17 Delicious Foods That Will Bring You Back To Summer Camp

Cutthroat Kitchen heads to the great outdoors this summer with Camp Cutthroat, premiering Wednesday, August 12 at 9 | 8c on Food Network.

1. Meat Loaf

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Because meat loaf was basically a vessel for ridiculous amounts of ketchup.

2. Lasagna

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Because it was cheesy and filling, even though it wasn't always the same temperature throughout.

3. PB&Js

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Because nothing satisfies quite like the combination of peanut butter and jelly — particularly after a long hike to the lookout.

4. Trail Mix

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Because a handful of this was always just what was needed to keep us going through all the hiking and climbing and singing.

5. Spaghetti

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Because twirling spaghetti around your fork and eating a precious meatball made you feel sophisticated — and full.

6. Bug Juice

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Because it was the sugary fuel everyone needed to make it through action-packed days at camp.

7. Garlic Bread

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Because it was buttery and garlicy and warm and amazing, and you wanted to wrap yourself in it and fall asleep.

8. Peanut Butter and Fluff

Because the only thing that could make a PB&J better was the addition of liquid marshmallow.

9. Sloppy Joes

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Because there's just something magical about this sweet and savory mixture piled high on a fresh bun, and because eating like an animal was encouraged.

10. Mac and Cheese

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Because half of macaroni and cheese is cheese, and cheese has always been, and will always be, the greatest substance known to man.

11. Fresh Watermelon

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Because it was sweet and refreshing and the perfect snack on a hot summer day. We can now confirm the seeds did NOT, in fact, grow in one's stomach.

12. Hot Dogs

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Because it was the food of choice for camp cookouts, and because you could decorate it with whatever toppings you liked.

13. Grilled Cheese

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Because gooey melted cheese is the best kind of cheese.

14. Popsicles

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Because they were sweet, refreshing, fun to eat, and because you could wander around camp while enjoying one and be like, "Look what I got, nanny-nanny-boo-boo."

15. "Contraband" From the Commissary

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Because spending your hard-earned tokens on candy and snacks was the most exciting eating event of the week. You could also hoard your bounty for ~secret eating~ later.

16. Ice Cream Bars

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Because ice cream sandwiches, fudge sticks, chocolate tacos, and the like were clearly the best thing you could get in the camp canteen. And the kids who preferred sour gummies were to be avoided.

17. S'mores

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Because s'mores is a food and an event. Because it was nighttime, because you were gathered around the fire, because you were singing songs, sharing secrets, and making wonderful memories — and that is what camp is all about. And, oh yeah: They taste amazing.

Watch Alton Brown and Cutthroat Kitchen head to the great outdoors on Camp Cutthroat, premiering Wednesday, August 12 at 9 | 8c on Food Network.

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