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The Camping Guy brings you great recipes for your camping needs. From breakfast to dessert, these are quick and convenient ways to eat while camping out – for the non-cookers. For the quick and convenient crowd that don’t want to mess around, I suggest:

• Breakfast - For a quick breakfast when you are unable to cook try granola and vanilla yogurt and with ripe pears and raisins is a great way to start your day. If you prefer something more traditional but still can’t cook, chop up some pearl onions, tomatoes, cooked chicken or turkey and toss them into a tortilla with some seasoning and pepper. Add other fresh vegetables, cheese or cream to suit your taste!

• Lunch - is always a great meal for easy camping since it requires no cooking. Sandwiches are always the obvious choice but those sandwiches can be fresh and seasonal with these great topping ideas: hummus, sprouts, squash, avocado, tomato, basil, and carrot – for the vegans and cold cuts for the rest of us. If sandwiches aren’t appealing, salads are another great way to go. For a fun, seasonal salad topping, try almonds, cashews or pistachios. One of the Scout Masters would always make a “garbage salad” when we went camping. He’d cut up all the salad fixings and put them in a green garbage bag, add nuts and pour in half a bottle of salad dressing and shake. Tasted great!

• Dinner - An appealing but no-cook dinner to consider is the Pita Salad Pocket, as The Camping Guy calls it. To make this great dish, fill a pita pocket (bakery section of your local grocery store) with fresh vegetables like tomatoes, onions, broccoli, avocado, lettuce and cauliflower. If it’s available, top it off with Italian dressing and some feta or other crumbled cheese. Again, this is convenient, but I like to eat during campouts and love to cook up a storm at dinnertime. So, if lite, non-cooking doesn’t work for you, go get some of my Easy Camping Recipes.

• And finally for everyone’s favorite part of the day, dessert. A tasty, easy treat for everyone is The Camping Guy’s “Hands Off My Pie”. Start with a pre-cooked graham cracker crust from your local grocery store and fill it with your favorite canned fruit, drained of course. Strawberries or pears are recommended for best flavor. Top it with your favorite whipped topping and candy sprinkles for this easy but tasty treat!

Enjoy these quick meals and always remember to keep your campsite safe with an approved outdoor fire extinguisher, regardless of whether you cook or not. Happy Camping!

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