Backcountry Food Principles

• Lightweight• Nutritious• Tasty• Quick and simple to prepare• Create minimal rubbish/ waste• No tin or glass

Remember: • Your energy needs will be higher And• Everything tastes better in the bush!

NO NUTS PLEASESt Leonard’s College has a nut minimisation policy to reduce and manage the risk of a potentially fatal incident where someone has an anaphylactic reaction to a type of nut in their food.

Please note that Sesame seeds are a type of tree nut

We ask for you assistance in bringing only food which does not contain any nuts.

Please read the ingredients of cereals,

‘Trace amounts of nuts’ are acceptable.

Trip Menu Planner Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

breakfast To be had at home before arriving to school

lunch Bring a packed lunch from home

dinner

provided by school – a light weight

dehydrated meal

Will be had back at home sharing

stories about how much fun camp

was 

snacks

Snacks Scroggin is high energy, low GI snacks that will help

keep you going through the day in between meals. Make up a zip lock bag – sandwich size for each day. It could include any of the following: Sultanas / raisins/ currents, Dried fruit, Yogurt / fruit chews, Seeds, Chocolate – (M&M’s), Snakes / jubes – natural jellies, Anzac biscuits, Muesli bars, Rice crackers, Jerky

Muesli bars (check for no nuts & low in sugar content)

Fruit Apples, oranges & other fruits that will not squash easily in the pack are ideal

Fruit cake A little heavy, and will need to be wrapped up or snap-locked but very nice to break off a bit to snack on during the day. Can also be used as a dessert with some custard.

Drinks— hot drinks like tea/ coffee, cup-o-soup, milo can be nice to warm you up in the morning or afternoon.

Powdered additives like Powerade & Vita Soy sachets are useful for replacing electrolytes on hot days. Don’t bring to much as these should not be used to replace drinking pure water. Also placing these in a snap-lock bag inside another snap-lock bag is the best method of containing the powder.

Scroggin

Sultanas / raisins/ craisinsDried fruit

Yogurt / fruit chewsSeeds

Chocolate – (M&M’s)Snakes / jubes – natural jellies

Anzac biscuitsMuesli bars

Rice crackersJerky

Coffee, tea, hot chocolateCereal with powdered milkBreakfast bars Vita wheats with spreadsInstant porridgeFruit loaf / buns

Breakfast – Start the day with Energy!

Lunch

• Dried biscuits (vita wheat), tortillas, mountain/pita bread, rice cakes.

• Spreads – jam, vegemite, honey.• Dips, cheese (processed keeps best)• Sachet tuna / salmon • Salami / smoked meats (first 2 days only)• Tomatoes, semi-dried toms, avocado,

cucumber, alfalfa sprouts, snow peas• Fruit, dried fruit• Drink: water, tang / powdered powerade, cup a

soup.

Dinner

• Group of 4 to cook and eat together.• Use template in booklet to carefully plan menu• Get a shopping list compiled and shop together• Practice cooking your meal(s) at home to ensure

quality and quantities are good.• Remember energy needs are higher in the bush.• Cater for approx 125g per person of pasta / rice.

ie. 500g pack for 4 people

Main meal construction

• Base – (carbohydrates) rice, pasta, noodles, burritoes, cous cous, etc

• Meat – (protein) salami, tuna, salmon, • Vegetables- carrot, onion, zuchini, mushrooms,

peppers, pumpkin, sweet potato, dried peas/ corn

• Flavour – curry paste/ powder, pesto / pasta sauce, sweet chilli sauce/ soy.

• Have a no cook option (eg wraps / cous cous)

Fettuccine with sautéed onion, bacon and red pepper in a creamy tomato pesto sauce

Decant pesto from glass jar into sealable, secure plastic container

Veal Tortellini with sautéed mushrooms and onions in a creamy tomato sauce

Carbonara pasta with vegetables

Sweet chilli tuna and vegetable cous cous

Red Thai vegetable curry with noodles

Freeze dried / Dehydrated meal

Dessert options

Chocolate apricot melts

Stewed fruit in custard

Chocolate mousse

FAQ’s

FAQ’s

Can I bring my phone?NO

Can I bring my Ipod?NO

Not even for the bus trip?NO

Only piece of electrical equipment allowed is a camera. We aim to have a technology free week, socializing face to face instead of electronically. It is a rare opportunity to connect with nature. It is a chance to step away from the everyday luxuries you take for granted, so that you may appreciate them all the more on your return.

FAQ’s

Can we have camp fires?it is a possibilty, depending on campsite, weather, and discretion of staff.

Can we wear leggings?No, they can be too hot, and don’t give adequate protection.

Are there Showers?NO, but beautiful rivers, creeks and beaches to wash in, sometimes.

FAQ’s

Which hike is better Grampians or Otways?Both places have their own beauty and challenges and are of similar difficulty.

So who are our leaders / staff?You will find out in the coming weeks.

What was all that again?Please go to STL Link, Outdoor Education / Year 9 hike and download a copy of this presentation.

http://learn.stleonards.vic.edu.au/outdoored/year-9-camp-great-ocean-walk-otways-np/