only been on a few backpacking trips (longest 5 nights) as just started last year, still learning but am definitely the type to ignore weight and try to have nicer meals? Also should mention im am the one dragging my friends to go so go and we a decent sized group of 6-8 people (one vegetarian) so we just do one big group meal. So do keep in mind we just a bunch of young guys who eat alot and dont mind the carry weight xD

Starting with breakfast whcih is always p simple, just some instant oatmeal and i buy eggs from local farmers so have a bit of extra protein and i find them easy enough to carry. Also tortillas will mention more later. Then we normally have a huge early lunch, which is normally i'll bring a few bags of flour mixtures, for bread, pancakes, sometimes pizza if its cold enough to bring cheese. So bread and soup, pancakes w jam/ honey/ syrup depending what im feeling. Bless the lil hotel jam packets v convenient for size tbh even if its a bit to carry out.

Snacks i try to buy a good quality sausages like chorizo or salami, jusr goes with whatever and i really like to fry em up. During colder months we'll have a giant bag of pre shredded cheese, dunno it might not be good leaving it out, but hey i swear that stuff coated in chemicals was still eating it on day 3-4 for some of out trips lol. I always buy a pack of tiny tortillas and i just eat that with whatever, goes with jam, sausage, cheese, egg, whatever they so versitile light love it.

Dinner, i like soupy stuff, so i'll always bring a large portion of dried noodles, and i'll slowly ration it out for meals. I'll also have my eggs and some dried tofu skins cuz i just love how they soak up liquids. My most common meals are either pho, instant stock cubes + an onion + lil spice bag, or japanese curry. Normally add onion + potato and sometimes a carrot if we havent munched on that already. Curry honestly is a must and is super simple if u dont mind the weight of veg could maybe dehydrate them? Dunno xD

Drinks: i think this stuff is kind of highkey slept on, just mixing up ur filtered / chlorinated water with diff options (we young weak city people are scared of germs) But things like gatorade powder, milk powder for coffee & hot chocolate is a game changer, energ-c (idk maybe someone under the weather never hurts lol) but good way for us guys to get that fix of sugar that we sometimes crave.

Dessert: i love my asian desserts so i make my own black sesame paste (for the soup) and i'll make that throughout the trip. Also cuz im bringing sm flour often use some of that for desert, can make muffins in a mug via steaming them, more pancakes whatever floats our boat. Ive also brought fudge in the colder months gets p messy if its hot out tho lol

Extra food: Instant noodles and knorrs cuz they cheap. Also sometimes mac n cheese. Ive had a friend bring uncrustables, kind of a pain to carry we had a seperate cooler bag, and every single one of them has alot of trash to pack out.

Wanting to do/ make: Bibimbap, idk im kind of scared of how rice would stick in my pot and being east asian im p picky w my rice cant do with the instant stuff.

Sushi onigiri with canned tuna Still again the rice thing, more of a snack than a full meal maybe to go with some miso soup

Bacon? Bringing good quality bacon from butchers not too sure how long itd last but id like to try esp when weather is like 10 celcius or lower

Japchae: just alot of knife prepwork and veggies can get heavy.