Food for Motorhome

[Scotch mist]

I’m hopefully going to France for a month in September so getting ready to stock van , I was wondering what long life foods you stock as standard , we always try to eat fresh , But I was thinking people probably carry light weight everyday & back up food , IE. Pasta , rice , noodles

Edit :: forgot to say preferably long life

All input appreciated

 

[bigtree]

I like the hopefully bit. ???

 

[marrod23]

Long life milk always useful

 

[Scotch mist]

Still waiting for my new MH to arrive , it’s only been a 9 month now ?

There’s been a few hiccups lol

 

[Janine]

Microwave rice which can be heated in a pan if you have no microwave/ehu.
Packets of noodles with or without the sachet of flavouring.
Tins of spaghetti to add fresh ingredients to.
Part baked bread.

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[suavecarve]

Pasta and rice.
We always have 1 or 2 "emergency meal" tins such as ravioli or Irish stew just in case we forgot it was a sunday or couldnt get anything. We also get an "emergency pie" which is one of those pate en croutes but long and thin and vacuum packed with about a month on them for lunch time emergencies.
The other long life stuff we have, we buy over there and that is the "emergency rations" over and above the normal supply and we normally have 10 litres in boxes of white, rose and red of that on top of the bottles of decent stuff (decent = over 3 euros a bottle)

 

[suavecarve]

Still waiting for my new MH to arrive , it’s only been a 9 month now ?

There’s been a few hiccups lol

Feel for you ! That has got to be akin to torture.
How confident are you its going to be ready for September ?

 

[SteveJ]

We always pack several packets of microwaveable rice, lentils and the alike, they can be done in a microwave if you have one and are on hook up or as we do simply add them to a pan of veg for a few minutes to cook through. A good selection of herbs and spices and a few jars of things like sundried toms, roasted peppers and chillies etc, can make something interesting out of just about anything then.

 

[Scotch mist]

Feel for you ! That has got to be akin to torture.
How confident are you its going to be ready for September ?

Pretty confident BUT have already been confidant a few times now lol

a month has passed since build week , waiting for it to be delivered to the dealership
Then extras to be fitted (a few days work at most)
I intend on leaving the uk around 1st September

 

[HandyAndy]

Can you not buy it locally? France isn't exactly Outer mongolia

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[peterc10]

It may come as a surprise, but France has lots of supermarkets selling excellent food. . The fresh produce is especially good.

We carry emergency supplies but rarely use them.

 

[suavecarve]

Pretty confident BUT have already been confidant a few times now lol

a month has passed since build week , waiting for it to be delivered to the dealership
Then extras to be fitted (a few days work at most)
I intend on leaving the uk around 1st September

See you on the 3rd at Folkestone

 

[Oldbob]

As per the title.......I feed my motorhome diesel !

 

[DBK]

I’m hopefully going to France for a month in September so getting ready to stock van , I was wondering what long life foods you stock as standard , we always try to eat fresh , But I was thinking people probably carry light weight everyday & back up food , IE. Pasta , rice , noodles

Edit :: forgot to say preferably long life

All input appreciated

The only thing we stock up with is enough tea to last the trip, plus dog food - the mutt is used to a specific type - and also muesli as we often have it for breakfast and the types of muesli you can get outside the UK are very different. They generally like the granola stuff which is too sweet for us. We always carry pasta, flour, rice, dried yeast etc so it isn't really a case of stocking up with them as they are just always on board. You can get Marmite in some places but we have a jar of that too - perfect for boiled eggs and toast soldiers. As others have said one or two emergency meals such as Fray Bentos pies which can even be used to trade with Ex-pats I've heard.

 

[Khizzie]

I only bring heinz tomato ketchup and salad cream, English sausages and bacon.. Everything else is available here and about the same price as UK. No point loading the van up with pasta, rice and cheese etc as there is much more choice of those products here.... Travrl light, buy fresh, save fuel ?

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[The Dudess]

I always pack a few packets of these - add fresh tomatoes and tin of tuna - ready in 5 mins - 1 pan to washup. Also take loads and loads of Yorkshire teabags.

 

[Scotch mist]

Perhaps some have misunderstood me , I never was good with words

I will buy and eat fresh food in France which is all part of the adventure
What I’m asking about is long life food as a backup
That can be stowed away in case of emergency

 

[carolyn]

We only have a PVC so don't carry much other than teabags, Azera instant coffee and sugar free muesli. However on our trip to very very expensive Norway we did try to transport as many sachets of sauce mixes as possible which made some nice meals out of chicken breasts with veg plus pasta/rice/potatoes.
Our emergency go to meal if we arrive late somewhere is a tin of M&S mince, topped with Smash and then popped in the oven or Remoska.
In France you really don't need to worry unless you are a very fussy eater of course.

 

[Riverbankannie]

It’s tea, marmite and muesli for us too. Emergency go to is tinned sardines.

 

[GerTee]

Just take T bags if you like a decent cuppa then shop in French Lidl’s, you can download an app to locate them. Then use local markets/shops for everything else. Jobs a goodun

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[Camping Gaza]

Supermarkets in every town, village. Aldi and Lidl everywhere, no need to stock up unless you are into convenience foods, if so you will be disappointed.

Heinz beans, Marmite, bovril, fraybentos pies, UK type (crap) sausages, hard to find and especially bacon almost impossible to get unless you carry a meat slicer.

You will find minced beef eye-wateringly expensive if you are into that too.

I carry for emergencies, a couple of cans of ready made pasta, a couple of packets of dried soup or two, dried pasta, jar of red pesto, cornflakes, bottled water and a carton of long life milk.

Don't bother with bread. It's everywhere.

Long life milk is available everywhere, its the fresh that is in short supply in France

In almost all supermarkets except for the tesco express type (ie Carrefour Contact) you will find a world food part of an aisle, they stock some (often obscure) British brands, it's where I get my UK tea from as the Euro teabag is disgusting. And if you like tea, you can in the cold aisles find fresh milk (Enteire or however its spelt is full fat Demi Ecreme, is semi skimmed)

For a country so into gastronomy, I find the absence of choice of food as in the supermarkets in the UK shocking. Or is it a case of they don't eat as much crap and processed food as the UK? I must admit you don't see that many fat French as you see morbidly obese British in comparison.

But you decide when you get there. Have a good trip.

 

[DBK]

Perhaps some have misunderstood me , I never was good with words

I will buy and eat fresh food in France which is all part of the adventure
What I’m asking about is long life food as a backup
That can be stowed away in case of emergency

I think you're over-thinking it. The dry stuff you mentioned plus a few tins. What’s in the tins is up to your tastes. We've been caught out in the past with an unexpected national holiday but you don't need much more than a day's worth unless you are going somewhere really remote. We tend to shop on Monday and Friday buying enough to keep us going to the next shopping day. You can buy superb food in French supermarkets, the range of fish and vegetables on offer puts typical UK supermarkets to shame.

A few French tomatoes.

 

[EX51SSS]

You can get Marmite in some places but we have a jar of that too - perfect for boiled eggs and toast soldiers.

 

[EX51SSS]

Dog food is very important for Pepper but other than that, porridge in containers that are readily available here and store well. Swmbo likes Weetabix too. Beans, rice, but generally everything available but sometimes some everyday items are very expensive but plenty to choose from.

 

[Camping Gaza]

Dog food is very important for Pepper

I often add a little salt too as I find the taste a little too bland without.

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[Scotch mist]

Although I’m saying France ! , I will be doing the north west of Scotland often as it’s on my doorstep
So it’s just a list of emergency food that I MAY take with me , it’s nice to have a list of things to choose from
When stocking for a longer break , So thanks for the suggestions , some I hadn’t even considered

We don’t stock our fridge at home , We buy fresh food every day ,
so won’t be any different in France , also will be eating out regularly

 

[bigtree]

Just thought about something,
FB pies. ???

 

[Hils and Glenns]

I always take sachets of stir fry sauce,
sachet of curry sauce,
gravy granules,
a jar of mashed garlic and one of ginger,
horseradish sauce.
vacuum pack of smoked mackerel
bacon
About 2 kilos of coffee beans as OH likes his usual brand
Yorkshire tea bags
various herbs and spices
tin of corned beef
I've also decided to take basmati rice as I've found the stuff I get in France and Spain to be very scummy.

 

[Just smiffy]

Perhaps some have misunderstood me , I never was good with words

I will buy and eat fresh food in France which is all part of the adventure
What I’m asking about is long life food as a backup
That can be stowed away in case of emergency

Do you stock up in England for an emergency...? What emergency are you thinking off.... nuclear war, Armageddon, zombies or the yellow jackets.....??

 

[scotzsue]

We also carry emergency rations, not good when it is a bank holiday and you didn't know. or you get stuck on the motorway for longer than expected, and yes i do take emergency, i.e. non fresh food with me in the UK
we take loads of tbags as you just can't get decent ones at a reasonable price.
Rice, microwavable, which we cook in a pan
tinned curry
pasta
passata
sardines
tuna
longlife milk for me (skimmed)
herbs and spices.
Every 3-4 years we take the curry home and eat it and replace with some more 'just in case' a part baked loaf or rolls. which i do in the remoska.

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