Honestly, how healthy eating relates to camping food ideas? Generally we seem to forget about a good diet when camping unless we jump into a local restaurant, but this is usually an expensive pleasure. I am convinced that camping when motorcycle touring doesn't necessary mean that you're condemned for unhealthy and greasy snacks to keep you going. You just need to get the right stuff of the supermarkets which you visit anyway.
Skip that chocolate bars, crisps and chips. Not only for the sake of your waist (and leathers – as they're not going to stretch forever) but those snacks won't do your energy levels good. You'll feel an energy kick followed by the inevitable energy crash as the blood sugar levels drop dramatically.
There are some really quick, simple and cheap camping food ideas. Say porridge for breakfast (opt for that instant one- just add some hot water), veggie pasta for lunch or salad. Use fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. Be smart - put some fresh vegetables in tortilla wraps, cook some couscous. If you can't live without meet - fry some chicken breast and serve with wraps or pasta and vegetables. If you starving, cook some rice or pasta and serve with pesto and loads of cheese- it only takes 10 minutes- that's how quick pasta is cooked. If you're struggling with excessive pounds- opt for vegetables (peppers, celery sticks, carrots, cucumber) with humus.
Sounds
like a challenge during a day of riding? It doesn't have to be. On short breaks
I would normally consume one pepper or a cucumber with a dried piece of meat
like for example the Spanish sausage Chorizo.
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Other time I would eat some fruit with a hand full of almonds. Believe me it will keep you going for a good time. Especially almonds, they one the best sources for good calories.
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Grilled Fish with Salad of Your Choice You will need a small disposable barbecue and a fish from the local supermarket. Simply grill fish, add some squeezed lemon and some salt and enjoy with or without salad. This was my favourite camping food idea in Portugal and every day we tried different kind of fish. They were all lovely for the price near to nothing. |
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Spaghetti Bolognese
Couldn't be simpler! Chop an onion, fry till golden in colour. Then add mince, fry till brown in colour, then add jar of Bolognese sauce. Cook for approx. 5 minutes stirring occasionally. You may add some parmesan if you've got some! Enjoy!
Vegetables with Couscous
Prepare the pan- put some butter (be careful not to burn it!), add chopped onion, wait till it turns gold in colour. Then add other vegetables from the list. Add salt and pepper, you may add some cream if you wish. Serve with couscous.
Tuna Pasta
Cook pasta, add tuna, sweet corn, salt, pepper. Serve with loads of cheese.
Veggie Pasta
Fry the onion till gold. Then add some herbs of the Provence. Then fry courgettes, peppers and mushrooms in a little oil. Add tinned tomatoes and sweet corn. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix with cooked pasta. Serve hot, sprinkled with cheese.
Extra Quick Spaghetti Carbonaraa
Cut bacon into squares and fry it. Mix Philadelphia with cooked pasta. Add bacon, add pepper and sprinkle with parsley leaf.
You may think it's too much hassle to
prepare soup when camping, but I can assure you that nothing taste like
self-made soup and you can't beat the satisfaction. Try one of these receipts
but if you're still not convinced you can always buy canned soup and just heat
it up!
Broccoli Soup
Dissolve stock cube in approx. 6 glasses of hot water. Add broccoli and cook till soft. Then add some cheese, salt and pepper. Serve when cheese is fully dissolved and soup is creamy. Enjoy!
White Beans Soup
Dissolve 1 stock cube in 6 glasses of hot water. Add tomato puree, finely chopped garlic. Add cooked noodles (in some supermarkets you can buy already cooked noodles) and 1 can of white beans with water. Stir well and add some butter. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with a lot of parsley leafs for extra vitamins.
Courgette Soup
Make in the same way as broccoli soup but instead use 4-5 small courgettes.
Other Quick Camping Food Ideas (couldn't be simpler!)
Don't forget to take:
And remember, good camping food ideas will allow you to recharge your
batteries faster. You'll soon cannot wait any longer for the next stage of your
journey. Then, off you go!
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With many
thanks to my wife who took care of the camping food on number of occasions
during our trips and without whom this section would not exist!