Camping Recipes 2

Camping Recipes:
Food Fit For The Beautiful Outdoors


Camping provides for the adventure that one may be seeking in the outdoors. Wanting very much to get out of one's daily routine, camping may just be the answer for this case. With all the fun and thrills of camping, one will come out of the experience with a fresher perspective of life.

Depending on who goes with you camping – whether they be your friends or your family – there is a camping adventure waiting for your group out there. The outdoors is just so much fun to be at, and the natural scenery here will give your eyes something new to feast at.

While in the cities you may be mesmerized by high-rise buildings and cutting edge technologies - the outdoors on the other hand will captivate you by the beauty of nature. The outdoors may not have the technology the cities have, yet the experience you will get out here will be something you should not miss out on.

So schedule a camping trip with your family and friends – and get to experience the natural environment with less noise and distractions of the materialistic world. You will be brought back to the basics – to the necessities of living. You will be brought back to the essentials of life – and this should be a learning experience for you.


Eating Outdoors – Camping Treats

Camping will involve a good amount of planning. Considerations of who will be with you, the span of time you will be outdoors, the activities you plan while on the campgrounds, the gears to bring along, the type of tent to take and the kind of backpack to carry will be the things to contend with in your planning stage.

However, you should take special consideration as well with the food you will eat while on your camping trip. While there are some who may not be that overly concerned with the type of food they will bring along or eat outdoors, it is still important to bring along decent food. This should be healthy and able to provide you with your body's energy needs.

If you are one who is conscious of what he eats, then you should carefully consider the foods you will bring along in your camping trip. You should also consider your child's favorite food, as he will most likely look for it come eating time.

Though in camping trips you should concentrate on bringing food that will require less preparation, do what you can to accommodate any special food if you find it possible to do so.


Healthy Food For Your Camping Trip

Being outdoors is not an excuse to eat unhealthy foods.

You should still consider what would be good for your body. You should preferably be able to prepare food that will give you a balanced diet – enough carbohydrates for energy, protein to build muscles and good fats for your hormones.

And while you may not have that perfect meal while outdoors, make do with what you can to have the healthiest food you can. This will give you enough energy to keep you charged up and in good mood.

The quality of your stay in the campground may be determined by the quality of food you are eating. Without the right nutrition, you may end up feeling down and with less energy to cope up with the activities in your camping adventure.

To be sure that you get the right nutrition even while camping, you can always bring along your multivitamins & minerals. In this way, you can also can take them still – and keep yourself healthy.


Camping Recipes – Fit For Outdoor Eating

Below are just a few meal samples that you can use for yourself when camping. See if these fit your needs. The next time around, you can at least consider these recipes for your outdoor eating.

You can always have your own tried & tested recipes that you like. Make sure you consider what your other family members want – so that when it will be time to eat – everyone will come out happy.


Breakfast

All in one Breakfast

3 whole eggs
3 sausage
3 tbs. of milk
¼ cup of shredded cheese
½ size of potato, slice to small pieces

You have to cook the sausages and slice them to small pieces.
Cook the potato in sausage broth and drain.
You have to whip the 3 eggs and milk altogether and add the cooked potato.
Add cheese and cooked sausage until the cheese will melt.

Pancake Toast

2 slices of white bread per person
1 cup of pancake completely mixed
Cinnamon
Syrup of your own choice
Butter

Combine the pancake mix with water and mix until it will become a little watery.
Place your pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
Dip your white bread into the pancake mixture until both sides are covered.
Fry the white bread in the pan and cook it until the bread will be brownish in color.
You can serve this with syrup and cinnamon, or butter.

Lunch

Angels on Horseback

12 ounce of uncooked bacon
1 pack of hotdogs
cheese & toothpicks

Slice the hotdogs in lengthwise without going the whole way through.
Slice the cheese into strips and place it into the hotdog.
Roll the slice of bacon on the entire hotdog and tighten it with toothpicks.
Cook on an open fire until the bacon is cooked and crispy and the hotdog is well heated.

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken

1 cup of teriyaki sauce
4 boneless and skinless chicken breast
2 tsp. of fresh garlic, minced
2 tsp. Of sesame oil
¼ cup of lemon juice
Combine teriyaki sauce, chicken breast, garlic, sesame oil and lemon juice in a large, re-sealable plastic bag to marinate.
Seal the plastic bag and shake the mixture to coat the chicken breast.
Place it in a cooler.
Preheat the grill and place an oil on the grate.
Get the chicken breast from the bag and grill it for about 6-8 minutes or until there will be no more juice when pierced with fork.

Dinner
Barbecue Stew Packet

1 big sliced onion
4 medium size of diced potatoes
1 pound of stew meat
8 carrots, sliced
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
pepper and salt

Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.
Divide the mixture into 4 servings and wrap it in a foil packets.
Grill it on a medium heat for about 25-30 minutes until done.

Foil Dinner

1 sliced carrot
¼ lbs. of ground beef
1 diced small onion
1 sliced potato
butter
seasonings
aluminum foil, heavy duty
Combine all the ingredients in a piece of aluminum foil.
Mix and season it to taste.
Sprinkle the mixture with butter.
Close the foil tightly.
Put the packet on heated coal for about 20-30 minutes, rotating and turning them often.

Snacks

Saddlebag Trail Mix

2 cups of dried banana chips
2 cups raisins
2 cups of unsalted dry roasted peanuts
6 ounce of mixed dried fruit bits

Combine all the ingredients.
Store the mixture in an airtight container.

Nachos in the Flame

½ cup of cheddar cheese
½ cup of tortilla chips
corn kernels
jalapenos
sweet pepper
foil

Place and spread the tortilla chips on a large piece of foil.
Sprinkle with cheese, corn kernels, jalapenos and sweet pepper.
Seal the foil and cook on the campfire for 10 mins. or until the cheese will melt.


Good Food For The Beautiful Outdoors

It is always nice to give yourself a good treat of delicious and healthy food while you are camping. The outdoors will provide for the perfect atmosphere and environment so you will enjoy the food you prepare even more.

It will definitely be a different feeling eating outdoors – and it may increase your appetite. Most will find themselves enjoying the food while in the campgrounds. Having fun talking with friends and family, one may indeed forget about how much he has eaten already.

It will also be a fun experience preparing your food outdoors. And with a campfire to roast those marshmallows & hotdogs – you will feel you are going back in time, doing what your ancestors of old may have done a long time ago. You will surely enjoy this setting – and with the darkness around & the moon providing mainly for the light – you will not have a hard time picturing what it was like long before.

Camping has always been about having fun & enjoying the great outdoors. With good food for campers like you, the beautiful outdoors will look even more splendid. After being contented with the food eaten, you will appreciate the beauty of nature even more. So make sure to treat yourself well by preparing good food in the beautiful outdoors.