Camp Cooking-Shopping List

How does Food Shopping work?

In preparation for your first week of Camp at Home Cooking, you'll need to buy a variety of pantry items and dry goods, in addition to a few dairy and produce items. For any ingredients that are non-perishable (such as oats, popcorn kernels, baking items, etc.) you'll want to buy full-size packages that will last over several weeks or more.

You will also need to make weekly purchases for perishables, produce and any re-stock items. All recipes are created to use as many common ingredients as possible, many of which are shelf-stable and can be bought in larger quantities to be used throughout the summer. You will be paid for 1 hour of shopping/re-supply time each week. You will be reimbursed for all purchases as well.

Weekly Recipe Organization

Camp at Home activities and recipes are organized in a 3 week rotation. On the following pages, there is a separate shopping list for each week's worth of recipes.

Each week, use the corresponding shopping list as a guide for your weekly purchasing. Many recipes will use similar ingredients across multiple weeks (such as oats, brown sugar, powdered milk, etc.) so you will not need to purchase all ingredients every week. Before going shopping each week, check your inventory of dry goods and pantry items, and check off any ingredients that you still have from previous weeks. The goal is to shop as efficiently as possible and avoid food waste.

Pro tips:

• For transporting refrigerated items (including fresh fruits & vegetables), please transport them in a cooler or insulated bag with a small ice pack. Once you arrive at the Host Family's house, place these items in the refrigerator until needed.

• Bring only what you need: instead of transporting a huge package of oats when you only need 1/2 cup at a time, measure out smaller amounts and bring them in a reuseable bag or container. This lightens the load of materials to carry, and helps keep your larger packages fresh longer (and avoids big spills or messes!)

• It's recommended to transport anything liquid, sticky, or any open packages in a plastic bag or sealed container, to prevent spills into your gear bin or car. Keep a few extra bags in your kit to transport dirty cookware and utensils back home.

• Clean as you go: prevent large messes by cleaning up as you go! Put ingredients away in your kit as you use them, and wipe up any spills as they happen. Campers can easily help; put one person in charge as the 'mess master' for each recipe you cook!