A fair bit of thought has had to go into food for this trip. What to take, how much of it to take, the constraints of storage and preparation, these points are all more complicated when discussed in the context of living aboard a 35 foot yacht for 25 days (or more).
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On the advise of some other more experienced sailors I contacted Ian at Expedition Foods. Ian very kindly sent me some samples of freeze dried products that we tried on sunday while working on the boat.
I now have an assortment of meals all carefully sealed in orange bags. Everything from porridge and sultanas to shepards pie is now stowed aboard NINJOD. The plan is to boil a kettle in the morning and fill a flask each day, pouring the water into my orange packet as and when I have time to eat.
I also purchased a second type of meal from Ian at Expedition Foods. These come in 2 parts. The 1st part is the meal itself, precooked in a vacuum packed bag. The 2nd is a heat bag. These bags have capsules in them that when mixed with a small amount of water generate enough heat to warm the food to a pleasant enough temperature to eat. These are my emergency meals because there will be days when I will be busy or it will be too dangerous to boil a kettle.
Finally I anticipate taking a few treats along to compliment the freeze dried food. Not sure what yet but know chocolate will be in the mix.