Backpacking Meal Planner
Backpacking Meal Planner Memberships
Stress-Free Backpacking Meal Planning – Build Lightweight, Trail-Ready Meal Plans in Minutes
Trusted by over 3,000 active members across 20 countries
What Makes Our Meal Planner Unique?
- Trail-Tested & Dietitian-Designed – Nutrition for every adventure.
- Built for Any Trip – Weekend hikes to thru-hikes, fully adaptable.
- 40+ Sample Meal Plans – Ready-made plans or build your own.
- No Manual Calculations – Automated Nutrition & Weight Profiles.
- Instant Shopping Lists – Know exactly what & how much to buy.
- Lightweight & High-Calorie – Fuel your hikes without extra weight.
- Trail-Tested & Dietitian-Designed – Nutrition for every adventure.
- Built for Any Trip – Weekend hikes to thru-hikes, fully adaptable.
- 40+ Sample Meal Plans – Ready-made plans or build your own.
- No Manual Calculations – Automated Nutrition & Weight Profiles.
- Instant Shopping Lists – Know exactly what & how much to buy.
- Lightweight & High-Calorie – Fuel your hikes without extra weight.
Backcountry Foodie makes it so easy to plan your food for a multi-day backpack to assure you are getting enough calories and nutrients. The meal planning templates are such a great tool and make meal planning a snap for a multi-day trip.
Yvonne P.
How Our Meal Planner Makes Your Trips Better
Optimized Nutrition
Ensure you're properly fueled for your adventure.
Stress-Free
Trip Planning
Say goodbye to last-minute meal scrambling.
Save Time & Money
No more overpacking or forgetting key ingredients.
Built for All Hikers
Plan weekend to thru-hikes with ease.
Works with
Any Diet
Adjust for allergies, restrictions, & preferences.
How Our Meal Planner Makes Your Trips Better
Optimized Nutrition
Ensure you're properly fueled for your adventure.
Stress-Free
Trip Planning
Say goodbye to last-minute meal scrambling.
Save Time & Money
No more overpacking or forgetting key ingredients.
Built for All Hikers
Plan weekend to thru-hikes with ease.
Recipe
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250+ Ultralight Backpacking Recipes
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New Recipes Added Monthly
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Complete Nutrition Profile & Weight
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Metric & US Customary Measurements
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Adjustable Serving Sizes
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Printable Field Instruction Labels
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Search & Filter Recipes by Preferences
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Hiking Calorie Calculator
Meal Planner
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All Recipe Features Plus...
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Favorite Recipes Collection
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Create Unlimited Multi-Day Meal Plans
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40+ Days Sample Meal Plans
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1000+ Commercial Meals & Snacks
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Auto-Generated Shopping Lists
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Dietitian-moderated Forums
Meal Planner+
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All Meal Planner Features PLUS...
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On-Demand Masterclasses $120 value
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Backpacking Food 101
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Don't Just Eat, Eat Well
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High Altitude & Cold Weather Nutrition
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Ultralight Meal Planning
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Nutrition for the Bariatric Backpacker
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Mastering Backpacking with Diabetes
Recipe
Membership
Meal Planner Membership
Meal Planner+
Membership
250+ Dietitian-Created Ultralight Recipes
New Recipes Added Monthly
Complete Nutrition Profile & Dry Weight
Metric & US Customary Measurements
Adjustable Serving Sizes
Field Instruction Labels for Packaging
Search by Ingredients & Sort by Calories per Ounce
Filter by Special Diet, Meal Type, Meal Prep, & More
Suggested Recipes Using Similar Ingredients
Meal Planner
Hiking Calorie Calculator
Favorite Recipes Collection
Create Unlimited Custom Meal Plans
Meal Plans Auto-Tabulate Daily Nutrition Profile
100’s of Commercial Meals & Snacks
Shopping Lists Auto-Generated & Mobile-Friendly
3-Day, 5-Day, & 7-Day Meal Plan Templates
43 Sample Meal Plans Weighing Less than 2 lbs per Day
Community Forums
Dietitian Moderated Forums
Hiker to Hiker Discussions
On-Demand Masterclasses – $120 value!
Backpacking Food 101
Don’t Just Eat, Eat Well – How to Avoid Hitting the Wall
High Altitude & Cold Weather Nutrition
Ultralight Meal Planning
Nutrition for the Bariatric Backpacker
Mastering Backpacking with Diabetes
30 Day Guarantee
If you’re not satisfied, we’ll refund you—
no questions asked.
If you’re not satisfied, we’ll refund you—no questions asked.
Learn More, Hike Farther
Learn More,
Hike Farther
with Expert-Led Backpacking Nutrition Classes
with Expert-Led Backpacking Nutrition Masterclasses
Included with the Meal Planner+ Membership, these on-demand masterclasses cover essential strategies—
helping you plan smarter, hike stronger, and fuel your adventure with confidence.
Included with the Meal Planner+ Membership, these on-demand masterclasses cover essential meal planning strategies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Meal Planner is a fully customizable tool that helps you plan high-calorie, ultralight backpacking meals with ease. It lets you mix and match over 250+ recipes, 1,000+ commercial foods, and your own meal ideas. Plus, it auto-generates nutrition info and shopping lists!
Unlike a spreadsheet, our Meal Planner automates everything for you—from calorie tracking to shopping lists. No manual calculations needed! It also has built-in nutrition tracking and dietary filters to make meal planning effortless.
You can do both! Our Meal Planner lets you customize everything—use our recipes, add commercial backpacking foods, or enter your own homemade meals.
We provide 40+ sample meal plans to help you get started quickly! You can use them as they are, modify them, or create a completely custom plan from scratch.
Yes! Our Hiking Calorie Calculator (included in your membership) helps you estimate your energy needs based on your trip details—ensuring you bring the right amount of food.
Absolutely! Every meal plan comes with a downloadable shopping list and printable daily meal plan for easy packing and prep.
This is a membership-based platform, giving you ongoing access to exclusive meal planning tools, recipes, and updates. You can cancel anytime if it’s not the right fit for you.
The Recipe Membership gives you access to all our trail-tested recipes. The Meal Planner Membership includes those recipes plus the interactive meal planning tools, commercial food database, and shopping list automation.
A minimum of one (1) recipe is added to the library every month! It isn’t unusual for Aaron to add more than one recipe at a time.
We offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. To request a refund, email us at [email protected] within 30 days of your purchase or renewal date. For more details, visit our Membership Terms & Conditions.
Share Backcountry Foodie with your friends and earn $10 credits for every friend who joins and stays past their 30-day guarantee. Credits can be stacked and applied toward renewals or upgrades! Learn more in our Membership Terms of Use.
Absolutely! If you have additional questions, you can schedule a free 15-minute chat with Aaron using this calendar link or by sending us a message via our Contact Us form. Whether it’s about meal planning, recipes, or using the platform, we’re happy to help!
Ultralight Recipes that Fit Your Adventure & Diet
225 Freezer-Bag Style
135 No Cook Recipes
201 Dehydrator Not Required
Dietary Preferences
113 Vegan
218 Vegetarian
Special Diets
180 Gluten-Free
126 Nut-Free
37 Bariatric-Friendly
45 Reflux-Friendly
166 Low Sugar
73 Low Sodium
What Our Members Are Saying
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Feeling Overwhelmed by Planning?
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Ultralight Recipes
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Nutrition Coaching
Get your questions answered by chatting with our backpacking dietitians.
Calorie Calculator
Fine tune your meal planning strategy with our comprehensive hiking calorie calculator.
Why Our Meal Planner?
Don’t waste time creating spreadsheets when we’ve already done the work for you!
- We keep nutrition profiles up to date
- We add new foods for you
- Add everything to your shopping list with a single click
- Update your Serving Sizes and watch the nutrition facts automatically update
Behind the Scenes Video
Watch a Demo of Our Meal Planner.
Trail Nutrition Tips Tailored to You
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