[pct-l] Frito Freak (Was Ray Jardine.. a Frito?)

[Melanie Clarke]

Dear Dan,

I just take the Quaker Quick Oats (or generic) from the carton.  I prefer
Edamame Soybeans but any will do.  First I take 1 cup Soy nuts, 1.5 cups
oatmeal and blend in a food processor to a powder.  Then I add .5 (as in
half) cup Splenda as I don't eat sugar but you may be okay with sugar.  Then
I add 1 cup of raisins, dates, apricots or whatever dried fruit combination
you want until it is chopped into bits.  If I am preparing this for my long
distance bike rides I will add 1/2 cup of apple sauce to stick everything
together.  For added nutrition you could probably add some milk powder.  I
worry about spoilage so I've never tried this, but I should.  I get my daily
milk servings from adding milk powder to my "blender" powdered cereal in the
morning and with my pudding for dessert in the evening.  I insist on
COMPLETE NUTRITION or minimum adult requirements of protein, calcium,
vitamins etc. for my hike.  Anyway, for backpacking I just place the chopped
up bar bits into a ziploc and moisten on the trail into a bar so it
preserves better.

If you divide this into 4 bars it will give you about 14gm of protein and
about 375 calories.  Just about everyone in my family is obese and diabetic
by age 50 so I only eat whole grain complex carbohydrates.  Some of you
young men do not have weight issues so you could add nuts, sugar, breakfast
cereals in place of oatmeal.

Melanie

On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Dan Kronstadt <subs at kronhead.com> wrote:

> Melanie - do you use instant oatmeal, or regular? Didn't know whether
> regular would be edible without some cooking ...
>
> Dan
>
> On 12/21/2010 7:46 AM, Melanie Clarke wrote:
> > I make my own trail mix
> > with roasted soybeans, oatmeal (complete protein combination) instead of
> > nuts but I even blend that and place in a ziplock.
> >
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