Healthy Mama: Healthy camping food

CAMPING!!!!! This is one of my families most favorite summer activities. Since I am eating healthier this year I had to completely change my camping menu.
Camping is a great summer activity, but when it comes to food it can be a calorie trap. Here is what we did this year to eat healthier while still having "camp food."

Instead of hot dogs and chips I added more fruits and veggies and a leaner meat option.

You are going to want to come prepared. Before you leave get your prep work done. Chop your veggies, wash your fruit, and portion out your meats.

A camp stove makes cooking so much easier.

We arrived at our camping destination around 10:30ish and set up camp. After getting our camp together we had lunch

LUNCH:

A Mexican inspired salad

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 package of spring salad mix
1/2 cup black beans
4 ounces of Tyson ready grilled chicken breast strips (pre-measured in ziplock bag)
One mandarin orange
1/4 cup chopped red onion (already chopped ahead)
lime juice

DIRECTIONS:
Place a fry pan on your camp stove reheat chicken until warm and has some color on it (i added garlic powder and cumin)
In a bowl add lettuce, beans, and orange segments.
When chicken is done add it to the lettuce
spritz with lime juice and toss

SNACK: mixed plain unsalted nuts

DINNER:
Two Jennio turkey hot dogs (no bun)
A small sweet potato (cooked ahead of time)
*to reheat the sweet potato wrap it in tin foil, place it in a fry pan on your camp stove. Cover the pan with tin foil and let it heat up
and steamed mixed veggies (use camp stove and a bit of water in the bottom of a pot) let steam until tender crisp. add salt and pepper to taste
1 cup of strawberries

I did splurge and have a s'more that night

The next days meals went like this:

BREAKFAST:
Oatmeal with blue berries (1/2 cup)
Eggs (egg whites for me)
Two turkey sausages
Of course coffee in the percolator

LUNCH: we went easy for lunch

98% fat free deli turkey sandwich on thinwich bread
THE SANDWICH: One thinwich with 4 slices of deli meat.
1/2 sliced roma tomato
romaine lettuce
a squirt of yellow mustard
I did NOT add cheese to mine. You can if you wish

ON THE SIDE: 4 large strawberries and raw veggies (cauliflower, baby carrots, and broccoli)
1/2 cup plain non fat greek yogurt

Dinner: This meal was a use up of food

2 Jennio turkey hot dogs (no bun) and a squirt of ketchup for dipping
1 small red apple
Steamed green means and mixed veggies (on the camp stove)

I also brought cherries, apples, strawberries, and mandarin oranges.

We went to Bend/ Sunriver area. There is a great camp ground near Sunriver that we love. It's called "Bend/Sunriver RV resort." It's a Thousand Trails camp ground. They have two different tent camping sites. That is what we did.

They have hot showers, a swimming pool (one for families, one for adults and an adult only hot tub), pickle ball courts, mini golf, disc golf, walking trails, a country store, breakfast served in the mornings (for those staying in RVS or want a more glamorous camping experience), and more.

The first day we swam in the pool, played mini golf, took a walk, watched a lightning storm, rode bikes, and more

The next day we packed up camp, went on a hike in Bend, went to the High Dessert Museum, went back to the camp ground for dinner and to play a bit more. We left for home around 7pm.