Overland Track Meal Plan for a Family of Three

July 15, 2025

If you own an adventure food company, you’d think planning meals for a multi-day family hike would be a breeze, right? Well… sort of. We had a great food plan. And then changed it the day before the hike. Classic.

Still, our Overland Track family meal plan ended up being spot-on—lightweight, nutritious, tasty, and (most importantly) approved by our 11-year-old daughter Pippa, who’s also our in-house Campers Pantry taste tester. Here’s what we packed, what we loved, and what vanished first from our food bags.

We’ve linked everything below so you can easily check out the meals and snacks we used on the trail. 🔗

Freeze-dried ice cream and hiking treats used kept spirits high on the Overland Track trail

🍳 Breakfasts

We kept it simple: Oats for the morning breakfast session and split a homemade Campers Pantry mix between the three of us. They were the perfect start to each day. Warm, filling, and not too sweet. Plus, we didn’t feel like we were carrying a brick of breakfast.

🍝 Dinners

Our evening meals were a mix of Campers Pantry classics and sneak peeks from our new flavours (coming soon!). We had:

• Penne Bolognese

• Chicken Cacciatore

• Indian Chicken Pilaf

• Cauliflower Pea Dahl

• A mix of new products to test out which were great.

Since we make our meals low in salt and spice for family friendliness, Emma and I brought a mini salt & pepper container to pep up our plates. It's a Game changer.

🥙 Lunches

We grazed our way through the middle of the day with a mix of easy, no-cook options:

• Campers Pantry Hummus

• Mountain Bread

• Squeezy peanut butter

• Shelf-stable Primo salami sticks

• Cup-a-Soups and the odd 2-minute noodle pack for a warm-up on colder days

🍬 Snacks & Treats

Snacking is serious business on the trail. Woolies has the most incredible range of health snacks and it's getting bigger every day. Here’s what kept us going between huts:

• Loacker chocolate wafers

• Mini chocolate-dipped rice cakes

• Gummy bears

• Bhuja mix

• FRISP Freeze-Dried Smoothie Drops (check flavour availability)

• Freeze-dried strawberries

• Dehydrated apple crisps

• Golden Days Sesame Snaps

• Really Fruity Sticks from GoodnessMe

And yes—we brought Campers Pantry Freeze-Dried Ice Cream. Because it’s kind of our thing. Nothing beats a sweet, crunchy dessert with a hot cup of peppermint tea in a hut.

Close-up of Overland Track food stash with hummus, mountain bread, and salami

📸 Woolworths - The health snack aisle used to be a shelf. Now it’s a small suburb!

☕️ Hot Drinks

• Morning: Organic drip coffee filters (paper-based so they went in the loo afterwards—don’t judge us)

• Afternoon: Peppermint tea for Mum and Dad, chamomile tea for Pip

All up, we had a great balance of real food, sweet treats, and warm drinks. We didn’t carry too much and we didn’t run out. And no one got hangry—not even once!

Pippa smashed it with her appetite and energy levels. Next time, though? She’s carrying her own snacks. 😉

Stay tuned for our next blog where we unpack the gear that worked (and what didn’t) on this epic family adventure.

Check out our full range of meals at Campers Pantry and keep an eye out for the new products — coming soon!

Here’s a look at what we packed — six days of family hiking food laid out, plus a sneak peek at something new we’ve been cooking up…