Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

When backpacking this "soup" is a must have for me. I'll include it for multiple days/meals per hike. Fragrant, tasty, easy and relatively quick to cook and thus far a crowd pleaser. I've developed a simple recipe, utilizing three Frontier products, that I use on every hike: -- this Vegetable Soup -- Black Bean Flakes Certified Organic - 1 lb,(Frontier) -- Frontier Vegetarian Broth Powder, Beef Flavored, 16 Ounce Bag My mix ratio for two people (and it's a lot of soup!): 2 servings of Veg soup, 1 to 2 serving of black bean flakes, 1 serving No Beef broth. (2 servings of black bean flakes helps thicken up the soup a little, and makes it more filling). I almost always add in an ample pinch of (smokey) chili powder, and/or some ground pepper. I'll pre-mix the dry ingredients at home and just freezer bag each meal seperately for ease of use on the trail. Adding meats (jerky/salami/chicken, etc) is great too, if you carry such luxuries. As for cooking while backpacking; I boil the water, add soup, stir, cover and cozy the pot (see picture of my cozy'd pot, keeping the soup nice and hot until the last bite!). I'll apply a little more heat if needed, but mostly I just let it soak for 10-15 minutes, or until I just can't take smelling it without TASTING it any longer.