1. Menu Planning
Grade 9
Camping

2. Things to Remember NO NUTS Nut Substitutes Other ideas?
Or nut products
Nut Substitutes
Quaker Chewy Granola bars (marked on box with red “Made in a nut free facility” logo)
SunRype fruit bits (also come in fruit bars)
Seeds (sunflower are my favourite)
Dried fruit (apples, banana chips, pineapple, apricots etc.)
Crackers (Stoned Wheat Wafers are my personal fave)
Cheeses (not the soft ones like brie)
Dried salami (lasts much better than the vacuum packed stuff)
Nut free energy bars (they usually specify this on the label, if they don’t say nut free assume they aren’t)
Other ideas?

3. Menu Plan
Snack while waiting for food to cook (We all know how hungry you can be!)
Main Course
Quick cooking times
NOT ready made
e.g. KFC
Combines various ingredients
Dessert (optional)

4. Think About while Planning
Taste
Appealing to all members of your group
Variety
Plain oatmeal everyday will test the patience of everybody
Slow to rot or “go bad”
Durable
(will not break, squash, or leak in your pack)
High in Energy
Packaging
Small in packed size
Lightweight
Avoid bringing:
Cans, glass, Tupperware
Raw meat/fish/chicken (ALL MEAT MUST BE PRE-COOKED)

5. Menu Considerations Allergies Cooking time Fuel required
Water required
Ease of Clean Up

6. Cooking Set-Up Utensils, food & water within easy reach
Room for group members
Insure there is no need to reach over stove
Delegate tasks
Get water
Chop ingredients etc.
Cook dispenses food
Keep things from getting ‘schmozled’

7. When Packing Day Night Separate smaller lunch bag from main meals
Easily accessible
Night
To avoid any animal encounters at night, all food, garbage, and smelly things (toothpaste, deodorant) should be stored in your nylon stuff sac FOOD BAG, in the Bear locker.
Do not use the tent bag or your sleeping bag stuff sac for food storage; the food scent will make these items attractive to animals.
NO FOOD IN THE TENTS, If YOU CHOOSE TO SURVIVE THE TRIP!!!

8. Breakfast Suggestions
Instant Oatmeal
Hot Chocolate
Fruit/ Granola Bars
Cold cereal
Bagels
Some sort of topping
Breakfast Burrito
Eggs (precracked)
Flour tortillas
Salsa

9. Lunch Suggestions
Think of foods that don’t require cooking! Bag Lunch!
Munchies
Easy to eat on trail while walking
Dried fruit, energy bars, chocolate bars, cookies, crackers, dried salami, jerky, food from bulk bins…
Bagels
Cream Cheese
Sandwiches
Pitas
Hummus

10. Dinner Suggestions
Pasta, rice, beans, lentils, couscous, bulgar, instant potatoes, ramen noodles, tortillas, pitas with a balance of protein (meat or plant based) and vegetables/fruit
Desert
A small sweet
Oreo cookie (2/ person)
Dark Chocolate

11. What to Do in Class In food groups...
Brainstorm menu ideas
Use web or other resources
Fill in Menu Plan
Will require out-of-class time
Cook & cook’s assistant for each meal (initials next to meal)
Fill in To-Buy list
Who will do the buying?
Initials next to meals you’re buying
Teachers to circulate and offer help/advice
Copy of whole-group menu plan must be handed in before trip
No snacks or lunches listed
Marked for credit
IF NOT ATTENDING, FIND OTHER MEMBERS THAT ARE ATTENDING THE TRIP WHO YOU CAN WORK WITH, IT IS FOR MAKRS!