We may earn commissions if you shop through the links below. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe A menu plan for a 10-day paddling trip must be light, compact and crush resistant. It should also be varied enough to fight off boredom and maintain nutrition. The following menu plan provides about 3500 calories a day, and it’s light, compact, crush resistant and varied. Except for the fresh lunch items, this can be sent through the mail for resupply stops on longer multi-staged trips. Hygiene & Misc Small travel sized toothpaste Dr. Bronner – Castile Soap Peppermint repackaged to a 1 ounce container 10 One-a-Day vitamin pills 15 pack of Action Wipes 3 gallon sized plastic bags Fuel 1 3.5 ounce Jetboilcanister Breakfast 10 Carnation Instant Breakfast Essentials 3.5 cups of Instant Milk 10 Java Juice packages (if you’re a coffee drinker) 4 Servings Oatmeal: 3/4 quick oats, 1/3 cup Nestle Nido, 1 TBSP brown sugar, 1/4 cup dried fruit 6 Servings Cereal: 1 cup Kashi Cereal, 1/3 cup Instant Milk, 1 TBSP brown sugar, 1/4 cup dried fruit Lunch 1 package Wasa Crackers o flat bread or pitas One or two red peppers 8 oz block of cheese (sharp cheddar) 9 oz Salami or Summer Sausage 1 package of Pepperoni 1 jar’s worth of Nutella or Peanut Butter 10 lunch sized packages of Corn Chips Dinner 10 Enertia Trail Food Dinners (Coleman branded have more calories) Korr/Lipton dinners could be substituted. Cooking takes much longer. 10 TBSP olive oil 5 packages of Instant pudding/cheesecake, etc… Snacks 20 Clif Bars, Power Bars or homemade (woohoo!) bars 16 ounce package of Fig Newtons or other sweet snacks 10 Gornola Bars (hard) 1 can Wheat Nuts (pure fat!) 1 can Repackaged (double bags w/scoop) Energy Drink (look for glucose polymers (maltodextrins)) Sometimes, I make gorp. One big bag of peanut M&Ms Can of mixed nuts with no peanuts 3/4 box of Goldfish crackers 2 to 3 cups of dried peas Good Resources Most of the camping cookbooks on the market present recipes and menu plans which just don’t work on a high millage long distance trip. There just isn’t enough time in the day to paddle 30 plus miles, set up camp, blog, take pictures, and prepare complicated meals. Here are a few books that are the best for this style of trip. The Appalachian Trail Food Planner: Recipes and Menus for a 2,000-Mile Hike Freezer Bag Cooking: Trail Food Made Simple