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Gray
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PostFri Aug 20, 2010 12:56 pm 
So, inspired by Sarbar, PackIt Gourmet and Freezerbag Cooking, we're taking the first baby steps towards walking away from (for the most part) Mountain House, Backpacker's Pantry and the like. But I have a quick question... You know those little individual-sized packs of cream cheese? How long can I assume these will last on the trail before they become a botulism-ridden quagmire of yuck? Would the be a first day, second day at most kinda thing, or would they be ok for a few days? (I have dreams of salmon/cream cheese/salsa spinach tortilla wraps for lunch.) --Gray

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PostFri Aug 20, 2010 1:21 pm 
Outside of the dog days of summer here you can carry them for a couple days. Do get and use the real stuff though - not lower fat. The foil packets sold at Costco work well, single serving. You can also freeze it well. Also don't know if they still sell it but you used to be able to get shelf stable cream cheese back in the bakery at Albertsons....... You can also just carry the spreadable Laughing Cow wedges. They are shelf stable even though they are sold with cold cheese.

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PostFri Aug 20, 2010 1:23 pm 
Thanks! Oh, there was no worry I'd get the low-fat kind smile.gif We're doing a 4 night trip, and imagine we will eat them up by the third day, I just didn't want to HAVE to eat them the first. I'll make a more detailed post when we get back, detailing how we are going about easing ourselves into this process... --Gray

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PostFri Aug 20, 2010 1:25 pm 
What I do is freeze them and then carry them in my cozy if it is going to be warm up.gif Or I carry the Laughing Cow - which if you do, carry the cardboard wheel they come in - it protects it.

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PostFri Aug 20, 2010 4:39 pm 
Gray wrote:
Oh, there was no worry I'd get the low-fat kind smile.gif
...Besides the fact low fat creme cheese tastes like library paste!

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PostFri Aug 20, 2010 5:00 pm 
Navy salad wrote:
Gray wrote:
Oh, there was no worry I'd get the low-fat kind smile.gif
...Besides the fact low fat creme cheese tastes like library paste!
Worse is the non-fat type. Ewwwwww!!!!!!

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PostSat Aug 21, 2010 9:02 pm 
If there is one food which suffers incredibly from low fatting it, it's cheese. It gets a creepy texture, it doesn't melt properly, it loses most of the flavor you eat cheese for in the first place. Yuck. Just say no.

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PostSun Aug 22, 2010 4:32 pm 
I'm almost afraid to confess to eating and enjoying quite a few fat free or low fat dairy products. (Milk, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, string cheese, ricotta,...) It's hard to eat full fat cheese when we're in the backcountry, but the need for calories wins. Anytime I'm going to consume fat, it needs to be dark chocolate!

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PostSun Aug 22, 2010 6:51 pm 
At home I only drink 1% or nonfat, low fat sour cream (only Daisy brand though! no added junk up.gif ), etc....but yeah on teh trail...yum! No 2% cheese for me! biggrin.gif

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PostSun Aug 22, 2010 11:54 pm 
MtnGoat wrote:
If there is one food which suffers incredibly from low fatting it, it's cheese. It gets a creepy texture, it doesn't melt properly, it loses most of the flavor you eat cheese for in the first place. Yuck. Just say no.
Agreed. Gimme all that yummy, yummy fat. Nothing is quite so disappointing as getting low fat sour cream on accident. --Gray

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PostTue Aug 24, 2010 11:21 pm 
my experience with it
Cream cheese seems to get a bit "crumbly " after a few days, though it doesn't seem to pose a health risk. I know you can go at least three days, with the packet having been opened, and not die.

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