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Vegetarian backpacking meals

Vegetarian filtering in BackpackMeals applies to both recipes and individual ingredients. The visible counts and ranking below are calculated from those flags.

Use the planner when you need a full menu that maintains the same restriction.

Meal categories in the planner

Recipe counts from the live catalog. A recipe can belong to more than one practical grouping.

Breakfast
25
Lunch
34
Dinner
48
Snacks
24
No-cook
70
Dehydrated
8

Backpacking foods by calories per ounce

Each bar is calculated from one serving in the BackpackMeals catalog.

  1. Olive oil packet243 cal / oz
  2. Coconut oil packet243 cal / oz
  3. Macadamia nuts208 cal / oz
  4. Mayo packet202 cal / oz
  5. Walnuts192 cal / oz
  6. Coconut flakes187 cal / oz
  7. Freeze-dried scrambled eggs176 cal / oz
  8. Almonds172 cal / oz

Vegetarian foods that fit the catalog

The food database and recipe browser separate vegetarian-compatible options from general entries. That keeps the planning filter grounded in the data used to make the menu.