Thread: lightweight meals for the bush

Originally Posted by oneshot

Being the miserable prick that I am when it comes to carrying extra weight into the bush I did some experimenting with some light weight meals. This is my latest creation and surprisingly makes a lot of food. I have put the below ingredients in a large bowl, then halved the mix again, then seal in a vacuum bag. This type of food can save you cooking, so no need to carry a gas or fuel cooker if you don’t mind eating it cold.
When your ready to eat just put into a billy tin or what have you, add boiling or cold water, allow the mix to soak up the water, it will expand a lot! especially the Couscous and oats. This is high in carbs and energy, is very quick and easy, and tastes really good.

Mix in a bowl dry-

½ cup of rolled oats
½ cup Couscous
¼ cup of milk powder
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup shredded coconut
¼ cup Goji berries
¼ cup peanuts
¼ cup Sun flower seeds
¼ cup linseeds
¼ cup Banana chips
¼ cup Wheat germ
¼ cup Pumpkin seeds
¼ cup chocolate powder

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Question for you @oneshot :
Where did you get those narrow gauge vacuum pack pouches ... ?? I have a roll of wide vacpac bags , but they do not work at all well when I try to use them sideways ...