Backpacking

Bagels with Cream Cheese
- Cream Cheese in the small tub is more spreadable and less messy than the block kind
Precooked Bacon
- Keeps well In resealable container or Ziploc
Powdered Eggs
Flavored Oatmeal
- In single-serving packs
Raisins
Cereal Bars
- Fruity varieties
Pop-Tarts
Dense Breakfast Cereals
- Fruit Loops, Cheerios, Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles, Frosted Mini-Wheats

Salt / Pepper
- Most preserved and dehydrated food has a lot of salt already
Margarine
- A small tub, or butter-flavored Crisco will keep OK in cooler temperatures
Mustard & Ketchup Packets
- From fast food place
Hot Sauce
- Small Tabasco bottle, or hot sauce packets from Taco Bell
Wheel Dispenser of Various Seasonings
- Recommended: garlic, basil, oregano, chili flakes or chili powder

Powdered Milk
- Note: powdered milk can be hard to find, but I found some Nestle brand in the international aisle
Hot Chocolate Mix
Instant Coffee/Espresso
- Add powdered creamer (the kind that contains sugar) if desired.
- Full-brew coffee not worth the trouble for backpacking
General Foods International Coffees/Teas
Carnation Instant Breakfast Mix
- Can be added to coffee or powdered milk
Koolaid Singles
- The kind with sugar in them
Gatorade or Propel Singles
Instant Tea
Tang
- Small 12 oz canister good for multiple people, makes 8 quarts

Tortillas
Pita bread
“Sandwich Thins” whole-grain bread
- These keep for 2+ weeks if kept dry and sealed
Crackers
- Ritz, Townhouse, Wheat Thins, etc.
Cans or Foil Packets of Chicken, Tuna, Smoked Salmon
Pepperoni
- Either stick or ziplock variety; doesn't need to be refrigerated and will last several days if kept cool
Summer Sausage / Salami
- smaller individual sizes
Vienna Sausages
- Small can
Spam
- Small can or Spam singles
- (lower sodium variety tastes better)
Sardines
Underwood Deviled Ham, Chicken Salad
- Spreadable, 4-oz cans
Cured Ham
- individual slices
Hard Cheeses
- Firmer varieties keep well without refrigeration
String Cheese
- In single-serving packs
Beef Jerky
- 12-oz pack from Wal-Mart is resealable and good for 4+ meals; available in 3 flavors
Hudson Bay Bread
- Look up recipe on internet -- pack individual servings in cling wrap
Peanut Butter
- Jif To Go singles
Jelly
- Get single serving sizes from I-Hop
Ramen / Cup-o-Soup Noodles
- Some varieties have dehydrated vegetables
Spicy Asian Noodles
- many varieties available in international aisle
Olives
Dried Fruit
- Recommended: cranberries, apricots, bananas

GORP/Trail Mix -- peanuts, raisins, M&Ms
- Mountain trail mix from Wal-Mart comes in 2-lb bag
Cookies
Mini Pretzels or Combos
Graham Crackers
Cheesy Crackers
Peanut Butter Crackers
Granola Bars
- Fruit and Nut variety, or Fiber One Bars are a good option
Hard Candy
- e.g. , Skittles, Jolly Ranchers, Fruity Lifesavers
Snickers Bars
Cosmic Brownies
Rice Krispies Treats

MRE's / Instant Heater Meals
Hormel Compleats
- 20+ varieties available; 2 of these can be warmed up in a 1-qt pot and make a filling meal
Old El Paso Tortilla Stuffers
- Beef and Chicken varieties available in international aisle, makes 3-4 burritos with tortillas. add hot sauce and a bit of cheese if desired
Various Rice or Noodle Dishes
- e.g. Lipton, Zatarain, Uncle Bens
- Get the kind that are heat and eat, or if dehydrated the kind that say butter/oil optional
- Some varieties include dehydrated vegetables or beans, which are good nutritional value
Black Beans
- In envelope pack
Dehydrated Soup Mixes
Chef Boyardee Ravioli, Spaghetti or other single-serving pastas
Mac 'N' Cheese
- get the kind with the cheese sauce packet, not the powdered stuff. a family-size pack feeds 3-4
Pasta with Dehydrated Pasta Sauce
Indian Dishes
- various types of ready-to-eat Indian food are available in the international aisle, spicy and very good!
Instant Mashed Potatoes
- Garlic & butter flavored kind is awesome
Bisquick or other easy bread mix
- Requires aluminum dutch oven or backpacker oven
Pudding Cups or Instant Pudding
- instant pudding requires powdered milk