Backcountry Food Principles Lightweight Nutritious Tasty Quick and simple to prepare Create minimal rubbish/ waste No tin or glass Remember: Your energy needs will be higher And Everything tastes better in the bush!

NO NUTS PLEASE St Leonard’s College has a nut minimisation policy to reduce and manage the risk of a potentially fatal incident where someone has an anaphylactic reaction to a type of nut in their food. Please note that Sesame seeds are a type of tree nut We ask for you assistance in bringing only food which does not contain any nuts. Please read the ingredients of cereals, ‘Trace amounts of nuts’ are acceptable.

Trip Menu Planner MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday breakfast To be had at home before arriving to school lunch Bring a packed lunch from home dinner provided by school – a light weight dehydrated meal Will be had back at home sharing stories about how much fun camp was snacks

Snacks  Scroggin is high energy, low GI snacks that will help keep you going through the day in between meals. Make up a zip lock bag – sandwich size for each day. It could include any of the following: Sultanas / raisins/ currents, Dried fruit, Yogurt / fruit chews, Seeds, Chocolate – (M&M’s), Snakes / jubes – natural jellies, Anzac biscuits, Muesli bars, Rice crackers, Jerky  Muesli bars (check for no nuts & low in sugar content)  Fruit Apples, oranges & other fruits that will not squash easily in the pack are ideal  Fruit cake A little heavy, and will need to be wrapped up or snap-locked but very nice to break off a bit to snack on during the day. Can also be used as a dessert with some custard. Drinks — hot drinks like tea/ coffee, cup-o-soup, milo can be nice to warm you up in the morning or afternoon. Powdered additives like Powerade & Vita Soy sachets are useful for replacing electrolytes on hot days. Don’t bring to much as these should not be used to replace drinking pure water. Also placing these in a snap-lock bag inside another snap-lock bag is the best method of containing the powder.

Scroggin Sultanas / raisins/ craisins Dried fruit Yogurt / fruit chews Seeds Chocolate – (M&M’s) Snakes / jubes – natural jellies Anzac biscuits Muesli bars Rice crackers Jerky

Coffee, tea, hot chocolate Cereal with powdered milk Breakfast bars Vita wheats with spreads Instant porridge Fruit loaf / buns Breakfast – Start the day with Energy!

Lunch Dried biscuits (vita wheat), tortillas, mountain/pita bread, rice cakes. Spreads – jam, vegemite, honey. Dips, cheese (processed keeps best) Sachet tuna / salmon Salami / smoked meats (first 2 days only) Tomatoes, semi-dried toms, avocado, cucumber, alfalfa sprouts, snow peas Fruit, dried fruit Drink: water, tang / powdered powerade, cup a soup.

Dinner Group of 4 to cook and eat together. Use template in booklet to carefully plan menu Get a shopping list compiled and shop together Practice cooking your meal(s) at home to ensure quality and quantities are good. Remember energy needs are higher in the bush. Cater for approx 125g per person of pasta / rice. ie. 500g pack for 4 people

Main meal construction Base – (carbohydrates) rice, pasta, noodles, burritoes, cous cous, etc Meat – (protein) salami, tuna, salmon, Vegetables- carrot, onion, zuchini, mushrooms, peppers, pumpkin, sweet potato, dried peas/ corn Flavour – curry paste/ powder, pesto / pasta sauce, sweet chilli sauce/ soy. Have a no cook option (eg wraps / cous cous)

Fettuccine with sautéed onion, bacon and red pepper in a creamy tomato pesto sauce Decant pesto from glass jar into sealable, secure plastic container

Veal Tortellini with sautéed mushrooms and onions in a creamy tomato sauce

Carbonara pasta with vegetables

Sweet chilli tuna and vegetable cous cous

Red Thai vegetable curry with noodles

Freeze dried / Dehydrated meal

Dessert options Chocolate apricot melts Stewed fruit in custard Chocolate mousse

FAQ’s

FAQ’s Can I bring my phone? NO Can I bring my Ipod? NO Not even for the bus trip? NO Only piece of electrical equipment allowed is a camera. We aim to have a technology free week, socializing face to face instead of electronically. It is a rare opportunity to connect with nature. It is a chance to step away from the everyday luxuries you take for granted, so that you may appreciate them all the more on your return.

FAQ’s Can we have camp fires? it is a possibilty, depending on campsite, weather, and discretion of staff. Can we wear leggings? No, they can be too hot, and don’t give adequate protection. Are there Showers? NO, but beautiful rivers, creeks and beaches to wash in, sometimes.

FAQ’s Which hike is better Grampians or Otways? Both places have their own beauty and challenges and are of similar difficulty. So who are our leaders / staff? You will find out in the coming weeks. What was all that again? Please go to STL Link, Outdoor Education / Year 9 hike and download a copy of this presentation. walk-otways-np/