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Anybody's Playa Menu

Anybody likes a selection of food on the playa. Bring a variety so that you have a choice of what to eat at any given moment. Bring extra non-perishable foods: you will be comforted to know you aren't in danger of starvation.

Beverages
Soymilk, fruit juice, Hansen's Smoothies (frozen), Kern's juices (frozen), Tang, hot cocoa mix, herbal teas, coffee, solar ice tea, Chai Mix, lemonade, beer, Kahlua (for your hot cocoa), wine

Breakfast sorta things
Grape Nuts, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Raisin Bran, oatmeal (instant and/or regular), granola
Eggs - crack open into a bowl and beat up with a pinch of salt, freeze in large Ziplocs. Makes great scrambled eggs!
Bagels, butter, cream cheese, jam: fry bagels in melted butter, top with cream cheese and jam...yum!
Biscotti, pastries, muffins

Lunch and snacky sorta things
Bagels, cheeses, peanut butter, lunchmeats (but eat within a few days of playa arrival)
Hot dogs (meatless or dead animal variety) or sausages and buns
Cans of tuna and/or salmon
Condiments like mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, relish, ketchup
Dried fruit like raisins, dried cranberries, dried pineapple, prunes. Taste test at home. Avoid sulfured dried fruits if you are sensitive to this preservative.
Baby carrots and other cut up fresh veggies and salad dressing or something for dip
Fresh fruit like apples, oranges, grapefruit and cantaloupe
Make a fresh salad at home. Put in Ziplocs and eat within a few days. Don't forget the croutons and dressing.
Corn, pita and potato chips (Make nachos!)
Salsa and hummus: bring cans of garbanzo beans to make hummus on the playa
Cookies, graham crackers
Gorp (make your own at home), soynuts, shelled roasted sunflower seeds
Powerbars, other ready-to-eat 'nutrition' bars, fruit leather, Frutios

Major meals like potlucks and dinners
Spaghetti noodles and sauce in jars (or make your own sauce at home and freeze in Ziplocs)
Cans of soup: bring a variety of ones you like or make your own and freeze
Just-add-water type non-perishable mixes like Zatarain's rice mixes: you can add canned tomatoes, vegetables, and canned or frozen meats to these if you want
Fresh onions, garlic, and potatoes: these keep pretty well on the playa. Make fried potatoes and onions!
Corn and flour tortillas
Cans of refried beans, jar of jalapeno peppers
Cans of chili and stew
Cans of tomatoes, corn, green chilies, black beans
Cans of chicken (or precook chicken at home, cut up and freeze in Ziplocs)
Many of your favorite meals will freeze well: make them at home for no fuss playa dinners
Make one or two fancy desserts at home. Make a kind that will travel well and take the playa heat. Eat early in the week.
Yakesobe noodles and sauce: stir fry with veggies for a yummy dinner
Rice is handy for a variety of dishes

Miscellaneous
Salt, pepper, sugar, honey, cooking oil, red pepper, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg, Italian seasoning, soy sauce, Tapatio Sauce

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