Best foods for kids camping

A camping trip with your children requires good meal planning, so you don't pack more than you actually need, but most importantly, you want to take meals that the kids will consume and anjoy. Nobody knows much better than parents what they're kids may eat, so check out a few of these popular camping food for kids that were sent in by mother and father.

Keep your campers happy with kid-friendly, familiar meals while you're roughing it. These foods are easy to travel with and can be cooked right over the campfire or on a portable camping stove. Remember to pack all your camping essentials, and store your food in coolers and sturdy containers and inside your car, if possible to keep critters away. Bon appétit in the wilderness, campers!You don’t have to go overboard when it comes to preparing food for camping trips.

Many of the foods that you already prepare at home make great camping meals, too. Camping is about relaxing in the great outdoors, though, so focus on meals that are easy to prepare and don’t require a great amount of cleanup, afterwards.The majority of the food you will pack should be foods that do not require refrigeration. It’s important to pack lots of protein, meat sticks and beef jerky are great sources of protein that do not require refrigeration.

You can eat dried foods, such as fruits, nuts, noodles and soups, straight from the package or boil water over a campfire or portable camping stove and add the noodles or soup mix. Dried foods make for easy carrying, and don't have to be kept at any particular temperature.

• Quick cooking grains such as couscous, minute rice, oatmeal, and instant grits
• Dehydrated instant refried beans, hummus, and mashed potatoes
• Sun-dried tomatoes, dried mushrooms, dehydrated onions, peppers, and other vegetables
• Dry soup and sauce mixes, bouillon, and ramen.
• Salmon, chicken, and tuna in foil pouches
• Fresh garlic
• Pita bread and tortillas 
• Mung bean noodles
• bacon bits (a great addition to breakfast, says maquillage) 
• Jerky.
• Very dry salami, chorizo, hard cheeses, and sturdy vegetables like carrots and cabbage