Thought for food...

When planning a week long hike it becomes clear quite how much stuff I need and use everyday. Not least of this 'stuff' is that which sustains me. Food!

What should I take? What will keep fresh? What will give me the energy I'll need? How much will it weigh? How much space will it all take up??? Just some of the questions I've been considering.

I can't take bread, can't take milk and meat is off the menu so breakfast is the first problem. Tins and bottles are too heavy and lots of other food and drink is out of the question too like butter, fruit, beer sausages, sausage rolls, pork pies... basically all my favourites! 

So I've resigned myself to what amounts to freeze dried army rations to eat and tap water to drink. There are other options but these are the lightest and cheapest. I can add some dried fruit and nuts and I will get to a treat on day three as I'll get a fried breakfast before I leave the Moonlight tea room in Cocking. Having scoured the internet I've settled on a pack from Mountain House. 

 

Obviously the other think to consider is what I'll drink... water and how I'll carry it. As the meals are freeze dried I'll need to carry water to re-hydrate my lunch plus the gallon per day reccommended by those in the know.  Fortunately there are taps along the SDW footpath and obviously I can fill up at the camp sights so I should be ok. Here's my meal planner so far! What do you think?

	Breakfast	lunch	dinner
Sunday	Winchester cafe	Soup, flapjack, nuts, dried fruit	Spaghetti Bolognais
Monday	Scrambled Egg, Ham and Potato	Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice	Pasta Lasagne
Tuesday	Moonlight Cafe breakfast	Soup, flapjack, nuts, dried fruit	Chicken Korma with Rice
Wednesday	Smooth Oatmeal with Raspberry	Macaroni Cheese	Chicken Tikka with Ric
Thursday	Rice Pudding with Strawberry	Soup, flapjack, nuts, dried fruit	Chicken in Black Bean Sauce with Noodles,
Friday	Custard with Apple,	cafe	home!