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Camping Menu
Camping Menu
Since we are habitual in using local spicy and oily foods with gravy and chapattis and not accustomed with packed or dried food so it becomes a problem while trekking to select the menu as availability of food stuff is not possible in remote areas and especially on glacier tracks. It becomes more hectic particularly when we want to trek lightweight and do not intend to use a large number of porters. In this regard we should be aware of the nourishment of the diet, its weight and volume thus to plan a trekking menu. A selected menu could be a combination of the items mentioned below. The foodstuff should be lightweight containing required calories for a normal person. There is an interesting phrase in this regard, which should be kept in mind, "go hungry and get angry"
Breakfast Porridge, Corn Flakes and Vermicelli's could be the best choice as all these items are easy to cook and contain the ingredients of a healthy diet. Rusks, if available could be another option, similarly biscuits can be used with sliced cheese. Tea, coffee or chocolate drink, according to taste and choice, can be used with breakfast
Lunch
Normally, there is no provision of hot lunch while trekking however light cold and packed lunch can be taken which may include a variety of biscuits, roasted/fried pulses and dry fruits etc. with some cold or hot drink according to the weather conditions. Honey and dates are very nourishing diet and a small quantity of these items can be equivalent to a healthy diet. Some trekkers are used to chewing a gum or toffee/candy while walking. It varies from person to person however these things immediately cover the deficiency of sugar in the body. Cooking salt or Nimkol could be good to recover the salt deficiency caused by de-hydration.
Dinner
After the exertion of a whole day, the body becomes tired and de-hydrated thus dinner should be regular and should be taken in a reasonable quantity. The easiest dishes to prepare are rice or pasta along with lentils or vegetable dishes. However on higher altitudes tin packed foods could be the best option. Pakistani packed cuisine in tins include vegetables, meat dishes and fish, while some packed semi-cooked lentil, vegetable and meat are also available. They require only boiling to prepare them which saves a lot of weight to carry and fuel to consume. Soup can be a source of good energy, which should be included in the daily menu. For extra taste some desserts can also be added in the course of dinner.
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Since we are habitual in using local spicy and oily foods with gravy and chapattis and not accustomed with packed or dried food so it becomes a problem while trekking to select the menu as availability of food stuff is not possible in remote areas and especially on glacier tracks. It becomes more hectic particularly when we want to trek lightweight and do not intend to use a large number of porters. In this regard we should be aware of the nourishment of the diet, its weight and volume thus to plan a trekking menu. A selected menu could be a combination of the items mentioned below. The foodstuff should be lightweight containing required calories for a normal person. There is an interesting phrase in this regard, which should be kept in mind, "go hungry and get angry"
Breakfast Porridge, Corn Flakes and Vermicelli's could be the best choice as all these items are easy to cook and contain the ingredients of a healthy diet. Rusks, if available could be another option, similarly biscuits can be used with sliced cheese. Tea, coffee or chocolate drink, according to taste and choice, can be used with breakfast
Lunch
Normally, there is no provision of hot lunch while trekking however light cold and packed lunch can be taken which may include a variety of biscuits, roasted/fried pulses and dry fruits etc. with some cold or hot drink according to the weather conditions. Honey and dates are very nourishing diet and a small quantity of these items can be equivalent to a healthy diet. Some trekkers are used to chewing a gum or toffee/candy while walking. It varies from person to person however these things immediately cover the deficiency of sugar in the body. Cooking salt or Nimkol could be good to recover the salt deficiency caused by de-hydration.
Dinner
After the exertion of a whole day, the body becomes tired and de-hydrated thus dinner should be regular and should be taken in a reasonable quantity. The easiest dishes to prepare are rice or pasta along with lentils or vegetable dishes. However on higher altitudes tin packed foods could be the best option. Pakistani packed cuisine in tins include vegetables, meat dishes and fish, while some packed semi-cooked lentil, vegetable and meat are also available. They require only boiling to prepare them which saves a lot of weight to carry and fuel to consume. Soup can be a source of good energy, which should be included in the daily menu. For extra taste some desserts can also be added in the course of dinner.
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