Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: BWCA.com Cook Book - LUNCH & MUNCHIES
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BuckFlicks |
Chicken from a foil pack pre-cooked bacon tabasco mayo packs lifted from Chik Fil A (they have the best mayo) or hard salami Pepper jack cheese Chik-Fil-A mayo All stuffed into a pita. I also love smoked oysters and Rosemary and Olive Oil triscuits. |
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CrookedPaddler1 |
Vehicles & Riders is all you need. Vehicles are the base for your meal (bread, crackers, hardtack, biscuits, hudson bay bread, etc.), Riders are your toppings (hummus, peanut butter, jelly, honey, etc.) |
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straighthairedcurly |
BuckFlicks: "I'm intrigued by Matt Food. Friend of mine who had gastric bypass surgery had a similar concoction he called "mudge" that didn't have oats in it. The ratios are strictly based on taste and texture. You want to taste the honey but not be too sweet. The oats and powdered milk absorb the wetness of the honey and the of the PB so you add enough of each so you can roll a ball of the Matt food and it will stick together without getting glop all over. I use rolled oats and toasting them would probably be tasty, but I am too lazy. If you don't like the chewiness of the rolled oats, you can use quick oats. |
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overthehill |
1/2 c unsalted BUTTER 1/2 c brown sugar 1/2 c quick oats 1/2 c whole wheat flour 1/2 c white flour 1/4 c wheat germ 2 teaspoons grated orange rind 2 eggs 1 c almonds blanched 3/4 c coarse chopped dried apricots 1/4 c flake coconut 1/4 c gold raisins Cream butter and brown sugar til soft. Mix in oats,flours,germ,orange rind. Pat into 8" square pan. Then mix eggs,almonds,raisins,apricots,another 1/4 c brown sugar and pour/spread over base. Bake at 350 for 35 min. or til golden brown. Cool, and cut into bars. Wrap each in foil or saran. Good to carry along in pocket for bear bait! |
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BassmasterP |
The next morning rinse off the salt and season with pepper and onion powder. Grill to medium rare. Slice steak into strips - the thinner the better. Dehydrate steak strips along with sliced onions and peppers. Rehydrate on the water with one beef bouillon cube. Add to large tortillas and top with shredded cheddar cheese. Finish off with horseradish sauce pilfered from your local Lion's choice. This is a favorite of ours when stopping for lunch on a relatively short travel day. Enjoy! |
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OldGreyGoose |
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Beaverslide |
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Jackfish |
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sylvesterii |
Created on our last trip to Insula by our “what do we have left” meal. It will now be a go-to. Ingredients: Cooked Bacon Aged cheddar Maple Syrup Tortilla shell Oil Heat skillet over the fire In each tortilla place, 2 strips of bacon, sliced cheddar and a drizzle of maple syrup. Fold in half. Put a splash of oil or butter in a heated skillet Brown both sides and melt cheese. Eat! |
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Kendra |
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Freeleo1 |
The tuna with lemon pepper packet. Others I've talked to like the ranch or chipotle with Keebler Toasteds Whole wheat crackers. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. (bread kept in a bread keeper) Pack bread keeper with other crushable stuff as bread is eaten. |
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MeatHunter |
Tuna salad wraps * 1 (24 ounce) can solid white tuna packed in water, drained * 4 stalks celery, minced * 4 tablespoons dill relish (or 1 small dill pickle, minced) * 12 tablespoons light mayonnaise * 8 tablespoons red onions, finely chopped * 8 teaspoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed * 2 teaspoons dried dill * 1 teaspoon salt * 1 teaspoon black pepper * 8 fat free whole wheat tortillas For the tuna, I used the stuff that comes in the foil packets. Celery I dehydrated along with the onions. The mayo and relish I got from the gas stations. Lemon juice I had the wife grab a few packets from her work but I think you could get them at a long John Silvers maybe. Salt, pepper and dill went into a small sandwich bag. I made a great lunch and fed 4 of us, 2 wraps each. |
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ripple |
White Bean & Tuna Spread# |
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jrlatt |
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RT |
1 Pita Pocket per person (light lunch) 2 cups Bulghur Wheat 2 1/2 cups boiling water 1/4 cup lemon juice (1 large lemon) 1/4 cup good quality olive oil 4 teaspoons kosher salt 1 cup minced scallions, white and green parts 1 cup chopped fresh mint 1 cup chopped parsley 1 large cucumber, unpeeled, diced 2 cups of cherry tomatoes, diced 1 teaspoon black pepper For the best results, you will want to prep and create this after breakfast in the morning. After a few hours paddle, when lunch rolls around, all of the ingredients will have had the time to meld and taste perfect. Place the Bulghur Wheat into a doubled up large Ziplock (gallon size) bag. Pour in the boiling water, add the lemon juice, olive oil, and 2 teaspoons of salt. Stir, then allow to stand at room temperature for 20 to 30-minutes. Just enough time to wash breakfast dishes. After the Bulghur Wheat has had time to soften and soak up most of the water, add the scallions, mint, parsley, cucumber, tomatoes, 2 teaspoons of salt, and the pepper; mix well. Let sit in your food bag or barrel until lunch time. Cut Pita bread in half and fill each half with a generous helping of Tabbouleh. |
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Erk |
For snacks I like to have rolled tortilla chips (takis, Trader Joe’s, Tostitos), there’s many flavors and they live through the abuse of packing and unpacking. Good crunchy snack. A good gorp, which mine varies from time to time. Hot n spicy usually. Skittles or licorice often find their way into my bag. Smoked fish or jerky For lunches I’m always into peanut butter and raw honey on a tortilla. Sometimes I get tired of this other times I like it a lot. Maybe some smoked meat, cheese, some good mustard and either crackers or a harder bread like ciabatta for a lunch. Some times I’ll do a freeze dried bag meal like good to go or backpackers. Or the tuna packets, they’re also simple. |
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builditbetter22 |
1/4 cup brown sugar simmer together one minute remove from heat stir in 2 cups raisin bran crunch 1/4 cup chocolate chips 1/3 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup peanuts 1/2 cup dried blueberries put into an 8x8 pan freeze for 30 minutes remove from freezer cut into bars |
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paddlefamily |
pears blue cheese bagel chips foil packed smoked salmon crackers of choice smear of cream cheese ultimate pb + j Spread on a bagel or your favorite packable bread: crunchy peanut butter jam/jelly sliced strawberries dried craisins cashew halves |
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Scout64 |
Summer Sausage on Pita bread. Canadian bacon on (guess what) Pita bread. Hey what can I say, it does not smoosh. |
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ripple |
White Bean Pate 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion diced 1 carrot shreaded 3 cloves garlic 8 mushrooms (we like a mixed wild mushroom) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 30 oz Canned small white beans- rinsed and drained Saute the onion, carrot, garlic, and mushrooms in the olive oil until tender. Add salt and pepper. Puree everything with the beans in the food processor- then dehydrate. We spread this on crackers, dip with pita chips or use the multigrain sunflower rolls and make a sandwich. See the post on Main Meal Dehydrating for how to dehydrate. |
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rlhedlund |
Made these at home to take for our HAAA a couple weeks ago. They are very good. 1 Tbls butter 5 1/2 cups Special K Blueberry cereal flakes lighty crushed 3/4 cup crunchy peanut butter 3/4 cup dried blueberries 1/2 cup honey 3/4 cup brown sugar Grease 13x9 pan with butter. In large bowl, mix cereal and dried fruit. Put sugar, and honey in medium pot and heat on medium until sugar fully dissolves. Careful not to burn sugar. Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter. Pour over cereal flakes and fruit and mix together gently and thoroughly. Spread mixture in pan. Place in refridgerator for two hours to cool and set. Cut into bars and wrap individually. Can store in freezer. I actually used mixed dried fruit and it was good. |
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BuckFlicks |
Curious... what ratios do you use? Do you toast or bake the oats prior to mixing? |
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Jackfish |
Sausage Cheese Bite-size candy bar Kool Aid Hudson Bay Bread PB & J Beef Jerky Bite-size candy bar Kool Aid |
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ChazzTheGnome |
Foil chicken pack (seasoned ones) Mini red onions Pita bread Light mayo packets lifted from subway Pepper If the rest isn’t self-explanatory, you maybe shouldn’t be going camping without some help. |
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dogwoodgirl |
Pepperoni Cheese Spearmint leaves or lemondrops Trail Mix (mine has cashews, pecans, sunflower seeds, soynuts, chopped apricots dates and papaya, dried cranberries, m&ms) |
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ducks |
Zone bars (wife) Beef jerky Beef sticks GORP Peanut butter bagels |
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SunCatcher |
Beef Sticks (Wimmers Little Meaty Snack Sticks) Little Bag Planters Peanuts (I hate GORP) Scooby Snacks (Fruity Snack) or Fruit Roll Up |
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PikeLover |
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rertel |
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Paddlegal |
Just need: Tortillas (which I usually bring for pb&j or sausage & cheese lunches on the go) Cheddar cheese Onions, diced (optional, can add summer sausage, tuna from packets, etc.) Bottled margarine or oil to grease the pan Can cook over a camp stove in a pan, over a fire in a pan, or even better, find a flat rock! |
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paddlefamily |
Spread 'em on bagels, bread, pancakes, fruit or eat them right out of the packet. Find them at natural food stores or REI. www.justinsnutbutter.com (tried to post link, wasn't working) |
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GeoFisher |
Serves 12 1 1/2 cups Nature's Path "OatBran Flakes" cereal 1 cup "Total" cereal (however, any unsweetened flakes cereal could be substitued (ie. Wheaties) 2 cups rolled old-fasheioned oatmeal 3/4 cup chopped honey roasted peanuts 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar (could substitue 1/4 cup of Splenda Brown sugar if you'd like less sugar) 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips 1. In a large bowl, mix together cereal, oats, and peanuts. Set aside. 2. Place peanut butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup in a large saucepan over low heat. Stir constantly until mixture is smooth and just starts to boil. 3. Stir in vanilla and add cereal mixture. Gently toss to mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into a 9-inch greased pan. Pat and press level (by wetting down fingers with water). 4. Cool completely and then cut into bars. Wrap bars in plastic wrap and store in airtight container. These freeze well |
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Chilly |
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mooseplums |
sliced pepper jack jalapeno and cheddar summer sausage butter spread combine ingredients and enjoy |
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Swampturtle |
Fresh- Day one fresh deli wraps-large tortillas, cold cuts wrapped in foil Tuna salad foil pack, small pitas, mayo packets Smoked Cheese (mozzarella, Gouda, cheddar), crackers, summer sausage Dry- Bear creek minestrone or chicken soup with ritz crackers Bear Creek Cache lake fry breads-sweet or savory Cache Lake cold wild rice salad with veggies & dressing Cache Lake Clif bar, Luna bars, clif gel shots Mocha w/caffeine/chocolate/vanilla Clifbar & Luna Pickle cup/fruit cup/applesauce cup Peanut butter or chocolate peanut butter jif cups gorp snack mix, Target caramel cashew, dried fruit & nuts, freeze dried fruit Peanut butter & jelly food tubes with small tortillas Homemade Jerky-beef or venison (black pepper & garlic/pepperoni/andouille/hot & spicy/sweet hardwood) Nesco jerky cure & spice Little Debbie cosmic brownies Licorice, Swedish fish, gummy bears Pepperidge Farms savory/pretzel/sweet goldfish crackers Fiber one 90 calorie crumb cakes |
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myceliaman |
Miso paste or the dehy miso packets Seaweed Tofu non refrigerated variety Scallion optional Success rice Simple - just boil water add all or some of the above and you have a quick tasty lunch. |
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Jackfish |
How about if we change this topic slightly to include what you pack for lunches when you're on the move or out fishing? |
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kanoes |
Also, my GORP mix (minus the R and P)...sunflower, pumpkin, soy nuts and pistachios. |
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TFo |
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crumpman |
Heavy to carry, but very tasty. |
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wtgmonkey |
Mayo packets Relish packets Crackers Liter of filtered water Single ice tea mix packet Nip of Canadian whiskey |
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Richwon4 |
Breakfast #2-oatmeal Lunch-venison jerky & ramen Dinner-Fish & Gordon's potato pearls Nothing fancy I don't go to eat. |
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Rob Johnson |
Woodman's carries a couple of different dehydrated versions of hummus in the international section. The one requiring only water was OK. The one that uses olive oil & water is really good. Requires bringing a pre-measured amount of oil that is triple sealed but we think it is worth it. |
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Paddlefish |
Instant pudding is a nice desert after most meals on the go. |
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gutmon |
2 c oats 1 c sliced almonds 1/2 c wheat germ 1 c shredded coconut Toast on a cookie sheet at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Be careful not to burn. Combine: 2/3 c honey 3 Tbs butter 1/4 c brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp salt Bring to a boil and pour over toasted mixture Add to mixture 1/2 c chopped dates 1/2 c chopped apricots 1/2 c dried cranberries 1/2 c dried apples (any dried fruit you have on hand can be used) Reduce oven to 300. Spread into well greased, 9x13 pan. Bake 25 minutes. Wait 2-3 hours before cutting to allow bars to set. Cut and wrap bars in waxed paper. |
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BWPaddler |
Tortilla or pita ham cheese stick Tortilla or pita PBJ |
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Sloth |
- Box of reduced fat Ritz - No-Fat Milk - Reduced fat peanut butter - Bag of dark chocolate chips In a saucepan, mix the chocolate chips with milk. Heat the mix until the chocolate melts and the mix is a smooth consistency. Spread peanut butter on one cracker, place another on top to make a sandwich. Dip the cracker sandwich in the chocolate mix. Place on wax paper to dry/harden. |
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Frenchy |
I make a large batch and package it in single servings for each member of our crew. A little peanut butter, jelly, or honey makes for agreat and easy lunch. |
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Frenchy |
This is a recipe for what the Sommers Canoe Base calls Hudson Bay Bread, or sometimes just Bay Bread. In the 1960's, the Base got the recipe from the Minnesota Outward Bound School, and for several years it was baked at the Barbara Ann Bakery in Ely. At the bakery, it was baked in a convection oven, so it is difficult to get exactly the same effect in a conventional oven. This recipe comes very close. One important technique left out of the Base's official instructions is that rolled oats should be used (not instant oats), and more importantly, they should be ground up. A blender works fine for about a cup at a time, and a food processor would probably work even better. Bay Bread is most excellent as lunchtime fare on canoe trips when you are burning thousands of calories each day. It is convenient, easy to pack, and is a concentrated food source that everyone seems to look forward to on the trail. When you see the ingredients, you will see why it does NOT make a very good "light snack" at home. 1 1/2 lbs. (3 cups) butter or margarine - soft 4 cups sugar 2/3 cup corn syrup (light Karo) 2/3 cup honey 2 tsp. maple flavoring (Mapleine) Cream together the above ingredients. Gradually add: 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds 19 cups finely ground rolled oats (see above) Press into cake pan or large sheet pan about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes. Do not overcook, as it will get crispy and brittle. Take out of oven and use spatula to press down (keeps it from crumbling). Cut into exactly 3 1/2 inch squares. Package in plastic bags with as many as there are crew members (one each for lunch). If you measured correctly, they should just fit into 1/2 gallon paper milk cartons. They will be protected, easy to pack, and easy to find when you want to grab a quick lunch. Slather with massive quantities of peanut butter and jelly, and wash it down with some Red-Eye, and you will know you ate lunch! |
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CedarPaddle |
I vacuum pack them and toss one or two in my pocket for a snack or breakfast on the go. Sorry no pic's we ate them all! |
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CedarPaddle |
1. Tortilla shells 2. Squeeze bottle of pizza sauce "sometimes hard to find" 3. Package of slice pepperoni... in the jerky isle 4. Jar of parmesan cheese Squeeze a little pizza sauce on your tortilla shell Add slices of pepperoni Top with parmesan cheese Enjoy |
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CedarPaddle |
1. Tortilla shells and I pack them in a Frisbee to keep from getting all bent up or broken. 2. Chicken foil packet 3. Prep veggies at home onions and green peppers. 4. Toss all your vegies in a Ziploc bag add fajita seasoning and kneed in bag, double bag or vacuum pack it. 5. When ready to serve, open bag and chicken and stir. 6. Spoon out portions in to your tortilla shell and add a little cheese whiz ;) |
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Goby |
1 Foil pack of tuna per person 2 baby bell rounds of cheese per person 2 tortillas per person Place tortilla on frying pan and place 1/2 of the tuna (for 1 person) on one side of it. Cook until warm. Cut up cheese into chunks and place on other side of cooking tuna/tortilla. Cook until melty. Fold tortilla in half. Enjoy. |
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Hawbakers |
Trail Mix (1/2 cup/person individually packaged in 'snack' size baggies or Fisherman's Mix or Mixed Nuts Granola Bars Beef Jerky Dried fruit or fruit snacks Fig Newtons or Rice Krispie bar (found at convenience store) Jolly Rancher candies |
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MrBreeze |
Foil pack chicken to add to soup. Cheese and crackers Tea bags per taste (just add hot water) Cookies for dessert This is good for those cold, wet days. |
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MNLindsey80 |
Some Naan heated up on the side |
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basilio |
If I'm on the go ... Foil pack salmon Pack of cream cheese (w/ jalapeno is my favorite) Triscuits (6-8 per person) Lemonade Spread cream cheese on the Triscuit, top with salmon and enjoy If I'm in camp Bear Creek tortilla soup fortified a foil pack of chicken. I buy the dry soup mix, sift the dry ingredients from the soup powder and divide it into four portions. Vac pack it. Each portion makes 16oz.of soup. |
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boconorm |
If I am on the move, a quick lunch is a couple of tortillas, peanut butter, jelly and to add some crunch, I add a handful of high protein granola to each tortilla. This and some dried fruit will add fuel to your engine. An alternative to this is using a flavored tuna packet with your choice of condiments to fill the tortilla. Lots of good protein. |
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straighthairedcurly |
To make it, mix peanut butter, powdered milk, rolled oats, and honey until the peanut butter can be formed into balls without being sticky or too dry. This makes a very protein packed, easy to handle food that is delicious on a piece of chocolate, on bannock, or just munched on plain. We mix it up at home before the trip and just stuff it back into a peanut butter jar for storage. Another high protein recipe to make ahead: 2 C. soynuts 1 C. dried apples, chopped 2 C. peanuts 2 C. raisins 2 C. sunflower seeds 2/3 C. dried dates 2 C. powdered milk 2 C. rolled oats 1 C. coconut 2/3 C. peanut butter 2/3 C. honey 1/3 C. vegetable oil Mix together all the dry ingredients. Heat the PB, honey, and oil then mix it with the dry ingredients. On trail, a cup of this with a little water added to hydrate the milk makes a yummy granola like mixture. It can be eaten dry also. |