Powdered Milk

Note:  powdered milk can be hard to find, but I found some Nestle brand in the international aisle

Hot Chocolate Mix

Instant Coffee/Espresso

Add powdered creamer (the kind that contains sugar) if desired. 

Full-brew coffee not worth the trouble for backpacking

General Foods International Coffees/Teas

Carnation Instant Breakfast mix

Can be added to coffee or powdered milk

Koolaid Singles

The kind with sugar in them

Gatorade or Propel Singles

Instant Tea

Tang

Small 12 oz canister good for multiple people, makes 8 quarts

GORP/Trail Mix -- peanuts, raisins, M&Ms

Mountain trail mix from Wal-Mart comes in 2-lb bag

Cookies

Mini Pretzels or Combos

Graham Crackers

Cheesy Crackers

Peanut Butter Crackers

Granola Bars

Fruit and Nut variety, or Fiber One Bars are a good option

Hard Candy

e.g. , Skittles, Jolly Ranchers, Fruity Lifesavers

Snickers Bars

Cosmic Brownies

Rice Krispies Treats

salt / pepper

Most preserved and dehydrated food has a lot of salt already

Margarine

A small tub, or butter-flavored Crisco will keep OK in cooler temperatures

mustard, ketchup packets

From fast food place

hot sauce

Small Tabasco bottle, or hot sauce packets from Taco Bell

wheel dispenser of various seasonings

Recommended:  garlic, basil, oregano, chili flakes or chili powder

MRE's / instant heater meals

Hormel Compleats

20+ varieties available; 2 of these can be warmed up in a 1-qt pot and make a filling meal

Old El Paso Tortilla Stuffers

Beef and Chicken varieties available in international aisle, makes 3-4 burritos with tortillas.  add hot sauce and a bit of cheese if desired

Various Rice or Noodle dishes
e.g. Lipton, Zatarain, Uncle Bens

Get the kind that are heat and eat, or if dehydrated the kind that say butter/oil optional

Some varieties include dehydrated vegetables or beans, which are good nutritional value

Black beans

In envelope pack

Dehydrated soup mixes

Chef Boyardee Ravioli, Spaghetti or other single-serving pastas

Mac 'N' Cheese

get the kind with the cheese sauce packet, not the powdered stuff.  a family-size pack feeds 3-4

Pasta w/ dehydrated pasta sauce

Indian dishes

various types of ready-to-eat Indian food are available in the international aisle, spicy and very good!

Instant Mashed Potatoes

Garlic & butter flavored kind is awesome

Bisquick or other easy bread mix

Requires aluminum dutch oven or backpacker oven

Pudding cups or Instant Pudding

 instant pudding requires powdered milk

Tortillas

Pita bread

“Sandwich Thins” whole-grain bread

These keep for 2+ weeks if kept dry and sealed

Crackers

Ritz, Townhouse, Wheat Thins, etc.

Cans or Foil Packets of Chicken, Tuna, Smoked Salmon

Pepperoni

Either stick or ziplock variety; doesn't need to be refrigerated and will last several days if kept cool

Summer Sausage / Salami

 smaller individual sizes

Vienna sausages

Small can

Spam

Small can or Spam singles
(lower sodium variety tastes better)

Sardines

Underwood Deviled Ham, Chicken Salad

Spreadable, 4-oz cans

Cured Ham

individual slices

Hard Cheeses

Firmer varieties keep well without refrigeration

String cheese

In single-serving packs

Beef Jerky

12-oz pack from Wal-Mart is resealable and good for 4+ meals; available in 3 flavors

Hudson Bay Bread

Look up recipe on internet -- pack individual servings in cling wrap

Peanut Butter

Jif To Go singles

Jelly

Get single serving sizes from I-Hop

Ramen / Cup-o-Soup Noodles

Some varieties have dehydrated vegetables

Spicy Asian noodles

 many varieties available in international aisle

Olives

Dried Fruit

Recommended:  cranberries, apricots, bananas  

Bagels with Cream Cheese

Cream Cheese in the small tub is more spreadable and less messy than the block kind

Precooked Bacon

Keeps well In resealable container or Ziploc

Powdered Eggs

Flavored Oatmeal

In single-serving packs

Raisins

Cereal Bars

Fruity varieties

Pop-Tarts

Dense breakfast cereals

e.g. Fruit Loops, Cheerios, Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles, Frosted Mini-Wheats