We will be paddling and camping for six weeks with Kris and Leslie. We’ve decided that each couple will cook breakfast and dinner for all every other day. Cooking for four doesn’t take much more effort than cooking for two, so each couple gets a day off every other day. We’ll take care of our own lunches and snacks for each day since we’ll be eating while paddling.

We also plan to mail ourselves a re-supply box that we’ll pick up half way through the trip in Port Alexander, the only town on Baranof Island besides Sitka. So, we are planning to start with three weeks of food and pick up a box with the next three weeks’ segment. If we’re cooking every-other-day, then we figured on 11 breakfasts and 11 dinners for each segment.

Amounts are based on what Dave ate on a previous paddling trip in Alaska. We figured I’d eat about 2/3 to 3/4 what he ate. We double checked this by figuring out the total calories using the food calculator on FitDay. We doubled this amount, and the total is what we’ll cook for the four of us. All amounts are figured in scoops, meaning a level 1/3 cup spoonful of the indispensable MSR Folding Spoon. It serves to measure, stir and serve all our meals. We dehydrated a variety of sauces like Thai curries, Indian masala, several kinds of salsas, etc., which we’ll choose from for dinners.

Segment One – Breakfasts

Oatmeal (6 days)
Calories: ~3,700 total

  • 10 scoops oats
  • 1 scoop brown sugar
  • 2 scoops mixed salted nuts
  • 2 scoops dried berries/cherries/raisins
  • 1 scoop chocolate chips

Pancakes (5 days)
Calories: ~4,265

  • 10 scoops multi-grain mix
  • 3 scoops oats
  • 2 scoops mixed salted nuts
  • 2 scoops dried berries/cherries/raisins
  • 2 scoops syrup for topping
  • 1.5 oz. olive oil for frying

Segment One – Dinners

Lentils & Rice (4 days)
Calories: ~3,750

  • 8 scoops rice
  • 5 scoops lentils, mixed green & red
  • 3 scoops dried mixed vegetables
  • 1 dried sauce
  • 1 oz. olive oil

Couscous & Fish (1 day)
Calories: ~2,800 + fish

  • 9 scoops couscous
  • 3 scoops dried mixed vegetables
  • 1 sauce
  • 1.5 oz. olive oil
  • Fresh fish

Couscous & Falafel (1 day
Calories: ~3,500

  • 9 scoops couscous
  • 3 scoops dried mixed vegetables
  • 1 sauce
  • 5 scoops falafel mix
  • 1.5 oz. olive oil

Quesadillas (2 days)
Calories: ~3,700

  • 8 oz. cheese
  • 10 whole wheat tortillas
  • 5 scoops dehydrated black beans
  • 3 scoops dried mixed vegetables
  • 1 sauce (salsa)
  • 1.5 oz. olive oil

Quinoa & Fish (2 days)
Calories: ~2,800 + fish

  • 9 scoops quinoa
  • 3 scoops dried mixed vegetables
  • 1 sauce
  • 1.5 oz. olive oil
  • Fresh catch of the day

Quinoa & Falafel (1 day)
Calories: ~ 3,600

  • 9 scoops quinoa
  • 3 scoops dried mixed vegetables
  • 1 sauce
  • 5 scoops falafel mix
  • 1.5 oz. oil

Segment Two Breakfasts
Same as segment one.

Segment Two Dinners
Same as segment one, except for the quesadilla meals because we won’t be able to send ourselves cheese and tortillas and there is no store in Port Alexander.

Black Beans & Rice (2 days)
Calories: ~3,500

  • 8 scoops rice
  • 5 scoops black beans
  • 3 scoops dried mixed vegetables
  • 1 sauce
  • 1 oz. olive oil