u/Chaotic-Menace

Looking for advice!

I've started going camping more but got some food issues - both in that I'm quite picky and struggle to organise myself to cook whilst camping. I also don't have a camping fridge, only a coolbox that doesn't last long and haven't been able to afford to get camping stove yet.

So I'm looking for ideas for camping food that:

- are vegetarian (due to sensory issues so not strict, products that aren't strictly veggie are fine)

- don't require cooking or can be prepared in advance and kept for a few days without needing a fridge.

- don't need to be refrigerated

- are fairly consistent in texture (same texture each time, can be an issue with fruit)

- nut free or flexible on nut content if recipes; some nuts make my mouth itch and I never remember to note down which, I gather this can be a sign of an allergy that could become A Problem!

- protein sources useful - can be difficult due to issues with meat!

All ideas appreciated!

I've started camping more but due to autism have some limitations on what food I eat and due to ADHD have trouble organising myself to make food whilst camping/managing to do this in between other activities. I am also prone to forgetting to empty out coolboxes and such (again, ADHD issues). I also haven't been able to afford to get a camping fridge or stove yet 🙈

So basically I'm looking for food I don't have to cook and ideally don't have to keep in a coolbox. Fine with recipes, I don't mind doing food prep in advance.

I struggle with meat and fish sometimes so prefer vegetarian options, and can struggle with fruit and other foods that are inconsistent in texture. Dried fruit is less of an issue. Partocularly struggling for protein sources as protein helps the ADHD meds work better. Aware its optimal if I avoid just eating sugary snacks and crisps!

In the UK if it's relevant.

I gather some bc can mess with adhd meds (specifically I'm on elvanse) and wondering if anyone knew about that cause the internet is a hellscape and I'm currently in too much pain to do proper research?

I don't really want to be on birth control but I'm desperate, there's pain in my upper back that kicks in about a week before periods and during periods the pain is so bad I shake. The only painkiller that works is a higher dose of cocodamol that I have to get on prescription and can only use when I need to go out or similar, because if I use it for the full time I'm in pain I feel very ill when I come off it - since normally I only get about ten-twelve days relief having a week where I am to all intents and purposes ill is not an option.

My job is intense and I'm already playing catch up all the time because of the pain days where I can do very little but cant take leave because of their frequency.

Gyno is looking into endometriosis but the wait for laproscopy is about a year and a half and MRI came back clear so that won't be changing.

Aware oestrogen and possible endo may not be wise but historically progesterone only birth control has killed my mental health and I cant afford for that to happen right now.

Combined made me eat everything in sight with no control but hoping adhd meds will counter that.

Any experience with bc affecting/not affecting meds?

So far have tried Mirena (caused massive depression and mood issues, and pain after insertion never stopped), norethisterone (even worse depression, stopped early as it felt dangerous to continue), rigevidon (couldn't stop eating and burned out at work, depression again) and cerelle (more depression but less horrifying than the first two).

Wondering if anyone with similar effects from the above has had any luck with something else?

Currently on no birth control which means about a week of mental health issues before periods and about four or five days of brutal pain when I have periods- possibly endometriosis, got doctors looking into it but waitlists are very long.

In the UK if it's relevant.

Not willing to try things with risk to bone density as some of my hobbies wouldn't be possible/would be very risky if I had bone density issues (stuff like swordfighting).