Backpacking Chef: Nutrional Hiking Food
July 9, 2007
When you are burning 6,000 calories a day hiking through deserts, climbing mountains and balancing a bedroom on your back, it’s critical that you consume enough calories, vitamins and nutrients to replenish what you sweat out. Besides water, our bodies need protein, sugars, carbs, and fat to survive. The rule of thumb is carrying food that either be eaten raw or combined with other ingredients meet a 150 calories an ounce. That is SO hard to combine; it leaves you with high calorie snacks that lack nutrition. I have spent a great deal of time researching ingredients that go into my recipes, combined is a list of high calorie & nutritional value.
I will be adding to this list as new ideas come to me:
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You can find some amazing nutritional data from NutritionalData.com, it covers almost all processed foods, all major ingredients and proteins (meats).
cascadegearGranola Bars - 146 Cal/Oz
July 3, 2007
Here is a simple, high calorie treat to eat on the trail. I have made this recipe twice, with much success.
* Preheat Oven to 375 Degrees
* coat 9×13 with non-stick spray
Ingredients:
- * 2 oz. Almonds
- * 2 oz. Soy Nuts
- * 2 0z. Sunflower Seeds
Instructions:
- * Chop nuts and seeds in blender till pea sized
- * combine oats, spices, in large bowl
Rating: 
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