Water & Food: Food

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Water & Food: Food

You may find that your appetite decreases in really hot weather. Food planning for desert travel incorporates both preference and practical elements.

Heavy, fatty foods (like cheese and sausage) are likely to seem unappetizing. Foods like crackers, cereal bars, and dried fruits might seem easier to digest or at least more appealing.
Take plenty of snacks and food that can be eaten cold, for when you do not have the luxury of water for cooking.
Think meltdown: Foods like cheese and chocolate can be messy in hot temperatures. If you do take them, stick them in the coolest middle portion of your pack, and - if you do find yourself camped near a cool spring - harden them up by dunking the food (in its zipper-lock bag) in the water.
Hard candies or throat lozenges help stave off thirst if you're temporarily out of water.
GORP is a great desert snack because it replenishes the salts (from the nuts) and sugars (from the raisins and whatever goodies you add to it) you've been losing to heat an exertion.
Avoid caffeinated coffee and tea: They are diuretics.