Saturday, October 15, 2011

Food Preparation Guidelines For A Successful Camping Activity

By Ronald Watts


Camping trips are the best way of family and friends reunion or bonding. Considered like a vacation, these trips can be a way of relaxation after a hard period of work. Therefore when one wants to have a camping trip, being for a reason named above or other, some things should be put into consideration, such as the equipments and foods required.

Put into consideration the types of foods you will need in regard to the period of your stay and the location of your camping. It is not a good idea to carry with you foods which spoil easily or cause a huge mess and difficult to clean but is much conveniently to carry simple foods.

Since fresh foods and vegetables can spoil faster when not eaten or kept at favorable condition. It is therefore advisable to carry foods which will last the period of your camping.

The best way to make sure that you stay with fresh foods is to take with you a cooler and start consuming the most perishables. Frozen foods for camping is a bad idea as the process of defrosting and cooking is too tiresome and you may end up throwing these foods.

Planning ahead for the journey is the best way. Decide which foods you will need and how it will cost you to cook them. It is therefore advisable to carry simple foods which require simple methods of preparations like hot dogs or oatmeal.

Being the preparation of oatmeal fairly easy, with a requirement of boiled water, sugar and seasoning at a preference, its advisable to bring a good quantity of oatmeal on your trip as it serve a delicious breakfast.

Cooking leads to dirty dishes and most probably you will require dish soaps or wipes. Water is important and therefore you should have bottled water or carry purification tablets to treat boiled water.

Always remember, when camping, plan ahead and keep frozen goods out of your thoughts and concentrate on simple foods which are easy to cook and carry.

Good luck campers!




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