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

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Kevin,

A hiking food reference I like is by hiker Dr. Brenda Braaten who is also a
trail Angel at Belden Town.
http://www.thru-hiker.com/articles/pack_light_eat_right.php



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was wondering if Melanie, or anyone on the list, could recommend a book
> about nutrition for endurance athletes, ie long distance hikers? I'm not
> completely ignorant about nutrition, but I'm hoping there is something that
> specifically looks at the needs of someone like a thru hiker. I'm preparing
> most of my dinners at home, and will shop a lot of food, so I'd like to
> know
> if I should be making any changes to help me hike better.
>
> Thanks in advance :)
>
> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > 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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