Backpacking with SCD

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Is this possible? My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants to do this. Does anyone have any ideas for foods? Canned tuna, chicken in oil, make your own jerky are a few ideas. I think he'd have to go without yogurt for a few days. It's only 3 days, 2 nights. I'd love to have some help. Thanks! Husband with colitis, 10 months.

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Yes! I've been doing some backpacking this summer, and I'm not that advanced (only 4 months into the diet). Mostly my meals consist of: Almond ButterDried breads (with herbs are best dried I think)

Dried fruits (I mostly do banana because it doesn't have to be cooked, but I bet apples and cranberries would be great too)Beef Jerky (http://eatingscd.com/2008/02/08/beef-jerky/ I do it without liquid smoke)

Canned tuna (this dehydrates really well if you wanted to make a dinner out of it)Parmesan Cheese (this keeps fine unchilled for a at least 3 days, maybe more, I haven't tested it that much yet)Pecanies (Pecan butter brownies, when they are done I leave them in the oven and crack the door a tiny bit after turning the oven off, this lets them dry out a bit so they are good for packing)

Eggs (I dehydrate raw eggs and then blend them up in the food processor, you need a pan to cook them while backpacking, but they come out better than cooked eggs that have been dehydrated)Honey (if I feel like I need it)

For dinners I usually just reconstitute some veggies on the camp stove in a pot and add some salt and pepper. I'm still working on dinner type meals that are easy to reheat using bags that you can pour hot water into. But I think this is very do-able, I just haven't had enough time experiment with it yet so I don't have the best suggestions there.

When is your husband going out? So far my meals haven't been as fancy as they were pre-SCD while backpacking. The reason I go out isn't to have great food, it's to enjoy nature but I think it's possible to have great SCD food while backpacking, it's just going to take some time and experience to get it right.

~CD - SCD 02/2010

 

Is this possible?  My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants to do this.  Does anyone have any ideas for foods?  Canned tuna, chicken in oil, make your own jerky are a few ideas.  I think he'd have to go without yogurt for a few days.  It's only 3 days, 2 nights.  I'd love to have some help.  Thanks!

 Husband with colitis, 10 months.

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Oh my son is a 13 yr old Crohn’s boy who goes camping with the boy scouts. So I load him up with SCD foods and off he goes.

There’s a great book called Backpack Gourmet by Frederick Yaffe which teaches you how to make dehydrated foods for back packing.

Almond butter/peanut butter in small packets at some of the better healthy stores and outdoor outfitters (REI/Hudson Trail) be careful though some have extras in it.

Dehydrated fruit is good but must drink water with it.

Homemade Granola (see below)

Larabars work great, too. (our fave is Cherry Pie)

(sturdy) Cookies are good

SCD Crackers are good, too.

Hope this helps... Most of all --hope your sweetie has fun!!

Lise

Jimmy’s mom

Homemade Granola

1 cup cashews (I soak and dehyrdrate raw ones)

1 cup slivered almonds

1 cup coconut

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup coconut oil

1 tsp vanilla (I used homemade)

Grease up a cookie sheet. Chop almonds and cashews into a coarse grind in the food processor. Then mix in all the rest of the stuff and bake at 300 F. Stir every 5 minutes until desired browness is achieved. (more brown = more crunchy) Let cool and then break up into chunks... Mmm good

Is this possible? My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants to do this. Does anyone have any ideas for foods? Canned tuna, chicken in oil, make your own jerky are a few ideas. I think he'd have to go without yogurt for a few days. It's only 3 days, 2 nights. I'd love to have some help. Thanks!

Husband with colitis, 10 months.

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Oh, and it's possible that probiotic supplements could substitute for yogurt. Most of them say to keep refrigerated for best results, but when I asked about it in this group I was told they are okay unrefrigerated for a few days.

And I've been reading up on dehydrating yogurt. I'm not entirely sure what happens to the probiotics, but the yogurt starter I use is dehydrated probiotics, so I know it's possible to dehydrate them somehow. I just make sure to do it under 110 degrees, since that's what keep our yogurt at. Much more than that and I think the probiotics start dying off. If there aren't any probiotics left after dehydrating then I guess it's just an extra tasty treat while you are out there.

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Yes! I've been doing some backpacking this summer, and I'm not that advanced (only 4 months into the diet). Mostly my meals consist of: Almond ButterDried breads (with herbs are best dried I think)

Dried fruits (I mostly do banana because it doesn't have to be cooked, but I bet apples and cranberries would be great too)Beef Jerky (http://eatingscd.com/2008/02/08/beef-jerky/ I do it without liquid smoke)

Canned tuna (this dehydrates really well if you wanted to make a dinner out of it)Parmesan Cheese (this keeps fine unchilled for a at least 3 days, maybe more, I haven't tested it that much yet)

Pecanies (Pecan butter brownies, when they are done I leave them in the oven and crack the door a tiny bit after turning the oven off, this lets them dry out a bit so they are good for packing)

Eggs (I dehydrate raw eggs and then blend them up in the food processor, you need a pan to cook them while backpacking, but they come out better than cooked eggs that have been dehydrated)Honey (if I feel like I need it)

For dinners I usually just reconstitute some veggies on the camp stove in a pot and add some salt and pepper. I'm still working on dinner type meals that are easy to reheat using bags that you can pour hot water into. But I think this is very do-able, I just haven't had enough time experiment with it yet so I don't have the best suggestions there.

When is your husband going out? So far my meals haven't been as fancy as they were pre-SCD while backpacking. The reason I go out isn't to have great food, it's to enjoy nature but I think it's possible to have great SCD food while backpacking, it's just going to take some time and experience to get it right.

~CD - SCD 02/2010

 

Is this possible?  My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants to do this.  Does anyone have any ideas for foods?  Canned tuna, chicken in oil, make your own jerky are a few ideas.  I think he'd have to go without yogurt for a few days.  It's only 3 days, 2 nights.  I'd love to have some help.  Thanks!

 Husband with colitis, 10 months.

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Oops forgot ...

cheese — hard cheese (like the SCD legal stuff) keeps pretty well without refrigeration—it just is softer...

Pickles

Olives (again be careful there aren’t any illegals in ‘em) I had good luck at the olive bar at Whole Foods.

Lise

Jimmy’s mom

Oh my son is a 13 yr old Crohn’s boy who goes camping with the boy scouts. So I load him up with SCD foods and off he goes.

There’s a great book called Backpack Gourmet by Frederick Yaffe which teaches you how to make dehydrated foods for back packing.

Almond butter/peanut butter in small packets at some of the better healthy stores and outdoor outfitters (REI/Hudson Trail) be careful though some have extras in it.

Dehydrated fruit is good but must drink water with it.

Homemade Granola (see below)

Larabars work great, too. (our fave is Cherry Pie)

(sturdy) Cookies are good

SCD Crackers are good, too.

Hope this helps... Most of all --hope your sweetie has fun!!

Lise

Jimmy’s mom

Homemade Granola

1 cup cashews (I soak and dehyrdrate raw ones)

1 cup slivered almonds

1 cup coconut

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup coconut oil

1 tsp vanilla (I used homemade)

Grease up a cookie sheet. Chop almonds and cashews into a coarse grind in the food processor. Then mix in all the rest of the stuff and bake at 300 F. Stir every 5 minutes until desired browness is achieved. (more brown = more crunchy) Let cool and then break up into chunks... Mmm good

Is this possible? My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants to do this. Does anyone have any ideas for foods? Canned tuna, chicken in oil, make your own jerky are a few ideas. I think he'd have to go without yogurt for a few days. It's only 3 days, 2 nights. I'd love to have some help. Thanks!

Husband with colitis, 10 months.

-- I support !

Visit www.jamieoliver.com to get on board

-- I support !

Visit www.jamieoliver.com to get on board

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Is this possible?I definitely think so! Especially if you have a dehydrator. You can even dehydrate yogurt/fruit mixes to make yogurt/fruit leathers, and still have the probiotics (if you do it at a low enough temperature). I've never done it before, but I read about it in my dehydrator book. Fresh produce will probably keep for a couple days without refrigeration too, and the jerky/canned meat is a good idea.Let us know how it goes! Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 15 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

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I don't have much to add, but there was recently a discussion on the GAPS list

about dehydrating broth. Apparently you make it with less water, cook it down

more, put it on cookie pans with sides and then into the Excaliber. You can

then make it into a powder.

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> Is this possible?  My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants

to do this.  Does anyone have any ideas for foods?  Canned tuna, chicken in oil,

make your own jerky are a few ideas.  I think he'd have to go without yogurt for

a few days.  It's only 3 days, 2 nights.  I'd love to have some help.  Thanks!

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>  Husband with colitis, 10 months.

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[Guest guest]

Hey, thanks for this. I've been thinking about being able to do something like this, I'm definitely going to try it now. Would be nice to put some broth in with the veggies and what not.

 

I don't have much to add, but there was recently a discussion on the GAPS list about dehydrating broth. Apparently you make it with less water, cook it down more, put it on cookie pans with sides and then into the Excaliber. You can then make it into a powder.

, mom to

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> Is this possible?  My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants to do this.  Does anyone have any ideas for foods?  Canned tuna, chicken in oil, make your own jerky are a few ideas.  I think he'd have to go without yogurt for a few days.  It's only 3 days, 2 nights.  I'd love to have some help.  Thanks!

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>  Husband with colitis, 10 months.

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I bookmarked this sight a couple of years ago (pre major stomach issues!) because we are a backpacking family. It has to do w/dehydrating and cooking in bags. Many recipes are probably NOT SCD so you'll have to scan carefully, but it might at least give you some ideas. I don't time this evening to go thru the sight and look at things again - sorry!

http://www.trailcooking.com/

Marla

From: julie46250

Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 8:41 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: Backpacking with SCD

I don't have much to add, but there was recently a discussion on the GAPS list about dehydrating broth. Apparently you make it with less water, cook it down more, put it on cookie pans with sides and then into the Excaliber. You can then make it into a powder., mom to >> Is this possible? My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants to do this. Does anyone have any ideas for foods? Canned tuna, chicken in oil, make your own jerky are a few ideas. I think he'd have to go without yogurt for a few days. It's only 3 days, 2 nights. I'd love to have some help. Thanks!> > Husband with colitis, 10 months.>

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I just wanted to say thanks for this post, and all who responded, as we are planning our first backpacking trip since my son was born, (he's 5) and I am just getting going on SCD. I was super worried about it... I just got my excalibur in the mail yesterday, so it sounds like I'll put it right to use! Thanks so much! AMITo: BTVC-SCD From: dlacacres@...Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:48:19 -0700Subject: Backpacking with SCD

Is this possible? My husband is pretty advanced in his diet, and really wants to do this. Does anyone have any ideas for foods? Canned tuna, chicken in oil, make your own jerky are a few ideas. I think he'd have to go without yogurt for a few days. It's only 3 days, 2 nights. I'd love to have some help. Thanks! Husband with colitis, 10 months.

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