Low weight, tasty, easy to clean

Food: you need about 3500 calories per day.

Breakfasts

‘Instant’ porridge: We recommend the Microwave pouches - these just ened boiling water poured over, stirred and left for a minute. DON't bring porridge pots - these crack and break in bags too easily and cover your kit, which if slightly damp, then turns to porridge on your kit!

Cereal/breakfast bars

Tea / hot chocolate.

Day time

Lunch: oat cakes are my go to . Lightweight, nutrious.

Smoked cheese, Pepperami /Baby Bels, chorizo/ jerky / Tuna mixes (John West to a little Jacket potato topper which works quite well, or a small tin of tuna mayo.

Wraps are heavy and can go mouldy in heat - as do flatbreads and pittas. 

Snacks: flapjacks, cereal bars, nuts, dried fruit, Jelly Babies, chocolate (does melt!), apples. NOT bananas (unless you want a bag full of banana mush).

Evening Meals

(Check calories – aim for 600 - 800)

• Flavoured CousCous (put in a resealable freezer bag)

• Supernoodles (ideally NOT Pot Noodles - same issue as the porridge pots

• Boil in the Bag – e.g. Wayfayrer - or ‘Microwave in the Bag’ works as well (you simply put the pouch in boiling water and heat through for 10 minutes Uncle Ben Chilli no Carne is pretty good!

• Dehydrated meals: there are lots of brands available, e.g. Firepot, Adventure Food, more expensive, but a good option for the third night of Gold to keep weight down?

• Pasta stir in sauces with pasta (no glass jars) - but you'll have to wash up

• Tea, hot chocolate

(NO frying)

Emergency Food

More snacks – these must be packed separately and shown at the end of the expedition (you can eat them on the journey home!). Flapjack, cereal bars are best.