[sarbar]

I eat Baker Breakfast Cookies often. Or oatmeal doctored up with freeze dried fruit, coconut cream powder, natural coconut, ground up nuts, etc. Been known to eat a half size dinner as well. Or soup in the winter for warmth.

[tmatlack]

Hey, On frosty mornings it might be good to get stuff packed up and hit the trail for an hour, then eat. I did this on a 5-6 trip way back and it worked for us...mornings were quite cold and we wanted to get going...but that was a big mileage trip back when I could hack it. Tom

[Jordan]

How about just a plain old granola bar? Easy, no boiling, good taste, and most importantly good energy. And it'll keep you regular.

[drilldaddyo]

Instant grits with spam............ Ditto the pack up and get moving on the cold mornings!

[dicentra]

I usually do oatmeal or cream of wheat - plain with my own mix of fruits and nuts. The pre-packaged stuff is too sweet for me. How about a tortilla with honey or peanut butter and some granola? Bagels and cream cheese (the single serving strawberry on blueberry bagels rocks)

[O'Brannigan]

Here's my thing The night before I leave on a hike I scramble up some eggs, I don't cook them. I pour them in a screw top bottle and freeze them. The next morning I throw the bottle in my pack and go hiking. The next morning I have fresh scrambled eggs while all me cohorts are eating crappy instant oatmeal.

[Bedivere]

Thanks for all the replies, even the ones mentioning oatmeal. And oatmeal with coconut??? Guess I'm just too picky. O'Brannigan, that's a great idea for the first morning, but what about the 4th, 5th, or 6th?

[Kat]

Everything Bagel from Safeway with cheese and/or sausage the first couple of mornings. Bulky to pack, but yum oh-so-satisfying. Pro Bars, Clif Bars & the like for the rest Any leftover cheese wheel by itself for a change after the bars for sure.

[O'Brannigan]

[sarbar]

[O'Brannigan]

Sarbar, where can one find coconut cream powder? What section of the grocery store may one find it? I think would like to try it in a few dishes.

[sarbar]

[Conrad]

[sarbar]

As for the sodium loaded commercial freeze dried meals the big issues in them lie in how heavy the sodium is for each serving (and that many eat both servings as 10 ounces food isn't much), the lack of potassium (it helps regulate sodium in your body), lack of fiber and lack of fat. This leads to other issues on the last 2. If a person chooses to eat them, at least add in some olive oil - it improves the taste along with the ability for your tummy to process it. Mt. House in particular is downright scary for sodium levels (we are talking up and over 3,000 mg for one bag of food). The other brands are better (but still, never good). Mary Janes is the only brand I would give my recommendation for lower sodium (in the 400-800 mg range which is GOOD). Sodium is not what we always crave, often it is potassium and other minerals So eats a well balanced diet out there

[QuailHiker]

Three packages of instant grits and 3+ tablespoons of dehydrated breakfast casserole (with bread, eggs, cheese, etc.).