9 Bikepacking Meal Ideas & Tips
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Eating is an essential part of bikepacking, and it should be enjoyable too. In our latest video, Neil shares a variety of ideas for …
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Ramen is such a highly processed, inflammatory food. Guaranteed stomach upset and bloat. And if you're worried about saving the planet, hundreds of ramen packages won't do it
Thank you!
Great ideas in that video!
Before leaving home, I mix in a bag of oats, raisins, walnuts, cinamon, brown sugar and some vegan protein powder.
After each supper, I add water and let it soak for overnight oats ready in the morning.
I go hiking on Appalachian Trail every spring and think my food is applicable to bikepacking, always carry 1 pound of Walnut halves, shelf stable, no cook, calorie dense @ 3000/lb, 65% fat + 14% protein + 14% carbs – 7% soluble fiber, a person (or squirrel) could survive on Walnuts, I snack of those all day and don't get hungry, prefer getting energy from fat, not sugar (carbs). My favorite cold breakfast is 1.5 cups of cereal in a freezer bag + 1/4 cup NIDO (powdered milk), add water, shake, instant milk & cereal. My favorite hot meal made in freezer bag is 2/3 cup Dehydrated Refried Beans + 1/3 cup Minute Rice + Taco Seasoning + 1 cup boiling water, eat out of the freezer bag. Imitation Biscuits & Gravy = 1 packet Ramen broken into small pieces (don't use seasoning packet) + 1/2 package Pioneer Country Gravy + Bacon pieces + 1 cup boiling water. Grits & Bacon = 2 packets Instant Grits + Bacon pieces + 1 cup boiling water. 1/3 cup instant Mash Potatoes + 1 cup boiling water + 1 packet BBQ Pulled Pork is great, the steam from the potatoes will heat up the pork. Usually meat & cheese for supper, an 8oz block of sharp cheddar (or Parmesan) keeps a few days, meat is usually precooked bacon, salami, pepperoni, dried sausage, jerky. Also, peanut butter like Skippy gets into bloodstream immediately and provides instant energy due to the fat & sugar, when I am hiking up a mountain, tired and cannot take another step, about 5-6 tablespoon's worth of Skippy gives me instant energy to make it up the mountain.
Flour torts, package of pre-cooked bacon and pre-shredded cheese of your choice. Makes a great breakfast. Heated with a stove is best but cold works too if you're going stove-less. Add hot sauce/salsa of your choice.
The No Cook Elvis… Tortilla, peanut butter, banana chips, and precooked Bacon. Best bike packing breakfast ever and texture is important!
I made a "cereal" of raisins, sunflower seeds, cashews, pumpkin seeds. Seperate pack of dry oats. And dry powder "milk" (I'm lactose intolerant) also seperate.
Put it in the bowl, add water. Mix. Leave it to soften for a few minutes.
Can use the "milk" in a coffee or tea too.
Cous Cous….food so nice they named it twice!
There's a lot of ultra-processed food solutions here!
Please tell me you're joking about polystyrene containers. I can't believe you still use them in the states
I always mix dried bananas(sweetened) and dried pineapple together, tons of energy in there and easy to snack on. Also, canned goods! Get the cans with the tabs and you don't even need an opener, start a fire, crack the can a bit and surround it with coals.
We have dehydrated scrambled eggs mixed with instant potatoes and then vacuum sealed them into servings
Totally onboard with the torts. The best quick, easy, tasty meal/snack is a tort with crunchy PB and hot sauce. Also, overnight oats for breakfast are ligit – no cooking required and you still get a high-calorie, healthy start for your day. Lastly, for cold weather camping, bring lots of butter and put it in everything.
Great video because you show a lot of tips. I’m doing some of them in my trips. Today we have a lot of facilities and the weight and space are vital. Congratulations
If you have the room to pack it out, my kids and I have enjoyed just bringing a can of soup and warming it slowly over the stove for an evening meal. Eat it right out of the can and then just bag up the trash for later
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I've never seen those silicone bags before and I'm instantly in love with them. For condiments I don't take disposable ones to avoid unnecessary waste, but I did buy some miniature 10ml and 20ml jars which I use for spices, condiments, sugar, toothpaste, soap, chamois cream etc. Just make sure you don't reuse the chamois cream one for condiments. 🙂 In Europe you can get them in Rossman, but I'm sure you they're available across the pond as well.
Good video! Ive been bringing my Restrap Musette specifically to carry extra food as needed. Already dehydrated ingredients like TVP and couscous are super handy.
My favorite go to is PB, Nutella and banana burritos. Use snack size zip lock bags for each and the bags come in handy for small trash like candy wrappers and wipes.
For breakfast, hard boiled eggs and/or oatmeal packets. I heat the eggs in my coffee/oatmeal water. Eggs last for days,
For lunch what I used in France after PBP and ever since: 'Saucisson Sec' – like salami but refrigeration is not required, Some hard cheese, an apple and a carrot and a baguette if available, or naan. All this stuff is durable and lasts days.
For dinner, vegan Indian packets like Tasty Bites or Vimal, dollar store precooked rice packets,, or freeze dried meals if on sale! Maybe a little wine and naan.
Otherwise, I DO dehydrate. Apples, peaches, tomatoes, blueberries, stir fry veggies for soup or frying, and some jerky to keep you going. Fizzy electrolyte tablets energize your water. And of course spices and herbs.
Great tips as I’m planning my first bike-packing trip with my oldest son (13).
My best hack is taking frozen leftovers for overnighters. By the time you set up camp the meal is thawed. Freezer bags can hold up to a boil, so the bag goes straight into the pot to be reheated.
Pasta dishes are the best for this.
Nutella on a burrito 👍
Sadly "make extra room in your bike for food" in grizzly country means "pack a bigger bear canister" (at least for anything you're not going to eat while riding). Maybe I just need to leave the region. haha.
saw it on another channel, but honestly love it and it's so tasty for a one pot meal boiled in water for a little while: dry Rice noodles + Biltong Jerky (in oregon, i've only found it at costco) + peanut butter + red peper flakes.
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Pre-made breakfast burritos. Made them night before and put in freezer. Pulled them out day of ride and rode all day and ate them the next day and they were still cold and actually delicious. Moisture hadn’t got to them yet. Toasted pop tarts with butter iis even better too.
7:31 anybody know what is that folding blue plate ?
I love your video. Thanks for being so unpretentious and less waste approach!
I've had good luck mixing nido dehydrated milk with vanilla carnation instant breakfast and granola. It packs up small, and only requires cold water to make edible. Mix in a reusable baggie… No stove, no dishes 🎉
Back in the day KFC intimation Honey Sauce packets where my personal on the bike unintentional XC racing energy sponsor, For longer term bikepacking I find the water bottle cage size of peanut butter jars with about 1/3 scoop out (eaten on the spot?) & refilled w/ actual honey make a nice mix of fats, carbs & protein. A plus is the ingredients are available at most convenience stores/gas stations.
Dude, break the Ramen up while it’s still in the package and then it won’t make such a mess, momma taught me that when I was like seven years old
Fishing along the way perhaps?
I love all these ideas!
I always bring TVP. It's great for extra protein and hydrates super fast.
I have complex ptsd and my biggest trigger is fire. I can’t cook independently and have been wanting to go solo bike packing but felt held back by my inability to cook food….this video has blown my mind as to the possibilities of how I could make food without heat….which will save me in my every day life too! I’ve not been able to heat my own food for 5 years this is amazing thankyou!,,,
Other than anything in a tortilla. A packet of spicy noodles made in a pan, once it’s cooked drink the juice as a starter and then add some eggs (bought roadside and cracked into a bottle to transport ) and have a scrambled/foo young/omelet. I’d probably put this in a tortilla as well tbh.
Took a bunch of frozen uncrustables (those peanut butter and jelly round kids sandwiches) on my last bikepacking trip. I found they fit perfectly in the bottle bag thing on my handlebars. They end up melting of course but dang they are so good for a stop and go snack or even breakfast if you’re just itching to head out.
Liked the oatmeal packet tip. Wouldn't have thought you could do that!
What's mean the big "W" in Gunnison? 🌍👋
My secret is bulgur. For those who don't know it's a form of wheat from the eastern med. You cook it by pouring boiling water over it and sealing it up in a tub or one of those stasher bags. It's high in protein, dirt cheap, packs very small, and it doesn't need to be cooked in a pan. You can boil your water, tip it onto the bulgur and then use the pan again to cook the accompaniment while the bulgur soaks.
Pouches of tuna work well
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Peanut butter is something always on my bike: so many calories and fat in a jar. Spread that on a tortilla …
Taco bell diablo sauce always goes with me