We are trying to encourage the Scouts to cook their own meals on overnight camps so they are prepared for when they do Bushcraft/Gwentrex etc. They will be cooking using small gas stoves so they need food that is easy to cook and is not going to give them food poisoning if under cooked .We also do not have any refrigeration available on camp. Please can you get your Scout to practice opening tins and make sure they bring a tin opener with them or if they have difficulties please put the food in plastic containers.

Here are a few ideas but if you have any other then please let us know as we are always looking for suggestions. Small sauce, salt and pepper sachets are great to bring along as well as travel sized anti bacterial gel and washing up liquid. It is also useful if they pre weigh pasta/rice etc. before they come.

Drinks

Sachets of hot chocolate, 3 in 1 coffee sachets, Bovril, cup a soup, UHT milk, squash

Breakfast

Small packets of cereal with UHT milk

Porridge pots

Spam (can be bought in a plastic tub)

Eggs

Croissants

Pancake Mix

Muffins

Small fruit juice cartons

Main Meals

Tinned Curry

Tinned Mince or stewed steak

Straight to Wok Noodles

Pot Noodle

Fresh Pasta with pesto

Tin of Baked Beans/Spaghetti Hoops/Ravioli or Macaroni Cheese

Pre cooked Chicken/Quorn

Quick cook rice

Quick Mash

Coucous

Salad

Hot dogs or Burgers (not too thick)- wraps or sandwich thins don’t take up as much space as rolls

Gammon

Tinned vegetables

Fahijtas with pre cooked chicken, grated cheese, salsa and crème fraiche, salad

Omelette

Soup

Puddings

Custard Pot and bananas

Rice Pudding

Ginger Cake

Mini doughnuts

Fruit

Other

Cooking Oil

Sauce Sachets

Salt and Pepper

Water

Equipment

Mini flexible chopping board

Foil

Anti bacterial wipes/gel

Matches/lighter

Mess Tin

Long handled spoon ( for stirring)

Tea Towel

Washing up liquid

Scourer