Healthy Meal Ideas For Your Next Camping Trip

Camping is a wonderful family activity.  There’s nothing better than being surrounded by nature.  No TV.  No computer.  You don’t have to worry about the kids running around.  They are free to be wild and free to get dirty.

There are a ton of things to do to prepare for a family camping trip.  The last thing you want to do is arrive at your campsite and realize you forget something important, like enough food, or enough water.  You’ll want to plan out each meal ahead of time so that you have enough food for everyone during the trip, especially if you are not close to any markets.  It’s a good idea to pack lots of healthy foods to keep your family nourished and energized.

On our last camping trip we didn’t head off to the campground until after Michael got off of work so it was late afternoon by the time we got to our site.  Michael suggested to make pasta ahead of time so that it was ready-to-eat.  It was a fantastic idea.

Dinner Menu

Organic blue and yellow corn chips with chipotle salsa

Cucumber sticks, baby carrots, and baby tomatoes

Brown rice pasta with marinara sauce

Jovial fig-filled cookies

Water for the kids

Trader Jose Light beverages for the adults

We snacked on chips and salsa while we set up camp.

And some fruits and vegetables.

Then we ate brown rice pasta with marinara sauce.  We made this at home before leaving on our camping trip so there was no cooking involved.

Cookies for dessert.  Of course we roasted marshmallows later.  What’s camping without roasting marshmallows?

These gluten-free fig-filled cookies were complements of Jovial Foods.  Between my husband, myself, and three boys we went through the entire box :-0  They are delicious and a definite try for anyone sensitive or intolerant to gluten.

Healthy dinner tips:

If you are traveling or camping with a baby, make sure to read this article:

Healthy camping foods for baby

Do you enjoy camping?  What does your family normally eat for dinner?

Sincerely,

Lisa Rainer

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*Thank you to Jovial Foods for the lovely cookies. I was not asked to do a review nor was I compensated by Jovial Foods to do this review. It is simply my own thoughts and opinions*