What will we eat at the Jamboree?

Post date: Jan 29, 2010 10:10:09 PM

Jamboree meals are provided in generous portions. The meals include fresh foods that

would be provided in any Summer Camp setting, or at home. Breakfast and Supper are served in

the Troop site at designated times, and each Patrol is present and dining together. Jamboree

lunches are available at a number of “kiosks” located around the Jamboree site, upon

presentation of a lunch ticket. They are refrigerated, and include a sandwich, a drink, fruit, a

snack and sometimes yogurt. The Jamboree site is vast, and Scouts have the freedom each day to

choose which activities and exhibits they wish to participate in, so you don’t need to carry lunch,

just stop at the nearest kiosk to pick it up when you are ready. Supper menus for Jamboree

include meals such as: Beef Stew; Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers; Lasagna; Chicken Breasts in

Gravy; Beef in Gravy; Chicken a la King; Salisbury Steak and Gravy; Hot Dogs; and Spaghetti

and Meatballs. The supper menus routinely include fresh vegetables, provided either for salad or

cooked. Breakfast menus included Cereal, juice, milk, pastries or muffins. On three of the

mornings, eggs with ham, sausage, or as omelets have been featured. In addition to the meals

that are provided as part of the fee, there are numerous snack bars around the Jamboree at which

other foods can be purchased, such as hamburgers/hotdogs/pizza/ice cream. The food provided

at the regular meals is in large quantities, and it is very good. There is no need to have to buy

food to supplement it, although the Scouts from time to time might visit the Snack Bars if they

choose. There is no refrigeration in the troop sites, but patrols are provided with a supply of ice

daily for water/drink coolers issued to each patrol.