| Hiking, camping, and boating are good | | | | for more than a day, the food |
| activities for active | | | | |
| | | | situation gets a little more complicated. |
| people and families. However, if the food | | | | You can still |
| isn't handled | | | | |
| | | | bring cold foods for the first day, but |
| correctly, food-borne illness can be an | | | | you'll have to pack |
| unwelcome souvenir.1. Choose foods that are | | | | |
| light enough to carry in a backpack | | | | shelf-stable items for the next day. Canned |
| | | | goods are safe, |
| and that can be transported safely. Keep | | | | |
| foods either hot or | | | | but heavy, so plan your menu carefully. |
| | | | Advances in food |
| cold. Since it's difficult to keep foods hot | | | | |
| without a heat | | | | technology have produced relatively |
| | | | lightweight staples that |
| source, it's best to transport chilled | | | | |
| foods. Refrigerate or | | | | don't need refrigeration or careful |
| | | | packaging. For example: |
| freeze the food overnight. What foods to | | | | |
| bring? For a day | | | | peanut butter in plastic jars |
| | | | |
| hike, just about anything will do as long as | | | | concentrated juice boxes |
| you can fit it | | | | |
| | | | canned tuna, ham, chicken, and beef |
| in your backpack and keep it cold -- | | | | |
| sandwiches, fried | | | | dried noodles and soups |
| | | | |
| chicken, bread and cheese, and even salads | | | | beef jerky and other dried meats |
| -- or choose non- | | | | |
| | | | dehydrated foods |
| perishable foods.2. Keep everything clean. | | | | |
| Remember to bring disposable wipes | | | | dried fruits and nuts |
| | | | |
| if you're taking a day trip. (Water is too | | | | powdered milk and fruit drinks |
| heavy to bring | | | | |
| | | | 5. If you're cooking meat or poultry on a |
| enough for cleaning dishes!)3. It's not a | | | | portable stove or |
| good idea to depend on fresh water from a | | | | |
| | | | over a fire, you'll need a way to determine |
| lake or stream for drinking, no matter how | | | | when it's done |
| clean it appears. | | | | |
| | | | and safe to eat. Color is not a reliable |
| Some pathogens thrive in remote mountain | | | | indicator of |
| lakes or streams | | | | |
| | | | doneness, and it can be especially tricky to |
| and there's no way to know what might have | | | | tell the color |
| fallen into the | | | | |
| | | | of a food if you're cooking in a wooded area |
| water upstream. Bring bottled or tap water | | | | in the evening. |
| for drinking. | | | | |
| | | | It's critical to use a food thermometer when |
| Always start out with a full water bottle | | | | cooking |
| and replenish your | | | | |
| | | | hamburgers. Ground beef may be contaminated |
| supply from tested public systems when | | | | with E. coli, a |
| possible. On long | | | | |
| | | | particularly dangerous strain of bacteria. |
| trips you can find water in streams, lakes, | | | | Illnesses have |
| and springs, but | | | | |
| | | | occurred even when ground beef patties were |
| be sure to purify any water from the wild, | | | | cooked until |
| no matter how | | | | |
| | | | there was no visible pink. |
| clean it appears.4. If you're backpacking | | | | |