So this weekend was my first camping trip since my surgery, diagnosis, and diet change.

What an experience.  I figured it was only ONE day & night so I’d just eat my old camping food (MREs or dehydrated MountainHouse foods).  I brought fruit and nuts for snack foods, too. And plenty of water.

Boy, what a mistake.

Friends were cooking fajitas over their camp stoves, which I resisted.  Other friends made beef & cheese tacos for everyone.  Which I also resisted.  What I didn’t resist were the Fritos… or the beer…or the Bisquick pancakes in the morning.  I didn’t end up eating an MRE, but did enjoy the MountainHouse Chicken & Rice meal…So here I was with plenty of wheat-based products, a bit of dairy, processed foods and sugars…which I have been avoiding as much as possible for the past six months.

But today, today my stomach is hosting a riot!…The only way to really learn that the Stove is Hot is to touch a burner…only make that mistake once.

Next time I know better: I’m packing an ice chest with my salad, my tea fixin’s, fruit, nuts, turkey dogs, and a few other “easy to haul/easy to fix” meals appropriate to my EndoDiet.  I fear I’ve become that “high maintenance camper…”

But, it’s okay.  What’s better for my body is better for me!

What do you guys pack food-wise for your overnight adventures?

End of rant! I hope you guys are all having a wonderful week!

Yours,

Lisa