Camp meal planning system
Step 1 Make a menu
Breakfast
Fri - none
Sat -Sausage, eggs, pancakes
Sun - Ham, eggs biscuits & gravy
Mon - Bacon, eggs grits
Lunch
Fri - none
Sat -hot dogs, chips
granola bars, fruit
Sun - cold cuts, chips
granola bars, fruit
Mon - hamburgers, chips
granola bars, fruit
Dinner
Fri - green chili burros
Sat -ham, mash potatoes,
fry bread rolls
Sun - Elk stew, dumplings
Mon - none
Step 2 List ingredients and quantities
Breakfast
eggs 2 dozen
bacon 1 lb
sausage 1 lb
ham from ham dinner
bisquick 1 box
grits 1 cup
milk 1 quart
syrup 1 bottle
Lunch
hot dogs buns 1 pkg. of 8
hamburgers buns 1 pkg. of 8
cold cuts 2 packs
chips 2 bags
granola bars 2 boxes
fruit variety bag
hot dogs 1 pkg. of 8
hamburgers 2 lb
mustard 1 bottle
mayo 1 bottle
ketchup 1 bottle
relish 1 bottle
lettuce 1 head
tomato 4
onion 1
cheese for burro dinner
Dinner
Green chili burros
flour tortillas 1 doz
longhorn cheese 1 lb
onion 1
salsa 1 bottle
Ham, mash potatoes, veggies, rolls
ham 1 small
potato buds 2 cups
veggies 1 bag froz
frozen pie 1 froz.
frozen bread 1/2 bag
Elk stew and dumpling
stew meat (elk) 2 lbs
potatoes 4
carrots 10
turnip 1
pearl onions 1 bag
frozen bread 1/2 bag
Step 3 Create lists
Take from home list
1 stick butter
syrup
mustard
relish
ketchup
mayo
6 potatoes
5 carrots
Bisquick canister
grits canister
2 lbs. stew meat (elk)
2 onion
salsa
ice
(This is a good place to check your chuck box and add anything you might be low on or need extra of, like salt and pepper, toilet paper or paper towels.)
Basic shopping list
2 dozen eggs
1 lbs of bacon
1 lbs of sausage
1 quart milk
2 lb hamburger
6 hamburger buns
8 hot dogs
8 hot dog buns
1 lb cold cuts
24 slices of cheese
1 loaf bread
2 bags chips
2 boxes granola bars
fruit
1 can green chilies
1 can green enchilada sauce
1 doz. flour tortillas
longhorn cheese
1 small ham
1 bag frozen veggies
1 frozen pie
1 bag frozen bread
1 turnip
1 bag pearl onions
1 doz. corn tortillas
lettuce
tomatoes
refreshments
crushed ice
This little three step process is easier than it looks. You just make a menu, which, in turn dictates a list of ingredients. Round up what you already have at home, especially things like mustard, mayo and butter. What’s left becomes your shopping list.
Some folks (and I’m one) tend toward collecting camping recipes on 3x5 cards. This way you just consult the card index, see what looks good, pull as many meals as you need, and voila! there is your list of ingredients all ready for you. A quick check to make sure quantities are appropriate for your group size, and you are on your way to the store.
Our check list gets us everything we need to cook with, but the meal plan gets us the food we need for a given trip. Thus, one needs to develop a good meal plan system. The further you venture from civilization, the more important this becomes.
Our free downloads has blank forms for this procedure.
