Mark and Seri again 🙂
I love the colors this time of year.
Me and my baby on the beach.
Campfire on the beach. My favorite.
The weather on Sunday was a beautiful 70+ degrees and sunny. It was perfect.
I made spiced apple cider sangria.
Vicky and Teagan.
The little princess.
Look at that view and those colors. It was hard to leave on Monday.
Mark got me the most delicious chocolate birthday cake on Tuesday from Bon Bon’s Gluten Free Bakery in West Seneca
Had a great dinner at Taste of Thai with so many of my favorites. I’m a lucky girl!
After a weekend at the beach and birthday celebrating that meant a week of extra careful eating and a little detoxing/cleansing. Beet, apple, orange and carrot juice was a great way to kick it off.
Super excited about this cookbook that I got from our friends Anne and Billy.
