Salt and protein are my major cravings... and then cold sweet things.

I recommend pickles, olives, fake-meat-jerky, and emergen-c or other electrolyte adding powders. Just-add-water mashed potato cups also are good. And then find a friend with otter pops and ice cream. :D

Tasty Bites. They're at Trader Joes (maybe elsewhere) and they're your absolute best friend. Some slices of bread with tasty bite on them make a great vegetarian meal with no dishes, no mess, no fuss, and they even have very little packaging.

I go with the...
-TJ tasty bites
-dolmas
-GATORAIDE ! ! !
-dried fruit/nuts
-soy milk in small containers
-apples
-avocados
-salsa
-preshredded potatoes that you can fry up
-pitas
-tortillas

The last two are essential in that you can use them to "clean" your plate so it results in less mess. Have fun!

i'll echo what other's have said:

you can bring some perishables - just plan to use them up in the first couple of days. a nice salad is a good way to ground yourself after a day of setting up camp.

--meatless jerky (there are a few brands -soy, seitan and tempeh. either try them out first, or get a few in case you don't like certain flavors. you can always give away the stuff you don't fancy.) i haven't found any l like, but i keep thinking maybe it will taste better on the playa.

--nachos. I crave salty crunchy fatty things, and this year i'm making dashboard nachos with the tiny cans of sliced peppers, sliced jalapenos, sliced olives, instant refried beans, tortilla chips, salsa, and cheese (the cheese will keep for 4 days in my cooler). i'll make up a big batch (one bag of chips) and share it with the rest of the camp. cooks on dashboard on an aluminum-foil covered piece of cardboard.

--canned soup - minestrone, with some crackers. its good heated up or not. (heat on the dashboard...)

--instant hummus and instant tabouli (you can bring a small can of diced tomatoes, or just one real tomato), with crackers and some nice olives.

--Target sells wine in mini juice boxes (aseptic boxes - just like the mini soy milks)

--salty nuts/trail mix- its easy to share, and goes well with beer.

--bagged popcorn. lots of camps show movies... but they never seem to have popcorn.

--i've learned to limit my intake of TastyBites. sometimes they don't seem to agree with me. (bad combo of heat, spice, and high-salt, high-fat foods and then add drugs and alcohol...). Last year I brought three and ate 1-1/2. This year I'm bringing one packet, and some pre-cooked rice (Trader Joes). I'll heat both by putting them on the dashboard of my car. (I'm all about dashboard cooking this year!)

--Clifbars -- I save these for emergency rations. i stuff one in the bottom of my camelbak in case i'm in the middle of deep playa and get hungry. i don't like to eat them at camp -- too gummy. you have to be really hungry to eat one in the heat. they get soft. (i go through about 4/week at home.)