Meal Planning: Stop Your Crackers from Crumbling

If you’re a fan of Wasa Crispbread or crackers for your meals on a paddling trip, you’ve probably had crumbly crisps by the end of the package. This simply trick helps stop your crackers from crumbling when camping.

On a camping trip, as you eat crackers from your Wasa Crispbread crackers package, the crackers start to sit more loosely in the package. That looseness allows them to move around too much. The movement causes them to start cracking, especially when under pressure in your food bag. When held tightly together, like in a new package, they maintain a structure that helps stop them from cracking. They key trick and the reason that this trick works is because you basically always keep them tightly packed like fresh out of the package.

The Simple Trick

The trick is simple. As you eat your crackers, cut the packaging down the side, like shown in the picture, to allow you to fold the packaging tightly over the remaining crackers. I find by tearing or cutting one seam on the packaging that I’m able to pack everything down tightly. When it’s tight, you’ll stop your crackers from crumbling.

Maybe this is too simple of a trick to share, but after I figured it out I haven’t had any cracked crackers towards the end of the trip. While Wasa crackers aren’t a dense source of calories at approximately 72 calories per ounce, they do add crunch to your camping meals. I find the crunch a welcome inclusion on my trips. They work great with slices of cheese and summer sausage, or peanut butter, or any other spread you might bring. My kid’s favorite is a Wasa cracker combined with one Justin’s Honey Peanut Butter Squeeze Pack. He’s a picky eater, so having a combo that works for him makes planning easier. We do these mainly at lunch.

Hopefully, this trick will help you with your camping menu planning.