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Trail meals, snacks, drinks, and nutrition for multi-day walks
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Back Country Cuisine Cooked Breakfast
A freeze-dried cooked breakfast from Back Country Cuisine, with smoky beef, tomato, egg and a hash brown potato mix. It is gluten free and made in New Zealand. Add boiling water to the pouch, stir and wait 10 to 15 minutes, then eat straight from the pouch. It comes in a small serve (90g dry, about 456 Cal) and a regular serve (175g dry, about 883 Cal).
Back Country Cuisine Honey Soy Chicken
A freeze-dried meal from Back Country Cuisine with rice, chicken, vegetables and a honey soy flavour. It is gluten free, has no added dairy and is halal. Made in New Zealand, it is eaten straight from the pouch after adding boiling water and waiting 10 to 15 minutes, and comes in small and regular serves.
Campers Pantry Penne Bolognese
A freeze-dried penne bolognese from Campers Pantry, with pieces of Australian meat in a rich tomato sauce. It is a single serve (400g once prepared) in a compact vacuum-packed pouch: add 300ml of boiling water, stir, seal and wait about 10 minutes, then eat from the pouch.
On Track Meals Aussie Pork Snags
Two Australian pork sausages in a sweet onion gravy from On Track Meals. It is a 250g retort-pouch meal made from real food rather than freeze-dried, ready in about 3 minutes by boiling the pouch or using a flameless heater bag. It keeps for 3 years with no fridge needed.
On Track Meals Butter Chicken with Rice
Tender chicken and rice in a rich, mildly spiced butter sauce from On Track Meals. It is real food sealed and cooked in a retort pouch, not freeze-dried, so there is no water to add. Heat the pouch in boiling water for about 3 minutes (or use a flameless heater bag) and eat it straight from the pouch. A 250g serve made from Australian ingredients, with a 3 year shelf life and no fridge needed.
On Track Meals Coconut Ginger Chicken
Tender chicken in a spicy coconut sauce with hints of ginger and lemon, from On Track Meals. It is a 250g gluten-free retort-pouch meal (medium spice) made from real food rather than freeze-dried, heated by boiling the pouch or with a flameless heater bag. It does not come with sides, so pair it with pasta or rice.
On Track Meals Coconut Rice Pudding
A soft, creamy coconut rice pudding with a subtle hint of nutmeg from On Track Meals, made for a hot breakfast or a dessert. Vegan and gluten free. It is real food cooked in a retort pouch, not freeze-dried, with a 3 year shelf life and no fridge needed. The 200g pouch serves two (100g each).
On Track Meals Pumpkin & Potato Mash
A herb-infused pumpkin and potato mash from On Track Meals, made as a side dish. It is real food cooked in a retort pouch, not freeze-dried, with a 3 year shelf life and no fridge needed. Gluten free. The 200g pouch serves two (100g each), and On Track suggests pairing it with their Slow Cooked Australian Steak.
On Track Meals Slow-Cooked Australian Steak
A ready-to-eat slow-cooked Australian steak meal from On Track Meals, heated by boiling the pouch or with an instant-heat sachet.
On Track Meals Tender Lamb
A ready-to-eat tender lamb meal from On Track Meals, heated by boiling the pouch or with an instant-heat sachet.
Radix Mango Breakfast
A freeze-dried mango breakfast from Radix Nutrition, rehydrated with boiling water in the pouch.
Radix Peri-Peri
A freeze-dried peri-peri meal from Radix Nutrition, rehydrated with boiling water in the pouch.
Radix Thai Green Curry
A freeze-dried Thai green curry from Radix Nutrition, rehydrated with boiling water in the pouch.
Radix Ultra Breakfast 800 Kcal
Radix's high-calorie freeze-dried breakfast, an 800 Kcal vegetarian meal that just needs hot water. It is filling, nutrient-dense, and quick to make, which makes it an easy way to load up on calories at the start of a big day.
Real Meals Beef Stroganoff
A ready-to-eat beef stroganoff from Real Meals.
Real Meals Moroccan Tagine
A ready-to-eat Moroccan tagine from Real Meals.
Real Meals Sri Lankan Curry
A ready-to-eat Sri Lankan curry from Real Meals.
Real Meals Tom Kha Gai
A ready-to-eat Tom Kha Gai, a Thai coconut soup, from Real Meals.
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