Make sure to stock a bunch of bullion and seasonings too, otherwise eating white rice and beans by itself will get old quick.
bay leaves in a cooking pot o' beans are good.
Am from Louisiana, so make it kidney beans and stock up on seasonings of your choice. Tabasco is essential in my family. Never goes bad, never tire of it.
i'm into Trappey's Peppers if i can't have fresh. you can use the juice or do like i do and cut the little peppers up fine and sprinkle them on everything. love them on homemade pizza.
Salt is another very important thing to have as well.
Refined granulated white sugar is important for serious or open wound healing when antibiotics or antibiotic ointments are scarce or unavailable.
Use Honey
Put up one Hog and you can go thru 20 Lbs. of salt easily.
Bullion is just msgs brah.
I carry rice and beans with me when I go backpacking. The secret to eating good while backpacking is condements.
Save up whatever condements you get for a few months from restaurants. Ketchup packets, soy sauce packets from Chineese joints, KFC has butter / honey packets. Order some McNuggets from McDonald's and get a few of each dipping sauce they have. Hot sauce from taco bell.
With a selection of condiment packets, and just rice and beans, you will eat like a king on the trail. Tortillas are good to bring along as well.
Rice is a food extender. You don't eat it on it's own, but it goes well with just about anything. Fill a bowl half with any stew and half with rice and you have a great meal. I don't bother with beans because they are a pain to cook.
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