Annual Leadership Kayaking Trip 2013
Meal Planning

Each Leadership participant will bring and prepare some food for the group -- either one dinner + snack, or two smaller meals + snack.  To choose your meals, visit the Doodle calendar here.

Keep in mind:

Meals should be enough to feed 10 hungry people.  Calories are important to help keep warm in the spring and leadership conditions!  If in doubt, bring a little extra; you can always prepare less.

Our dietary requirements in this group include:

1. Vegetarian-friendly (meat "on the side" is fine, as long as it's not an integral part of the meal).  3 out of 10 people are vegetarians, if this information helps you.
   
2. Potentially anaphylactic allergies to fish, jackfruit, and "P-nuts" (peanuts, pinenuts, pecans, pistachios).  PLEASE DO NOT BRING THESE ITEMS AT ALL, EVEN FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE.  Other nuts, including cashews and almonds, are fine to bring.
   
3. Mushrooms/strawberries on the side, or not at all.

Kitchen equipment (pots, pans, spatula/stir spoon, cutting boards, kettle, MSR stoves & fuel, a couple of serving bowls etc) is provided; just bring enough ingredients/spices/oil for your meal and you're good to go!  Food should be packed in waterproof bags, just like your clothes.


>> Please check ingredients for hidden things like fish products, nuts and beef broth.


FAQ: Will it keep?
Probably, yes.  Kayaks are great in that you can bring lots of bulky, fresh food including veggies and eggs, etc.  On a 3-4 day kayaking trip, pretty much all dairy products will keep just fine in the bottom of the boat (it's quite cool down there).  Whole/raw eggs are good too.  Egg-products start to be a little more sketchy since if the eggshell is broken that's when you tend to get problems with salmonella.  Meats are also sketchy, I probably wouldn't eat chicken past the first or second day of a trip, for instance.  Please keep in mind none of this advice is foodsafe-approved.

Suggestions:
Click here for recommended amounts

        Breakfast: perhaps cereal, granola, oatmeal, couscous or (for the adventurous) French toast, along with a serving of fresh fruit for everyone.

        Lunches: a quick soup or pre-made chili  to heat over a campstove at lunch is a great addition to a spring trip.  Try pairing soup with pitas, wraps, kaisers etc. and choose-your-own toppings like cream cheese, bean spread, tomatoes, falafels, peppers, hummus, etc.

        Dinners: Great, calorie-rich dinners might include rice, pasta, burritos, lentils, potatoes, quinoa, rice noodles, chili, chickpeas, yams, curries, stirfrys, etc.

        Snacks: granola bars, rice cakes, chocolate-covered jubejubes, cookies, fruit, muffins, chips, pita & hummus, popcorn, etc.  Think of both kayak-friendly & land snacks.

        Desserts: Consider brownies, marshmallows, fruit salad, pie, bannock ... choose your own adventure!