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Product review from In a Vegetarian Kitchen
Newsletter (October 2003) by Nava Atlas, author of
Vegetarian Express, The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet,
Vegetarian Soups for All Seasons and
other popular cookbooks.
This past summer, a Pack Lite representative
contacted me to ask for a link from the Vegetarian Kitchen web
site. I thought the products - lightweight, dehydrated, vegetarian
meals for backpackers and campers - sounded so interesting that I
asked for a few samples to review.
The company's array of meals, packed in
sturdy plastic bags, include Will's Wild Rice Dinner, Mom's Pasta
Primavera, South o' the Border Chili, Pea Pickin' Jambalaya, and
more. Made with partially cooked grains and beans plus good quality
dehydrated veggies and seasonings, all that's needed to make them
is a pot, a heating source, and some water.
I tried the South o' the Border Chili and the Jambalaya, here
in my own kitchen. Both made
very generous
servings which would satisfy hungry outdoorsy types.
Since I was at home when I made these and it was the height of
summer, I added fresh tomatoes. Very tasty!
We're not campers, but next time we do a long
distance road trip I will definitely take
some of these meals along. On our annual trip from New
York to Detroit there is a stretch where there is literally nothing
to eat, a veritable wasteland for vegetarians, let alone vegans.
Outfitted with these meals, though, I can make a satisfying dinner
with a small hot plate and some water at any hotel where we may
make "camp" for the night.
Pack Lite Foods also features breakfast cereals, snacks and
beverages for outdoor adventures. The meals are very reasonably
priced, and the whole concept is really refreshing!
Reprinted with permission.
