Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: BWCA Food and Recipes :: What do you do about protein?
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Savage Voyageur |
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Northwoodsman |
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huntfun2 |
quote billconner: "We carry fresh eggs. Refried and baked beans dehydrate very well. Saw a session at Canoecopia focused on using TVP. Plan to experiment this year." Sorry for asking a dumb question, but what is TVP? |
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inspector13 |
TVP = Textured Vegetable Protein. (Soy Flour) Last time I bought it I got Bob’s Red Mill brand. |
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overthehill |
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Frenchy19 |
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mc2mens |
quote Savage Voyageur: "Ribeye steaks first night and fish at just about every meal. " What he said! |
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Frenchy19 |
quote schweady: "Rarely a problem. Awesome! |
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BobDobbs |
syntha-6 is hands down the cheapest/yummiest we've found. I'd recommend sticking with the chocolatey flavors as those are the easiest to stomach. |
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Savage Voyageur |
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NotLight |
quote mirth: "I do the same as others have noted.... Pouch chicken, cheese sticks, lots of jerky, summer sausage, shelf stable bacon, steaks for 1st night, fresh eggs for breakfast early on in the trip, dehydrated ground beef for soft tacos, etc. I also really like getting dried fruit, banana chips, etc, from Trader Joes to go on the peanut butter instead of jam. Less messy, and I always thought kind of fun and different. There are probably other even more creative things to do as well. Bacon? |
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butthead |
butthead |
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mirth |
We're bringing peanut butter this year for PB&J roll ups. |
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marky |
We're bringing some of those non-refrigerated tuna packs and we found some packs of cut up chicken that doesn't have to be refrigerated either, but we're wondering what other people do for protein in the meals. |
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brux |
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schweady |
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NotLight |
- Steaks on the firegrate night 1. (I prefer precooked bratwurst, no bun, or just a tortilla. Maybe baked beans rehydrated if you have them. Simpler than steak. Cooked meat keeps longer than raw, I've heard.) Bring the meat in fully frozen. - Summer sausage. - Mountain House freeze dried chicken #10 can. Open the can at home just before the trip, and split into several meals. (Seems expensive, but comparatively it isn't). - Ove-easy egg crystals. Supposedly not bad - didn't get to try mine last year. I think they are better if you dress them up with something - bacon bits, etc. - Instant milk. Some people swear by Nido (not the sugary kind) if you can find it. Walmart sometimes has Nido. Otherwise carnation works fine. Best mixed with breakfast oatmeal, etc. - You can bring a soft sided cooler with frozen cooked meat. I am not an expert on how well that works. If you have enough ice, I've heard 5 days. If your buddy leaves the softsided cooler unzipped and in the sun - maybe an hour (that happens). - Peanut butter. - TVP (not for me). - Catch some fish. |
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marky |
You're not going hungry! |
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billconner |
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OldFingers57 |
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Spartan2 |
quote jeremylynn21: "Why the precooked bacon and not just cooking it on site? Ive seen alot of post about precooked bacon so just curios the diffrence. Just my personal opinion: tastes good, much lighter weight, no grease to dispose of, and shelf stable. It is what we use at home now. I know it isn't as tasty as the real thing, but it is healthier and it does satisfy our bacon taste most of the time. If you take it out of the cardboard box the envelope is very thin and just slides along the edge of your food box, out of sight and out of mind until you want some bacon! Very easy and very quick to prepare. By the way, bacon is not a source of much protein. Bacon is basically a "fat" food, not a protein food. For that we take eggs. Fresh eggs in the shell. A different topic, and one I have addressed several times on this board. |
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CrookedPaddler1 |
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AmarilloJim |
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Swampturtle |
First night marinated steaks vacuum sealed and frozen solid. Second night cooked spiced chicken breasts also vacuum sealed & frozen Third night ham steaks, already sealed, frozen. On the way up, packed into a cooler full of ice. At outfitter all goes into the freezer overnight to make sure it's hard as a rock. Don't forget it! Temperature is a factor, we usually trip May & September. Did a July trip with the same deal, didn't have a problem. Ham was still cold day 3. After that we use our dehydrated meals that include ground beef, canned chicken & tuna packs. Summer sausage, pre-cooked bacon (Boars head), jerky. Weiners, brats, tubed meat...zups has it all. Zups wild rice brats are pre-cooked, vacuum sealed & ready to go. We plan on smoked cheese, crackers & summer sausage for 2 meals. It's great to fall back on when it is raining hard. Cheers! |
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Freeleo1 |
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jeremylynn21 |
Thanks |
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butthead |
quote jeremylynn21: "Why the precooked bacon and not just cooking it on site? Ive seen alot of post about precooked bacon so just curios the diffrence. I pre-cook bacon because I am finicky about brand and flavor, big Nueske's fan! Anyway, whatever brand, it is 1/3rd the weight or less and takes hardly any time to prepare, yet tastes as good. butthead |