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Commercial Meal Review: Yum Pouch Meals

Yum Pouch is an outdoor food company out of Michigan that focuses on vegan and vegetarian meals. For being veg friendly, all the meals do contain protein. The pouches are compost friendly, so the meals have a far shorter shelf life. Our meals ranged from July 2025 to December 2025 and February 2026, so be… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Yum Pouch Meals

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High Protein Instant Meals: Italian Beef

A high-protein/lower-carb recipe may seem smaller in portion, but it will fill you up due to the high protein. It pairs well with rice and pasta if you like having a carb for more calories. Italian Beef Ingredients: ½ cup freeze-dried diced beef ½ cup freeze-dried tomatoes ½ cup freeze-dried mozzarella cheese ¼ cup freeze-dried… Continue reading High Protein Instant Meals: Italian Beef

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Commercial Meal Review: Poe & Co.

New to the freeze-dried/dehydrated meal scene is Poe & Co. Folk Foods. Their meals come in low-profile MRE style mylar bags and are single serving. The company is run by a married couple who are both chefs, who wanted to replicate on the trail. The meals are vegan, with 2 of their current 3 options… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Poe & Co.

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Top Ten Posts Read In 2024

I love looking back at the end of each year and seeing the posts most read. Here are the most-read posts/articles on TrailCooking. (Some of our highest-read posts this year are a few years old! It’s fantastic to see evergreen content continue to be read for 2 to 5 years or even more.) It’s a… Continue reading Top Ten Posts Read In 2024

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Updated Recipes To Check Out

It's fall, and that means I have time to revisit old recipes on TrailCooking and modernize them. Updating the methods and ingredients and adding photos. As always, you might find a new to you recipe you had overlooked before! This time it is a quick two breakfast recipes. Fruity Breakfast Rice Fruity Breakfast Bulgur ~Sarah