You may find that your appetite decreases in really hot weather. Food planning for desert travel incorporates both preference and practical elements.

• Heavy, fatty foods (like cheese and sausage) are likely to seem unappetizing. Foods like crackers, cereal bars, and dried fruits might seem easier to digest or at least more appealing.
• Take plenty of snacks and food that can be eaten cold, for when you do not have the luxury of water for cooking.
• Think meltdown: Foods like cheese and chocolate can be messy in hot temperatures. If you do take them, stick them in the coolest middle portion of your pack, and - if you do find yourself camped near a cool spring - harden them up by dunking the food (in its zipperlock bag) in the water.
• Hard candies or throat lozenges help stave off thirst if you're temporarily out of water.
• GORP is a great desert snack because it replenishes the salts (from the nuts) and sugars (from the raisins and whatever goodies you add to it) you've been losing to heat an exertion.
• Avoid caffeinated coffee and tea: They are diuretics.

Backpack: Bear Country: Basics

Backpack: Bear Country: Camping & Food Security

Backpack: Bear Country: Hiking & Bear Encounters

Backpack: Desert: Basics

Backpack: Desert: Camping Considerations

Backpack: Desert: Hazards

Backpack: Desert: Hiking

Backpack: Desert: Water & Food: Dry Camping

Backpack: Desert: Water & Food: Finding & Carrying

Backpack: Finding Water

Backpack: Fitness

Backpack: Food & Water: Plan Meals

Backpack: Food & Water: Repackage

Backpack: Fording Rivers

Backpack: Highcountry: Basics

Backpack: Highcountry: Camping Considerations

Backpack: Highcountry: Hazards

Backpack: Highcountry: Hiking on Scree & Talus

Backpack: In Camp: Bathing

Backpack: In Camp: Campfire: Basics

Backpack: In Camp: Campfire: in the Rain

Backpack: In Camp: Campfire: Low-Impact Fires

Backpack: In Camp: Cooking/Camp Kitchen

Backpack: In Camp: Food Storage

Backpack: In Camp: Ideal Campsite

Backpack: In Camp: Making Camp in Adverse Conditions

Backpack: In Camp: Managing Human Waste

Backpack: In Camp: Sleeping Warm

Backpack: In Camp: Tent or Tarp?

Backpack: In Camp: Washing Dishes

Backpack: In Camp: Women's Sanitation Concerns

Backpack: Packing Your Pack

Backpack: Plan Your Trip

Backpack: Putting on Your Pack

Backpack: Staying Found: Emergency Signaling

Backpack: Staying Found: How to Use a Compass

Backpack: Staying Found: Why Carry a Compass?

Backpack: Treating Water

Backpack: What to Bring: Clothes