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Next Mile Meals Denver Omelette

Next Mile Meals are made short carb for ketogenic dieters, but omnivores can add their have carbs to create a hearty meal for one or enough to share for two. While I enjoyed test eating the dinners I've previously reviewed, this breakfast offering came up brief for me. Flavor and texture turned me off as I'll describe in the detailed review.

Pros

Visually appealing
Pleasant aroma
Moderate packaging

Cons

Bland initial texture
Giving way to a mouth complete of pepper bits
Denver omelette with beef instead of ham
Generally lacking in flavor other than grassy pepper

Next Mile Meals specializes in low carb meals for the ketogenic adventurer because it grew out of one hiker's try to stay on the diet while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail back in 2017. The meals she made for her hike were well reviewed by other hikers along the footpath mooching bites. After the hike those meals were tweaked into the products they sell today. I've previously reviewed their Buffalo Ranch Chicken dinner and an Italian Meatball dinner, but today we'll dig into their Denver Omelette breakfast.

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Tried out some of the Next Mile meals that Brian Curtis suggested for low carb / keto options. I like that they are legit single serving meals, unlike so called 2 serving meals which are closer to 1.5 servings, leaving you too full or wanting more. My biggest complaint so far is the hydration issues. There is a heavy emphasis on meat, it's Keto after all, but the chunks need to be diced smaller so they will hydrate properly. Cajun Jambalaya https://www.nextmilemeals.com/products/cajun-jambalaya I think this would be much better with sausage, which would probably hydrate better. The thick chunks of pork were dry and crunchy due to hydration issues. The flavor was just OK, could use more tomato flavor. Coconut Curry Chicken https://www.nextmilemeals.com/products/curry-chicken The thick chunks of chicken did not hydrate well. Could use more curry flavor. I ordered 2 of these so will try it again, adding some ahmed pickle to boost the flavor / spice and reheat it to help with hydration. Steak Omele

KETOGENIC BACKPACKING MEALS

Ready to break away from the dehydrated rice and beans? Tired of the processed carbs and starches you typically find in stores? Craving great-tasting meals that use healthy ingredients and carefully crafted spice flavors?

Our keto backpacking meals offer day-to-day variety while still allowing you to keep to your macros and nutrition goals, whether you’re camping with friends or tackling a thru-hike.

When Jessie decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017, figuring out food was her biggest logistical challenge. “Can I eat keto and do the hike?” Designing and creating these meals was her answer to that. After a few weeks of eating them day after day, she surprised herself when she realized, “These are better than what everyone else is eating, and people keep asking if I have any extras to share with them.”

These meals have stood up to the ultimate taste test: could you eat the same six dinners, day after day, week after week, for five months?

We’ve chosen our favorite recipes, tweaked the spices, and experimented with new packaging. We’re ready to pack these meals up and ship them to you so you can get your outdoor adventures under way. With

If you've ever walked into an MEC or an REI to get backpacking food, you've undoubtedly walked up and down rows and rows of carb/sugar-laden dehydrated backpacking meals with not a scrap of food that's suitable for a keto hiker other than the odd bag of moon cheese. This is a problem to which Jessie, founder of Next Mile Meals, whom I interviewed on my blog a couple of weeks back, set out to provide a solution.

Jessie conceived her entire line of backpacking meals with the keto hiker in mind, dehydrated, boil-in-bag meals that are high fat, low carbs, moderate protein. Her first 6 dinner entrees that she released were recipes that she ate on the trail herself on her hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, which she tweaked over the 2600+ miles she travelled. Now her company also offers two breakfast meals as well, and she's working on adding keto trail snacks in the future too.

Full disclosure: Jessie offered me one free entree and a discount on any others I wanted to order. I ended up trying three of them, Italian Meatball, Buffalo Ranch Chicken and Sausage Scramble.

Next Mile Meal Trail Test #1: Buffalo Ranch Chicken

The first one I tried was the Buffalo Ranch Chicken. The nigh

Eating & Nutrition

Are your meals Gluten Free?

All of our meals are gluten-free, though we haven't yet had them certified. However, the facilities we make and package each meal in also handles allergens, such as soy and gluten. As such, we recommend each customer with ingredient allergies make purchasing decisions that best meet their own per...

Can these meals be cold soaked?

We officially have to recommend making the meals per the directions on the package, but a our customers who cold soak had provided the feedback is that the beef dishes rehydrate best, the deli roast beef didn't rehydrate super well, and the shredded cheese in some of our meals tends to stay crisp...

Do you have any vegan/vegetarian options?

No we do not. We know we can't be all things to all people, so at this time we're focusing on bringing great-tasting backpacking meals to those looking for higher protein, higher fat options without limits on meat or dairy.

How do I make these meals?

Open the top of the bag Take out oxygen absorbers and any sauce packets (included in some meals: ranch dressing, hot sauce, etc…) Bring the specified amount of water indicated on the bag to a boil next mile meals