It sounds kind of funny; camping on Paleo. I can picture a caveman looking at the modern equipment we have for camping today and saying to himself in some caveman language, “Wow. Look at all this stuff!” The thing that the caveman would find in the average modern cooler would be the most shocking; none of it would resemble the food he was familiar with. Looking at packaging, containers, and even food items would be perplexing to him. He might even throw it away, not aware that it was edible.

My friend Steve and I were talking about his upcoming camping trip, and he was lamenting the fact that it would be difficult for him to stick to the Paleo lifestyle while camping. I had to laugh, because at least to me, camping is sort of reaching back to our Paleo backgrounds, isn’t it? Sleeping under the stars, close to nature, and with some luck, catching some food to eat.

With some standard staples that will store well at room temperature or in a cooler, it’s quite easy to go camping Paleo-style. Some ideas I gave him were:

Breakfast

• Bacon and eggs
• Paleo pancakes (if he takes the ingredients which are mostly dry)
• Sausage and eggs
• Fish omelette (assuming he can catch some fish!)

Lunch and Dinner

• Steak
• Fried or baked fish
• Vegetable packets (carrots, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, etc)
• Burger wraps
• Baked sweet potatoes
• Pork chops
• Sausage (no added-sugar)
• Chicken
• Chili (needs a little more prep, but with a pot, can be done)
• Veggies on skewers

And that’s just a list to start with to get the ideas flowing. After we discussed it, he was happy that there were options and in a way, hearkens back to the cavemen making their food from whole ingredients.