Are you an adventure lover? Then you must love camping. But you don't always make a foolproof plan for it, right?
Sometimes it happens with a last-minute plan with friends or family.
So what about fire-free camping with some no cooking food items?
We know, food is an important factor while camping. But sometimes it gets hectic to prepare meals three times along with all other camping works such as setting tents, making campfires, etc.
Also, if you want to avoid carrying a lot of cooking utensils then no cooking food is a great idea for you. You can enjoy your full time playing around or sightseeing.
So, let us give you a list of quick and simple food items that you don’t need to cook on the camping site.
Advantage of No Cooking Camping Food
You might ask why we should opt for no cooked food instead of cooked meals? After all, camping is fun and meant to enjoy to the fullest.
Well, right you are. But to make your hard-planned leisure from a hectic schedule delightful enough, you must shorten your chores.
Below we have listed some major benefits of no-cook camp foods.
Less Packing
Camping includes huge packing when you are going with a group of people. If you plan to cook on the campground, you need to take a lot with you. Along with the ingredients, you must include cooking materials like stove, gas, pots and pans, etc.
To avoid this massive load while packing, no cooking items are the best option.
Time Saver
Less packing means more time to plan for other things. Also, you can save a great amount of time without cooking while camping. Instead, you can use the whole day for exploring.
Energy Saver
You must want to remain 100% fit and refreshed in the middle of an adventure trip. Then avoiding cooking is a wise decision. Because cooking is a tedious job, especially outside the comfort of your own kitchen.
After spending a whole long day digging around the sights, it would be tough to prepare meals. Especially the children cannot wait that long to eat.
Eating Healthy
Most of the time, we depend on frying or grilling items while camping. Instead, some no cooked items can be the alternative options. In this way, we can have some oilless healthy foods that are tasty and fun to eat as well. So, you can have the proper nutrition value even apart from home.
Maintaining Tidiness
As cooking is a long and tedious process, it turns the place into some kind of a mess. All the items will be scattered and the place will turn into a filthy one. So, uncooked foods will help you keep the place neat and clean to a considerable extent.
Some No Cooking Food Ideas to Take for Camping Trips
Read more and you will be introduced to some simple yet delicious food items that you do not need to cook. Yet they are tasty enough to enjoy while camping.
We have categorized the items into three parts- breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each part includes some simple and healthy recipes for a rapid meal.
Check out below without further delay.
Breakfast
Starting the day with a healthy breakfast will make you ready for the whole day of outdoor activities. The following fast no-cook recipes can allow you to start your journey earlier.
1. Boiled Egg with Sandwich
A boiled egg along with a sandwich will make you full for a pretty long time. They will provide enough protein as well. Boil the eggs hard and peel them off. You can slice them as well to have them with sandwiches. Adding some sliced cheese is also a great idea.
2. Granola and Milk
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Take your homemade granola to the campground. If there is no refrigerator then choose boxed milk. You can even choose packed yogurt and have them together to have a simple and easy breakfast. Add some fruits of your choice to make it tastier.
3. Overnight Oats
What could be the best than overnight oats as a healthy and yummy breakfast meal?
Take an appropriate amount of oats and mix them well with milk or yogurt. Add banana, nuts, sugar/honey, and other dry fruits. Leave it for the whole night and pack it the next morning.
They are surprisingly long-lasting for a long trip as well.
4. Fruits and Vegetables Salad
Fruits are the perfect options for a fast and fresh morning meal. We suggest you carry some seasonal fruits you like. Mix them together with some nuts.
Or else have some vegetables like black beans, avocado, lettuce, cucumber, carrots, tomato, corn, etc. You can add the fruits and vegetables together also for a healthy and crunchy breakfast.
5. Muffins/ Pancakes
As a ready-made option, they are easy to carry. Make them earlier and have them packed. Oats or banana muffins are full of health value.
In the case of pancakes, adding some honey or jam will make them more delicious.
Lunch
Try the following rapid lunch meals and keep continuing your activities on the trail. These no-cook lunch recipes will let you be full very quickly and enjoy the rest of the day.
6. Pasta Salad
It is an ideal premade lunch item on a busy camping trip. Cook the noodles at home and store them in a box. On the spot, you can add some cheese and fresh herbs and vegetables of your choice.
You can also make the dish fully prepared at home and have it in the middle of your camping.
7. Sandwich
How could we not include such an easy option? There are hundreds of ways to have a sandwich as a lunch meal. You can make them ahead of time and even have them easily on the go.
Sandwiches with meats, cheeses, veggies, etc. make it more hefty and substantial as a mid-day meal.
8. Tuna Salad
Another easy peasy must have lunch item for having at the campsite. Bring some canned tuna and have them with bread, veggies like tomato, avocado, or cucumber slices, crackers, or even by itself.
Why not try this no time recipe when it is full of both vigor and nourishment?
9. Hummus Veggie Wraps
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We have come up with a perfect lunch meal without cooking for the vegetarians. It includes both flavor and alimentation.
To make this super easy flavorful meal, pack seasoned hummus with plenty of vegetables. Take some tortilla wraps and have them with sea salt, sesame seeds, dried garlic and onion flakes, etc.
10. Curry Chickpea Wraps
You can swiftly intake a bowl of proper nutrition right on the go. Mix a can of chickpeas along with curry powder, black pepper, and salt.
To make it more flavorful, squeeze a lemon into it. Use this chickpea mixed as a topping on the tortilla wraps. Adding some lettuce and cucumber is a better idea indeed.
Dinner
After spending a hectic day outdoors, now it's time to have some quick dinner and enjoy the campfire.
The following simple cooking-free recipes could be more than perfect as the campsite dinner.
11. Chicken Bowls
Have you ever considered carrying canned chicken for a camp trip? If not then try it once.
Mix it properly with canned beans, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, and cheese. Also, add some dressing for your preference. That's it.
12. Charcuterie Board
We call a proper cheese and meat board by the name of the charcuterie board. Pre-slicing both the Ingredients will let you prepare it more easily.
A box of crackers will complement the board to the fullest.
13. Grain Bowls
Just like the pasta salad, you can also prepare a grain bowl before your trip. Pick some grains according to your taste. Rice, barley, wheat, quinoa, etc. are some of the popular and available options.
To accompany a bowl of grains, add some canned beans, chopped vegetables, nuts, and dry fruits, etc.
14. Roasted Beef Wrap
In a campground, we recommend having roasted beef wrapped with hummus and cheese as a plentiful dinner.
Furthermore, sprouts, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion, etc. will make it a more than enough dinner meal.
15. Corn Chips with Salsa
It may seem different as a dinner item. But it is a pretty effective night meal. Buy a box of corn chips from the store. Have it with salsa as a light supper.
The salsa doesn’t need to be chilled before opening.
Final Words
As camping is a great way of escaping from your tight schedule, you should try your best to enjoy it to the fullest.
No wonder, food plays a pivotal role to make your camping memories even better. So we have organized a list of some of the easiest meals that you can have quickly without wasting time in cooking.
These food items are not only the simplest to carry but also suitable enough to satisfy your taste buds. Besides, they are full of nutritional value.
We hope you will not be disappointed having them as pre-made camping meals on your next trip.
Last Updated on January 11, 2021 by John Miles
Hello, I am John Miles. I love traveling and I made it my profession. Yes, you are right I am a travel blogger. Many of us face different negative experiences on travelling and many have little idea about it. My goal is to provide information and tips for traveling. I suggest all kinds of outdoor related topics. Hopefully my efforts will help you find your travel destination and make it more enjoyable.
