[pct-l] trail foods

[Paul Magnanti]

>>Those guys ate chips, ramen and pop-tarts. That doesn't sound very  
>>healthy. I could see supplementing your diet with that, but to depend  
>>on it? 
Whenever I do my long hikes, I'm invariably asked "What did you eat?".

When I did the Colorado Trail, I kept track of what I ate in 21 days. It was short enough where I could keep track.

Here's the wonderful diet I used. Pretty typical of my other (longer) hikes:
http://www.pmags.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=30


On this wonderful diet, I averaged ~23 MPD. :)

YMMV. I don't claim it works for everyone, but it worked for me.






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