What factors should I consider to prepare high protein meals using a single camping stove and pan?

Question

I understand the basics of trek / hiking meals which are primarily freeze-dried, lightweight and carbohydrate rich.

For those of us with access to a base camp who wish to consume mainly protein supplemented with fats what are you recommendations for protein or fat rich foods using traditional camping methods (Stove, Gas, JetBoil etc). A large part of the outdoor diet is comprised of freeze dried and carbohydrate rich / high sodium ingredients.

What factors should I consider to prepare high protein meals using a single camping stove and pan?

• Ease of transport
• Items that don't require refrigeration
• Items which can be cooked without the use of a campfire, microwave, oven or slow cooker type device

Answer 1

I am pretty certain that this is what you are looking for,

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Two tablespoons (32g) of the stuff has 8g of protein and 16g of fat.

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It easy to carry, does not require refrigeration or cooking. Typically I eat it straight out of the jar with a spoon and can go through one of the jars pictured in about a week. Yes, it does get old after a while.

For more ideas take a look at this list which includes;

• Jerky
• Foil wrapped fish and meat
• Cured bacon and sausage
• Freeze dried meat
• Cheeses
• Powdered milk
• Protein powders
• Protein bars
• Nut butters
• Legumes
• Nuts
• Seeds

In addition the list can be expanded with

• Powdered egg whites
• Freeze dried yohgurt
• Lentils
• Homemade protein bread from coconut flour, eggs, coconut milk

Answer 2

what are you recommendations for protein or fat rich foods using traditional camping methods

Focusing on the fat part, the following are all practical sources:

• olive oil, or any other vegetable oil, which you can add to rice or pasta, dip crackers in etc.
• nuts
• ghee
• hard cheeses
• string cheese (if you can find some that's not nonfat)
• salami, pepperoni, slim jims, etc.

You can also increase fat by substituting crackers and potato chips for bread and tortillas. Potato chips can be put through a food processor to make them more compact.

For a long trip where you're worried about energy debt and undesired weight loss, it makes sense to find palatable ways to add fat to your food supply, because it's the most dense form of food energy, at 9 kcals/gram. Since the question seems to be motivated by a desire to reduce carbs, I will just note that carbs serve as the primer for fat metabolism, and if you don't have enough carbs in proportion to fat, you will get incomplete fat metabolism, which leads to accumulation of ketone bodies.