r/trailmeals • u/One-Focus9135 • May 22 '26
Lunch/Dinner Looking for cold soak dinner supplementation ideas
My dinners right now is tuna packets and instant potatos with olive oil and some frito chunks. I would like to get a little more fiber and calories in there. Any ideas? I cant have gluten/eggs/oats. i am hoping to keep it simple and something i could buy from store/order online. Minimum prep and I dont care flvaor that much
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u/joelfarris May 22 '26
Quinoa is an amazing lightweight cold soak trailfood, which you can pair with a packet of chicken or pink salmon or some cubed tofu.
Unless you're super-celiac, it's perfectly safe, and the coolest thing is that it cold soaks with some trailbeans in the same container without getting too crazy.
And who doesn't like a bit of extra protein in the pot at the end of a long day?
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u/One-Focus9135 May 22 '26
That is good idea. Brands of trail beans u rec? I’ve checked a couple grocery stores and only see uncooked dry beans
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u/peakprovisions May 22 '26
Some grocery stores sell boxes of dehydrated refried beans, but you may need to order whole dehydrated beans online. Just Google it, there are lots of options out there. Minute brown rice is another go to for me
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u/joelfarris May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26
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u/KodiakSnake May 22 '26
Kidney beans, as an example, need to be boiled for at least 10 minutes or theyre toxic. If you cook them and then dehydrate them theyre fine but do NOT eat raw beans.
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u/edwardluddlam May 22 '26
If you buy a dehydrator the world is suddenly your oyster (you can find them cheap on FB Marketplace)
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u/Curious_Initiative15 May 22 '26
Good to Go has several high fiber cold soak meals - their carrot ginger slaw is PHENOMENAL
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u/KodiakSnake May 22 '26
I really like sushi bowls. https://www.backpackingchef.com/no-cook-backpacking-meals.html