Welcome to the Real Meals blog section. We’re super passionate about being outdoors – tramping, hiking, hunting, fishing, adventure racing (you name it) – and here you’ll find all sort of news, stories and tips we’ve discovered to help you enjoy the great outdoors too.
Fuel Your Hunt: Why Real Meals Are the Ultimate Companion for Hunters When you’re out in the wild, hunting...
Why Freeze-Dried Meals Outshine MREs for Outdoor Adventures When it comes to fuelling your outdoor adventures, the choice between...
Te Araroa Trail: Tips and Thoughts from Nathan Fa’avae Growing up in the rugged beauty of Mount Richmond Forest...
Why Overthinking Nutrition for Outdoor Adventures Is Unnecessary — and Potentially Dangerous By Nathan Fa’avae When it comes to...
Fuel Your New Zealand Great Walk with Real Meals: The Best Food Solution for Every Adventure New Zealand’s Great...
The Importance of “Chef-Prepared” Meals: What Sets Real Meals Apart When we say “Chef-Cooked” at Real Meals, it’s not...
Exploring New Zealand’s Tramping Tracks: A Hiker’s Paradise with Real Meals New Zealand is a hiker’s dream, offering an...
Real Meals founder Nathan Fa’avae reports on his experience at the 2024 Yukon 1000 paddle race. In July 2024,...
At Real Meals, our love for the outdoors runs deep, and we know that sentiment resonates with you too....
Introducing the Real Meals Youth Range: Elevating Outdoor Adventures with Exceptional Flavours At Real Meals, we’ve embarked on a...
G’day, Nathan Fa’avae here, Real Meals founder, Adventure Racer, Outdoor Professional. I wanted to write a little blog to...
It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but for a sector of New Zealand people it’s a way of life,...
Mt Malita Feel like climbing Nelson’s closest mountain without any of the crazy rock scrambling? Mt Malita is for...
So you’ve decided to do one of New Zealand’s great walks! You’ve booked your hut passes, sorted your transport...
Walking the Matiri Range from Thousand and Hundred Acre Plateaus to the Wangapeka had been on my list for...
Hunters share many similarities with Adventure Racers. Spending days off track in wilderness areas constantly exercising (often with heavy...
When I first spotted the tarns it was a nice sunny day in the hills above the Cobb Valley....
