Planning going on a camping trip in the near future? If you are you will have to decide what type of food, drinks, and snacks you would like to bring along with you.
Meat When it comes to meat, you have a number of different options, including chicken, steak, hot dogs, hamburgers, and sausages.
If you buy your meat ahead of time and freeze it, be sure to leave enough time for your meat to properly thaw before each of your meals.
Also, be sure to keep your meat cold in a cooler filled with ice.
Barbecue Meat is a popular camping food, and many campers like to cook outdoors and have a barbecue.
As nice as barbecued meats are, many campers like to have rounded meals.
If that is the case with you and the rest of your camping party, you may want to think about buying a few bagged salads.
Bagged salads are useful, as they are pre-made and come in a number of different styles, including ones mixed with other vegetables.
What you want to do is make sure that your bagged salads are kept in a cooler and that each opened bag is sealed with a rubber band or a bag clip.
Condiments Your condiments may include mayonnaise, salad dressing, relish, ketchup, and mustard.
As nice as many of those outdoor camping condiment containers are, they can be messy to fill and transport.
With most condiment items, like ketchup and mustard, costing less than two dollars each, it may be more than worth it for you to buy your condiments new and dispose of them rather than bringing them home.
Snacks In addition to "real," food, you will also want to bring a selection of snacks with you.
When doing this, it may be best to go with bagged snacks, as they are nice and easy to transport and maintain.
What is nice about bagged snacks is that they aren't all unhealthy foods any more.
You can find a number of healthy bagged snacks for you to take with you, or you can do something like taking large bags of pretzels or chips or you can get the individuals packs.
Drinks You will also need to bring a large selection of drinks along with you.
Make sure that you have a lot of water, especially if the weather is forecast to be warm and sunny.
Try and stick with bottled drinks.
Bottled drinks help to ensure that nothing will get spilled or tossed away after being left out for a while.
If you are camping with children many juices are being sold in bottles; but juice boxes work as well.
Before going to buy food, snacks, and drinks, you need to create a list for yourself.
You should also start buying your provisions in advance, especially if you can find what you need on sale, spreading the cost, and saving you a considerable amount of money.