Food Finds

Commercial Meal Review: Mt. House Cheesy Beef Enchilada Bowl

Mountain House Cheesy Beef Enchilada Bowl is a newer entry to the freeze-dried meal market. At $11.99, it falls into the lower end of pricing for outdoor meals. As is typical with Mountain House, it being 2 servings is a suggestion.The protein listed on the front is per pouch, not per serving. It doesn't make… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Mt. House Cheesy Beef Enchilada Bowl

Food Finds · Trail Cooking

Meal Review: Good To Go Meal Cups

I kept seeing these meals in a cup from Good To Go in social menus ads, so I picked the variety pack to review. It was an 8 pack, with 4 varities. While sold as microwaveable meals in a cup, they come with directions for making with hot water. They are smaller versions of meals… Continue reading Meal Review: Good To Go Meal Cups

Food Finds · Trail Cooking

Meal Review: Good To Go Cucumber Chaat Salad

We came across the no cook salads from Good To Go and picked up the Cucumber Chaat Salad to try out. I am always leery of dried cucumbers because you don't know if they'll be sliced or diced. But I am willing to experiment. It is heavy on the hemp hearts (seeds) for the 21… Continue reading Meal Review: Good To Go Cucumber Chaat Salad

Food Finds · Trail Cooking

Commercial Meal Review: DeliciOats

DeliciOats is a family-owned small business that easily brings overnight oats to backpackers. They currently have 5 flavors in their lineup, and each flavor comes in a low-slung MRE-style mylar bag for easy prep and no dirty knuckles. You can make them at night and tuck them into your bear canister/Ursack, or make them with… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: DeliciOats

Trail Cooking

High Protein Instant Meals: Asparagus Beef

You can have satisfying high-protein meals on the trail without tons of carbs. Although asparagus might not be your favorite, you can always use broccoli or green beans instead. Asparagus Beef Ingredients: ½ cup freeze-dried ground beef ½ cup freeze-dried mozzarella cheese ½ cup freeze-dried asparagus pieces 1 tsp or 1 packet low sodium beef… Continue reading High Protein Instant Meals: Asparagus Beef