Thread: lightweight meals for the bush

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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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I got as far as "couscous" and flagged it...how does anyone eat that shit?

Originally Posted by Spook

I got as far as "couscous" and flagged it...how does anyone eat that shit?

With a mouth.

that looks bloody awesome

Got a similar mix

1 measure of milk powder
1 measure of protein powder (vanilla beats choc in my book here)
1 measure of toasted muesli
1 measure of rolled oats
1 measure of bran with sultanas
1 measure of untoasted muesli
half measure cranberries

same deal, mix the lot up and bag about 1.5 to 2 cups for a serving
In the bush, brew a cuppa and put the extra hot water into the bag, squelch it around and then eat after a minute or so

I like it so much I have it for regular breakfast often. The only thing is that protein powder is mad expensive


Good idea with the couscous - I never know what to do with that shit so I'll give it a go, likewise the goji for slow release energy

Also, less rubbish to carry out

Originally Posted by Spook

I got as far as "couscous" and flagged it...how does anyone eat that shit?

just live a little and try something extra healthy, I love the stuff.

Bookmarking this one.

Originally Posted by oneshot

just live a little and try something extra healthy, I love the stuff.

Oh, but I have tried it...has the taste and consistency of wet sawdust, and probably equal in nutrition.

I agree with ebf,
protein for breakfast is the way to go. bacon and eggs , steak and eggs or a big bag of mixed nuts is a lot more slow release energy. porridge or pasta,and your hungry again in an hour or two.

You could add potato flakes to the list. And as far as diets go the body can fuel its self on ketones just as well as glucose. A ketogenic diet has much to recommend it.

Tried a similar setup not long ago. When it came to vacume packing it i didnt have the fancy townie stuff so thought the old vacume cleaner and a snaplock bag would do. Never again. Half my shit disappeared up the pipe and the rest sprayed out everywhere. Good times

Haha brilliant

I don't have one of those fancy vacuum sealers either so I use those slidelock bags - they are overpriced but the Pams knockoff ones are shite

Originally Posted by possummatti

Tried a similar setup not long ago. When it came to vacume packing it i didnt have the fancy townie stuff so thought the old vacume cleaner and a snaplock bag would do. Never again. Half my shit disappeared up the pipe and the rest sprayed out everywhere. Good times

Originally Posted by 308

Haha brilliant

I don't have one of those fancy vacuum sealers either so I use those slidelock bags - they are overpriced but the Pams knockoff ones are shite

I learnt a little trick of matt wattson. Put ur shit in a snaplock bag and put the bag in a bucket of water right upto the seal with the seal open. That'll push all the air out then u seal it. It works

Originally Posted by possummatti

I learnt a little trick of matt wattson. Put ur shit in a snaplock bag and put the bag in a bucket of water right upto the seal with the seal open. That'll push all the air out then u seal it. It works

And yet you still tried the vaccum cleaner