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Are you planning to go camping in the winter? If so I have a few suggestions on cooking in the winter at the campsite.
First of all, you need to realize that your body will expand a lot of energy in the winter, much more than in the other seasons. You will need to have lots of food that is rich in fat and carbohydrates. Did you know that fats contain about twice as many calories per pound as carbohydrates but they are also the body's major source of stored energy)?
You'll need to choose foods that will not freeze in the winter or extreme cold, such as peanut butter, which is an excellent source of energy for other seasons. Cheese will freeze, but you can cut off pieces and melt them into the foods that you will be cooking. There are luncheon meats such as pepperoni, salami, different forms of sausage that you can bring along that will be eaten whether thawed or frozen.
You can look in your local supermarket and find lots of frozen foods that are already sealed in a bag: just put on a pan of boiling water and you have a meal. I prefer to make my own frozen meals and seal them in freezer bags or
those bags just meant for boiling. Then you don't have a lot of messy cleanup when you are finished cooking.
For utensils for cooking and eating I would suggest you think of bringing inexpensive plastic bowls, plates and glasses and also utensils for eating in plastic. To wash all of these items if it is necessary to carry them over to another meal, I always just boil them in boiling water and wipe them off. It is easier than bringing soap to a campsite.
Be sure to wear warm gloves underneath those plastic gloves to keep hands from freezing while doing the cleanup.
I would suggest bringing along a couple of thermos bottles to have plenty of hot water for making instant coffee and also tea. There is nothing like a warm drink to warm the body before turning in at the campsite in your sleeping bag.
Another thought I would like to tell you is be sure to be very careful when handling the fuels for your camp stove, and be sure you wear gloves to protect your hands as you'll be in for instant frostbite if these touch the bare skin.
Now you may have some leftovers from your meals: you'll want to put them in freezer bags and then burn them when possible in a safe place. Please do not leave food out for animals as it may not be appropriate for their diet. This also causes animals to be too trusting of humans.
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