South Cape Track 2020 - Food Planning

Wednesday, 6 January 2021

Planning the food for such a long hike is hard work.  It wasn't quite as epic as when we did the overland track in 2015 and planned for 7 nights for 6 people. This time I planned breakfast, lunch and snacks for just the three of us while Clare planned for her and her dad. Paul and Rob plundered Clare's supplies once she dropped out as Rob was only roped into the whole thing on Christmas Day and Paul hadn't got around to doing anything yet.

For the main meals I did the planning for all 7 of us (before we became 5 of us) so I did a tonne of dehydrating of vegies and a curry in the week before we went.  I think I dehydrated 4 onions, 4 capsicums, 1 eggplant, 2 tins of kidney beans, 3 zuchinnis.  I used them for my marakesh curry and also to add a bit of volume to the other days. I also dehydrated the mushrooms that we forgot to eat on Christmas day.  We bought our Strive meals here

Anyway - for my own reference, this is what we took:

Breakfast

• Jett - Weetbix Crunch + Oats for Jett (175g x 5) 
• Jon & I - Porridge oats with extra nuts x 3 - 125g each serve
• Jon & I - Weetbix Crunch + Oats for the other 2 breakfasts

In hindsight I'd stick to porridge for every breakfast. It's nice and warm and lighter and less bulky than cereal. 

• 4 x (very thin) slices of salami per person each day
• 1 small bottle of chipotle sauce which was brilliant
• 1 packet alfalfa sprouts -these last really well and come self contained so they don't get squished and spoilt like salad leaves. They help to add volume to the wraps for the first 3 days at least.
• 1 capsicum which we had for the first 3 days which was nice
• 1 spanish onion which lasted the trip

 In one bag

1 x vegetable stock cube
1 Tbsp madras curry powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 Tbsp raisins
1 Tbsp dried shredded coconut
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup coconut milk powder (available from indian food shops)
1/2 tsp dried garlic

In separate bag
Add dehydrated red kidney beans (400gms can). Other options include chickpeas or cannelloni beans.
Dehydrated vegetables – suggested options include eggplant, sweet potato, red capsicum,
carrots, zucchini

To assemble
Add boiling water to red kidney beans and vegetables and soak for 20-30mins
Add sufficient water to spices to create sauce and add to vegetables when rehydrated.
Bring to boil
Serve with rice or couscous.