Dehydrating/preparing food for backpacking

[ketoriverfarm]

My husband will be hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington state this summer.  He will be doing short stretches at a time with different people.  Including a week with two of our sons.  

So I am working on food.  This week I made breakfast bars and power bars.  I had some leftover Hawaiian food leftover from a seminar; so I dehydrated Kalua pork and rice, teriyaki noodles and beef, rice noodles and tofu.  To which I will be adding more veggies.  I also include some bouillon powder, garlic salt and crushed red pepper in small packets in case the dinner needs more flavoring.  

I have carrots, cabbage, green beans, onions and chard already dehydrated to add.  Tomorrow I will dehydrate some ham slices and frozen peas.  

Another thing I just tried which turned out great.  I took frozen winter squash and puréed it.  Added honey, brown sugar and cinnamon and dehydrated it.  

I always send  instant pudding, powdered milk in heavy plastic bag to make dessert.  

I am looking for some ideas for lunch items to be eaten on the go - so no cooking.  For the first day I was thinking some sliced summer sausage, cheese and crackers.  
Susan

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You might look for a copy of "Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpackers and Paddlers" by Alan S Kesselheim. It can usually be found on Amazon or ebay for a few $$. Lots of good ideas (like using latchhook rug bases for drying screens) and recipes.

[wvterri]

You might find something useful here:

www.backpackingchef.com/

[kawaiitimes]

My son's favorite on the go snack is dried strawberries. I slice them about 1/4", lay them on the racks and sprinkle them with a tiny bit of raw sugar before I turn the dehydrator on. He even likes them better than packaged fruit snacks.

A handful of them eaten one piece at a time has enough flavor intensity to curb sweets cravings and tide you over until you can get to your next meal.