Rice anyone?

Have been trying a flour and oat free diet for a while now.  Started it because I thought flour may aggravate my eczema (I have been tested a couple of times and both results showed a 'mild' allergy to wheat, oats, barley and rye) and then found I started feeling better for it, so have stuck with it.  Camp/expedition food needed some thought so I've come up with a couple of ideas, I admit, rice for breakfast is not everyones cup of tea, but it's not half bad.  Anyhow, my criteria was as follows:

- Flour & oat free (that's gluten free flour and wheat flour)
- High energy
- Light
- Small
- Easily packaged in freezer bags
- Easily prepared using jetboil or equivalent (8 mins cook time) & only one boil to include a drink
- Nutritious and tasty (hmm, the tasty bit is personal preference)
- Non perishable (ish) should last 3-5 days
- Easily purchased
- Fairly cheap

Not the easiest list to adhere to but here's a breakfast and dinner choice, try it, you might like it!

Breakfast - Approx 650 kcal, weight - 220g, Package size - half a wayfarer meal

Ingredients: 125g basmati rice bag (10 or 12 min cook time), dried mixed fruit, creamed coconut (approx. 40g), sugar

Boil approximately 700ml water (take about 300ml for a brew), add the rice bag and boil for about 7 mins, remove from heat and remove rice bag. Add fruit, coconut and sugar to water, stir until coconut is dissolved then open rice bag and add contents and stir.  Cover and leave for approx. 5 mins before eating.

Dinner (or tea if you're from up north!) - Approx 700 kcal, Package size - half a wayfarer meal

Ingredients: 125g basmati rice bag (10 or 12 min cook time), Chopped sun dried tomatoes, diced smoked sausage, some seasoning (smoked paprika, thyme & garlic works well) or veggie stock


Boil approximately 700ml water (take about 300ml for a brew), add the rice bag and boil for about 7 mins, remove from heat and remove rice bag. Add tomatoes, sausage and seasoning and stir, then open rice bag and add contents and stir.  Cover and leave for approx. 5 mins before eating.


I have tried and tested both recipes and am fairly chuffed with the results. If you try, let me know what you thought or if you have other ideas or variations let me know.