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Pack Lite Foods from Grand Marais, Minnesota - on the shores of Lake Superior, and a stones throw from the Boundary Waters

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BREAKFAST
Wilderness Granola with Milk
There's a lot to like in this granola, including crunchy oat clusters, whole almonds, chipped coconut and dried cranberries. The milk is already in there too, so all you do is add water.

Serving size: 4 ounces
Price: $2.00
Directions: Add 3/4 cup cold water to granola in bowl or mug, stir well and enjoy.

Ingredients: Oats, nonfat milk, honey, expeller pressed canola oil, sunflower seeds, raisins, dried cranberries, maple syrup, coconut, almonds, walnuts, cashews, sesame seeds, natural maple extract, natural almond extract, natural vitamin E, ascorbic acid (for freshness).

Hearty Hiker's Oatmeal
Rise and shine with a hot breakfast! Our oatmeal is chock full of raisins, dates and walnuts, naturally sweetened with pure maple sugar and a touch of cinnamon.

Serving size: 4 ounces
Price: $2.00
Directions: Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup boiling water to oatmeal in bowl or mug, stir well and enjoy.

Ingredients: Organic whole grain quick oats, nonfat dry milk, organic raisins, organic dates, walnuts, organic maple sugar, organic cinnamon.

LUNCH

Hearty Rye Crisp Bread with Choice of Four Delicious Toppings
Quick and easy, high-energy lunches you can eat on the go.

Serving Size: 4 slices bread and 4 ounces spread
Price: $3.50

Crisp Bread Ingredients: Whole grain rye flour, rye bran, yeast, sea salt.

Peanut Butter Ingredients: Roasted peanuts, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable oil, salt.

Cheddar Cheese Ingredients: Cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, soybean oil, whey, sodium phosphate, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, nonfat milk, sorbic acid, salt, lactic acid, artificial color, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum.

Jalapeno Cheese Ingredients: Cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), butter, water, jalapenos, sodium phosphate, salt, lactic acid, APO carotenal, Vitamin C, mono- and diglycerides (vegetable), capsium (flavor), xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, Vitamin A, B6 and B1.

Hummus Ingredients: Garbanzo beans, organic cheddar cheese powder, sesami tahini, tomato powder, sea salt, dehydrated garlic, olive oil, spices, spinach flakes, citric acid, dehydrated lemons, toasted sesame oil. (Hummus is 2.5 ounces dry; mix with 3/4 cup water)

SOUPS

Curry Lentil Soup
Hearty lentil soup with chunks of potato and carrots and just the right amount of curry for a smooth, rich taste. (vegan)

Package size: 3.5 ounces, makes two 12-ounce servings of prepared soup
Price: $3.95

Directions: In a 1- 2 quart pot add contents of soup packet to 3 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

Ingredients: Lentils, carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, spinach, vegetable soup base, curry.

Minestrone
Loads of veggies plus spiral pasta and pinto beans make this a filling Italian style soup.(vegan)

Package size: 3.5 ounces, makes two 12-ounce servings of prepared soup
Price: $3.95

Directions: In a 1-2 quart pot add contents of soup packet to 3 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

Ingredients: Pinto beans, enriched semolina pasta, zucchini, carrots, peas, green beans, potatoes, celery, onion, tomato powder, vegetable soup base, herbs, spices. Parmesan cheese packet.

Potato-Corn Chowder
Comfort food for the trail! Thick and cheesey chowder with diced potatoes, corn, wild rice, red and green bell peppers.

Package size: 3.5 ounces, makes two 12-ounce servings of prepared soup
Price: $3.95

Directions: In a 1-2 quart pot add contents of soup packet to 3 cups water. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

Ingredients: Potatoes, corn, wild rice, red and green bell pepper, vegetable soup base, organic cheddar cheese powder, unbleached flour, potato starch, seasonings.

DINNER

All Pack Lite dinners are satisfying one-pot vegetarian camping meals that are ready in minutes -- the perfect conclusion to a day on the trail or exploring by canoe.

Wild Will's Wild Rice Dinner

A wildly delicious combination of brown and wild rice mixed with broccoli florets, leeks, mushrooms, red bell peppers, and cranberries in a creamy sauce. Perfect light-weight food!

Serving size: 3 ounces, 333 calories
Price: $4.25 single, $7.75 double

Directions: In a pot add package contents to 1 1/2 cups water per serving. Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes.

Ingredients: Wild rice, broccoli, brown rice, leeks, red bell pepper, mushrooms, dried cranberries, nonfat dry milk, unbleached flour, vegetable soup base, basil.

Mom's Pasta Primavera
A flavorful penne pasta with lots of tomatoes, spinach, broccoli, red bell peppers, leeks, and mushrooms in a garlicky tomato sauce. Parmesan cheese packet included. An old favorite backpacking food! (vegan)

Serving size: 5 ounces, 562 calories
Price: $4.25 single, $7.75 double

Directions: In a pot add package contents to 2 cups of water per serving. Bring to a boil and cook 5-7 minutes. Cover and let stand until desired thickness. Sprinkle with cheese (optional). Presoaking will shorten cooking time.

Ingredients: Enriched semolina pasta, sun dried tomatoes, broccoli, red bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach, onion, tomato powder, vegetable soup base, basil, garlic. Parmesan cheese packet: part skim milk, salt, enzymes, sorbic acid.

South o' the Border Chili
Lots of black beans and pinto beans loaded with red and green bell peppers, onion, celery, and tomatoes in a spicy tomato sauce. Zesty hiking food! (vegan)

Serving size: 4 ounces, 370 calories
Price: $4.25 single, $7.75 double

Directions: In a pot add package contents to 1 3/4 cups water per serving. Allow to stand 5 minutes. Bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Ingredients: Black beans, pinto beans, textured vegetable protein, sun dried tomatoes, green and red bell peppers, celery, onion, tomato powder, vegetable soup base, chili powder, oregano, parsley, crushed chili peppers, black pepper.

Meals with Wheels
Not just your ordinary pasta, but tri-color wagon wheels mixed up with sweet garden peas, onions and peppers, all cooked in a cheddar cheese sauce, sprinkled with parmesan cheese. Put wheels in your trail food!

Serving size: 5 ounces, 562 calories
Price: $4.25 single, $7.75 double

Directions: In a pot add package contents to 1 3/4 cups of water per serving. Bring to a boil and cook 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently. Let stand covered until desired thickness. Presoaking will shorten cooking time.

Ingredients: Enriched semolina pasta, peas, red and green bell peppers, leeks, onion, organic white cheddar cheese powder, unbleached flour, vegetable soup base, nonfat dry milk, parsley. Parmesan cheese packet: cultured part skim milk, salt, enzymes, sorbic acid.

Green Bean Cuisine
Our delicious wild rice and brown rice combo, with green beans, leeks, mushrooms, almonds, and seasonings in a tasty cream sauce. Simply great camping food!

Serving size: 3.5 ounces, 414 calories
Price: $4.25 single, $7.75 double

Directions: In a pot add package contents to 1 1/2 cups water per serving. Bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes.

Ingredients: Brown rice, wild rice, green beans, leeks, mushrooms, onion, nonfat dry milk, unbleached flour, organic white cheddar cheese powder, almonds, vegetable soup base, parsley, dill.

Bountiful Bean & Lentil Chili
Plenty of our black, pinto and garbanzo beans and lentils, combined with julienne tomatoes, red bell peppers, and leeks in a great tasting tomato sauce. Not too hot. Classic hiking food!

Serving size: 4 ounces, 418 calories
Price: $4.25 single, $7.75 double

Directions: In a pot add package contents to 2 cups water per serving. Allow to stand 5 minutes. Bring to a boil and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Ingredients: Lentils, black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, red bell pepper, tomato powder, organic white cheddar cheese powder, garlic, chili powder, basil, black pepper.

Pea-Pickin' Jambalaya
A trail food for those who like something with a cajun flavor. Peas, brown rice, sun dried tomatoes and broccoli thrown together with cajun spices. Try this tasty camping food! (vegan)

Serving size: 4 ounces, 390 calories
Price: $4.25 single, $7.75 double

Directions: In a pot add package contents to 1 1/2 cups of water per serving. Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes.

Ingredients: Brown rice, peas, sun dried tomatoes, red and green bell pepper, broccoli, celery, onion, tomato powder, vegetable soup base, garlic, cayenne pepper, cajun seasoning.

Try a Pack Lite Dinner Sampler...

Give our home cooked taste a try! Choose any 3 single meals for a special price. (See order page)