Vegan Campsite Meals at Bonnaroo

Yesterday, I shared all of the delicious eats (and musical highlights) enjoyed inside Centeroo, the festival grounds at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Fest last weekend in Manchester, Tennessee. Tonight, I've got a round-up of stuff I ate at our campsite.

We stay in Guest Camping every year, which is quite a step up from Bonnaroo's General Camping area. It's reserved for artists and press, and the entire campground is shaded (there are no trees in general camping). Plus, we get free showers, and there are some cool perks (like air-conditioning and wifi) in the nearby media tent. Soooo grateful for guest camping!

Here we are after setting up camp. You can see my shiny orange Subaru Crosstrek in the background. Her first roadtrip!! Also, check out our Obama tapestry that we found on the ground at Bonnaroo last year. Ground score!!

I wish I was one of those campers who cooked amazing, rustic meals every night. But I'm not. I'm a convenience camper, and most of my meals consist of oat cups and soup cups. I bring a camp stove for boiling water for my cups. But I try to work in some fresh fruit and veggies too.

Breakfast most mornings was oat cups with nut butter packets and fresh blueberries, which I picked up at the Manchester, TN Walmart when we arrived in town.

I used to bring instant coffee and boil hot water on my campstove to make coffee, but who wants hot coffee when it's 90 degrees outside? These days, I pack cold brew and little boxes of soymilk to make iced coffee.

Lunches were typically soup or noodle cups, like these Dr. McDougall's Pad Thai Noodles.

And this Dr. McDougall's Tortilla Soup.

The soup cups are usually 200 calories or less, which does not make a meal. So I supplemented with big ole salads! I had lots of lettuce in my CSA, which I picked up on Tuesday before we left. I packed the mixed baby greens in our cooler, and I picked up a can of chickpeas, some chopped cauliflower & carrot "rice" blend, and some Just Ranch dressing at the Walmart when we got there. I made salads like these every day! Nothing is more refreshing on a hot day outside than a cold salad with vegan ranch.

I also kept some hummus and baby carrots in our cooler for snacking, but I didn't get pics. Ooh, and let's not forget my Sunday morning breakfast, which wasn't oats but Dr. McDougall's Vegan Chicken Ramen!!

As for snacks, I had trail mix, Earth Balance popcorn, I Heart Keenwah puffs, Kettle Bourbon BBQ chips, Bugles (!!!), and some homemade Cheesy Kale Chips that I made in the dehydrator at home before I left. I used my CSA kale for these! 

I love that I was able to use most the CSA veggies that I worried might go bad while I was gone! All in all, I feel like I ate pretty well at the campsite this year. Made up for all that fried goodness I bought out in Centeroo.