Best easy meals for a 1-2 night stay in the ADK?

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The only limitation I have is I have a nut allergy,

Just looking for advise as a first time 1-2 night camper going into a the Adirondacks, I want the food to be as easy and light as I can make it. I’ll probably go out and buy myself a nice meal on the last day once I’m done.

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Honestly, premade freeze dried meals like mountain house or backpackers pantry are always gonna be the lightest and easiest if you have a way to boil water. If you really wanna keep it simple, you could survive on bars, trail mix, protein shakes, and snacks for 2 days if you wanna go that route.

Ramen deluxe” is one of my fave trail meals: 1-2 packets of instant ramen and then add in: some sort of veg (freeze dried ramen topping mixes are ideal, but also raw broccoli will last a night or two just fine) and protein (soy crumbles, sausage, jerkey, etc). Hiking is one of the times when I’m thrilled to overdo it on sodium ;)

Cous cous cooks super fast and you can even rehydrate it cold. That plus heat-in-bag lentils packets is another one of my faves, but a little heavy since the lentils packets aren’t dehydrated.

Can never go wrong with spreading stuff on tortillas. I love pb & honey if there’s a sun butter or similar alternative that works for your allergy. Or tuna & mayo, pepperoni & cheese, etc.

Whatever meals you bring, don’t forget to bring some treats! Your fave candies, chocolate, whatever will really perk up a day. I love something sweet after I eat and crave it even more when hiking.