What food to bring into the campsite?

[Jremy]

Last year was my first year camping. I survived on canned fruit, granola bars, and wheat thins. I'm curious what are some good food options for the campsites?

[SoulDischarge]

Fruit works really well. Apples and oranges. Carrots. Granola bars. Crackers. Peanut butter and bread with plastic knives. Coachella was probably the healthiest I ate all last year. I started to feel great by Monday (aside from the drug exhaustion).

[chiapet]

^^ that's pretty much what i bring, along with dried fruit, individually sealed string cheese, and beef jerky

[BakForMore]

I started a shopping list:

PB & J
Wheat Thins
Pop Up tarts
Trial Mix
Beef Jerky
Banana chips
Fruit

[BakForMore]

I just got a great!

Spicy Tuna Rolls:
Tuna
Steamed rice (steamed ahead of time obviously)
Spicy bamboo chutes
Seaweed wraps

[bcred]

Almonds,cashews..fruit leather.

[D.M.B.4Coachella]

chocolate
just salsa
severed human fingers
steak
broccoli

[TonyWonder]

[NotQuiteNixon]

well other than what you guys already mentioned i brought lunch meat and kept it in my cooler last couple of years which was a nice substantial lunch each day before a long day of strenuous dancing and drug use followed by an evening of drinking.....poor body....it requires the fleash of once living animals to properly power itself to party to its fullest

[Naproxen]

well other than what you guys already mentioned i brought lunch meat and kept it in my cooler last couple of years which was a nice substantial lunch each day before a long day of strenuous dancing and drug use followed by an evening of drinking.....poor body....it requires the fleash of once living animals to properly power itself to party to its fullest

Agreed. I find I carb loaded all morning at the camp until going in. Once I was in, I really only had time for a wrap and maybe a smoothie (depending on what else was flowing through my system)

For the site I recommend not really salty foods, you sweat enough and are in the hot sun no need to induce even more dehydration. A cooler is key.

I usually bring:
Unsalted mini pretzels
Packets of tuna (those 3 oz ones that are flavored work well)
Bagels
Baby Carrots
Bananas
Packaged deli meat, especially the ones in plastic containers w/ lids
condiments
jello pudding cups!!
Box of cereal for snacking
....and goldfish. Salt be damned, I want my goldfish.

[chiapet]

salt = water retention, though. salty stuff is great for coachella, IMO.

[Raptor Clinton]

Oranges and banana chips/ bananas. Lots of them.

[ZackQ]

Clif bars, plenty of clif bars.

[dj-atom]

beer and beer by product

[airguitarvet]

pork

[faxman75]

I'm a lo carber so basically it's water all morning. I eat once inside the fest. I have a piece of chicken on a stick with grilled veggies. Then lots of water. Around dinner time I have a smoothie. Then later in the evening a small snack.

I pretty much stick to the chicken on a stick place now. After a few years of trying out different booths inside the fest, it's the only one that is consistent and truely low carb. The rest is vegiterian or too sugary or breaded.

[venturas90sgirl]

I was also a water loader until about noon. I also survived on Rice krispy treats and cheez-its but I'll probably be a little healthier this time around. On the way (my route at least), theres a great nut place called Hadleys with bomb trail mixes. They run a little high but they're damn good nuts so I'll probably stock up there.

[Xenocide]

Oranges and banana chips/ bananas. Lots of them.

hehehe

[vinceolson]

NO FOOD IN THE CAMPSITE. IT ATTRACTS BEARS.

[prettydirtything]

I just got a great!

Spicy Tuna Rolls:
Tuna
Steamed rice (steamed ahead of time obviously)
Spicy bamboo chutes
Seaweed wraps

sushi won't be raw for long in the desert heat

Oranges and banana chips/ bananas. Lots of them.

banana chips are disgusting

I started a shopping list:

PB & J
Wheat Thins
Pop Up tarts
Trial Mix
Beef Jerky
Banana chips
Fruit

banana chips are disgusting

I'm a lo carber so basically it's water all morning. I eat once inside the fest. I have a piece of chicken on a stick with grilled veggies. Then lots of water. Around dinner time I have a smoothie. Then later in the evening a small snack.

I pretty much stick to the chicken on a stick place now. After a few years of trying out different booths inside the fest, it's the only one that is consistent and truely low carb. The rest is vegiterian or too sugary or breaded.

If I were you, I would be more concerned about any food sold on a stick than I would be about carbs.

[Xenocide]

i don't think the people are mentioning the banana chips because they're so good, i think the oranges & bananas are for the rollers wanting Vitamin C & potassium...

[petshopkids]

BBBAAACCCOOONNN!!!

[dietpepsi]

diet pepsi

[petshopkids]

Ok, diet pepsi and BBBAAACCCOOONNN!!!

[righteousdnk]

Clif bars, plenty of clif bars.

That's my plan.

[CaNooB]

Banana bread is one of my all time fave foods for festival camping. Makes great french toast too.

[feticirad]

Ok, diet pepsi and BBBAAACCCOOONNN!!!

how expensive is the food inside the festival?

[seandlr]

i love luna bars, and im a male

[SEEDYMIG420]

NO FOOD IN THE CAMPSITE. IT ATTRACTS BEARS.

If I see that at the campsite, well......I just won't be hungry.

[im_a_starfish]

luna bars it is!