Let's talk about food
07-02-2012, 07:51 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by Geardownflaps30
My god!!
We are heating our dinners in buckets in the bathtubs of hotels?!?!
What an interesting "profession" we work in!?!
I must say. Creative though! Was a Boy Scout leader for 15 yrs and never once do I recall heating my dinner in a bucket! Cooked on a few rocks, but no buckets. But then again, that was camping, not my professional occupation.
We are heating our dinners in buckets in the bathtubs of hotels?!?!
What an interesting "profession" we work in!?!
I must say. Creative though! Was a Boy Scout leader for 15 yrs and never once do I recall heating my dinner in a bucket! Cooked on a few rocks, but no buckets. But then again, that was camping, not my professional occupation.
07-02-2012, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 9easy
I refuse to go on a camping trip every time I goto work. Look at business travelers in the airport, you don't see them packing four days of food. I bring leftovers for the first day, after than I buy something nutritious, even if that means a $9.99 salad. We get per diem for a reason.
Yes, we get per diem for a reason. But that doesn't mean that per diem can't be spent on healthier "camping food".
07-02-2012, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by usmc-sgt
A recent trick is that so long as the meal is not completely frozen solid...put the vacuum sealed back of your meal in the ice bucket for your room. Place the bucket in the tub and turn on the bathtub (or shower if its not a tub) spout as hot as it can get. The water constantly overflowing in the bucket keeps a constant stream of hot water going which heats your meal up real nice. The water is usually 4 degrees shy of lava so it only takes about 20-30 minutes for a nice hot meal.
07-02-2012, 10:43 AM
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I am an Atlas guy. 17 day trips are routine.
I pack food. Mostly Medifast. Packs well, balanced (unless you seek crap carbs) and cheap relative to hotel food.
Foill pouches of tuna also work well, as do protein bars of various forms. The goal is modest calorie intake and stable blood sugar in the face of our erratic schedule. Pretending that we are senior management on a business trip is a fool's game. And it appears that many of those guys can not hold a first class medical past 55 in any case.
I pack food. Mostly Medifast. Packs well, balanced (unless you seek crap carbs) and cheap relative to hotel food.
Foill pouches of tuna also work well, as do protein bars of various forms. The goal is modest calorie intake and stable blood sugar in the face of our erratic schedule. Pretending that we are senior management on a business trip is a fool's game. And it appears that many of those guys can not hold a first class medical past 55 in any case.
07-02-2012, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Twin Wasp
No wonder there's no hot water when I check in.
07-02-2012, 11:36 AM
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@usmc-sgt
Great post!!! Thanks for the ideas!
I'll make bowtie pasta with meat sauce, chicken Tika and rice, egg noodles reheat okay too, chili and rice with cornbread, chicken and biscuits and chicken salad with cucumbers in a pita.
Great post!!! Thanks for the ideas!
I'll make bowtie pasta with meat sauce, chicken Tika and rice, egg noodles reheat okay too, chili and rice with cornbread, chicken and biscuits and chicken salad with cucumbers in a pita.
07-02-2012, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Salukipilot4590
Grill up some chicken thighs with the foreman before a 4 day trip....sure they only last me 2 days but it's some damn good food while I'm flying the line bro!
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