Products at outdoor stores usually are much lighter than at local grocery store. General Packaging Discard excess wrappings, repack and relabel. Put liquids in leak proof containers nalgene bottles. A plastic push-pull topped syrup type bottle makes a good cooking oil container. Include coconut, raisins, dates, brown sugar, chocolate chips, nuts and seeds with breakfasts as garnishes for hot cereal.
Some people prefer adding their own rather than having it all cooked together.
Add milk powder to puddings and pancake mixes, sauces, etc. Label all meals and put in labeled stuff sacks or tupperware containers. In my boat, I use two 8 X10 X8 tupperware containers. The outfit consists of a Teflon coated pan, heat reflecting collar, diffuser unit, lid and thermometer, and a collapsible convection dome. The unit doubles as a frying pan or skillet.