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Dehydrated backpacker meals - These are lightweight, compact meals in a bag that you just add hot water to rehydrate. They come in lots of flavors like pasta pr
by pettycashstash2 3y ago
Dehydrated backpacker meals - These are lightweight, compact meals in a bag that you just add hot water to rehydrate. They come in lots of flavors like pasta primavera, chili, rice and chicken, etc.
Canned soups/chili - Stock up on cans of soup, chili, beef stew, etc. You can eat these cold if needed, but they're better warmed up.
Couscous - Couscous is very easy to make with just hot water. You can make it savory by adding in canned veggies, tuna, precooked chicken, or peanut butter for a Thai style couscous.
Quinoa - Cook quinoa in hot water and mix in canned beans, corn, peppers to make it a filling meal.
Steel cut oats - More hearty and filling than regular oats if you cook them in hot water overnight in a thermos or insulated container. Top with dried fruit, nuts, cinnamon.
Rice and beans - Canned beans, minute rice or precooked rice and seasonings make a nutritious, filling meal.
Ramen - Jazz up instant ramen by adding frozen mixed veggies once the water is hot. Scramble in some eggs too.
Hot cereal - Packets of plain instant oatmeal, cream of wheat or grits are good to have on hand.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoIs couscous not considered savory by default?
- filleduchaos 3y agoI don't know any metric by which wheat would be considered savoury.
- hammyhavoc 3y agoChatGPT says that couscous is generally considered to be savory. I think perhaps you are conflating a savory flavor ala umami with the concept of savory dishes, i.e., non-sweet dishes. Whilst I would agree that couscous isn't umami, I do consider it to be a savory dish by default as it isn't sweet in its unseasoned state.
- klyrs 3y agoChatgpt doesn't have taste buds; it isn't a reliable authority on this or anything else. Couscous, like any other pasta, has little flavor and serves as a starchy vehicle for whatever flavors you choose. There are sweet preparations, there are savory preparations.
- filleduchaos 3y ago> ChatGPT says that couscous is generally considered to be savory. You are asking a language model to tell you what taste wheat has, instead of using your own mouth, nose and eyes? What on earth is it about AI hype that has people forgetting how to function as human beings?
- mips_r4300i 3y agoThis is the way. Typical Mountain House meal is 650 calories and requires 1.5 cups of boiling water. High in sodium but overall not too unhealthy. Costs about $8 per meal.
- itsoktocry 3y agoOn the trail, maybe. But when you are in your house, what advantage do they have over cooking from scratch with actual ingredients? Pasta, beans, couscous, meat...can all be cooked the same way you're heating water for your dehydrated meal.
- solardev 3y agoThey're much easier to cook. Pour hot water in and wait a few min and that's it. If you were to make pasta, sauce, toppings, meat etc. individually using only boiling water, it'd take quite a while and probably not taste very good. But I guess if the power's out and you're not working or anything, time isn't really an issue? Shrug. Just tradeoffs between cost, time, health, convenience, and taste, like most food.