Shelf-stable meals?
Hey, a bit more of a practical question, but what are some healthy/somewhat healthy foods and snacks that don’t have to be kept refrigerated, frozen, or reheated to eat? I’m talking like jerky…freeze-dried fruit…bread…stuff like that.
There are just times when I can’t really leave my room for a few hours, so I don’t always have access to things like the fridge, freezer, oven, stove, or microwave that are all in the kitchen. I need to be able to store it in my room and eat it as-is at room temperature.
@ConureConnor
Do you have advanced notice? There are cheeses which stay ok for hours at room temperature, but can't be stored longer-term that way.
What options are available to freeze-dried or at least Dehydrated foods do you have? That opens up a tons of possibilities, whether you prepare them oor buy them. You can also use a stove to dehydrate, although takes time. Especially if you can boil water in your room (kettle?).
Otherwise - fruits (apples, oranges, bananas, basically all fruit in a grocery store not refrigerated), ditto for vegetables like carrots, bagels, muffins, peanut butter, nuts, pretzels, seeds, energy bars, protein powder (with a drink), meal-replacement drinks.
It’s from around 7am to 5pm four days a week that I can’t really leave my room to use the kitchen, so I do have notice. And I unfortunately can’t have a kettle in my room as I just don’t have the space or a free electrical outlet for it.
I’m admittedly pretty picky, especially with certain food textures and temperatures, so I already heavily prefer freeze-dried or frozen fruit to fresh. In terms of vegetables, room temperature carrot actually doesn’t seem too bad. And I didn’t really think of muffins or bagels. Thank you!
@ConureConnor You can search for cold-soaked dehydrated meals that backpackers eat, if you're into those types of meals.
How about dry fruits and nuts like almonds, cashews and apricots, granola bars and stuff like that
Nuts, pretzels, plantain/banana chips, crackers or cereal bars. Sorry I can't think of meals, just snacks except those in tinned cans like soup or fruit.
Oh wait what about croissants, some are plain, some are flavoured or scones? Hot cross buns? I guess Easter eggs aren't really healthy..
