What food do you bring on your trip? On a trekking of a week or two, food supplies may be a little less than what your body needs. For a period of two months however one needs to be more exact when it comes to nutrition.
What I bring is potato powder, flour, milkpowder, jeast, salt, cheese, saucage, nuts and chocolate. Smaller food I bring is instant soup, pine nuts, raisins, extra tea, dough kneading bag, waterbag, wastebag and toiletpaper. You can buy this foodstuff almost everywhere. The amounts of food are calculated from the list below.
See the video How to make pancakes in the outdoors.
Tips
– Carry the flour, milkpowder, jeast and salt in a transparent Ortlieb bag for multi-day purpose, and blend the ingredients. Now you will only need to add water to make pancakes. Place the required portion into a kneading bag (an transparent Orlieb bag), add the water, and knead the dough with your hands, or your knees if the water is cold. Using a non-stick pan you do not need oil. Add raisins or cheese and you have a tasty warm meal that will boost you through the day.
– Cheese is a perishable food. I learned from a Russian (with thanks to Dimitri from Severobaikalsk!) to wrap the cheese in a cloth that is soaked with lots of salt and a little water. You should be able to preserve the cheese for about a month, even in warm weather. It is nessecary to inspect the food every two or three weeks. You should rub the saucage with oil as soon as a white colour appears.
Packing
The larger food intems such as flour, milkpowder and potato powder, are stored in transparant waterproof Ortlieb bags, carried in a large food bag (home made).
The smaller food items such as thea, coffee and soup are stored in a small food bag (home made).
I have made a list of the nutritious value of different kinds of food. Green areas show calories, vitamins and minerals required each day (above) and available (beneath). Shortages need attention. In between you will find the nutritious value of the food per 100 grams, and the food available each day on average. Your bodyweight is taken into account, as well as your physical efforts. The list shows one thing for sure: you don’t need freeze dried food.
Large food bag
– nylon fabric
– zippers 90 cm
– nylon cord
– stopper
Small food bag
– nylon fabric
– zippers 90 cm
– nylon cord
– stopper