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

[Kevin Cook]

Hi Steel-Eye

I have to give a big thanks for this link. I'd also like to thank Paul
for making this available and to Brenda for writing it.

I know I had seen this before as I've read this entire site, but this
article on nutrition had slipped my mind. This is exactly what I
wanted. The community on this list is wonderful. :)

I hope I get to meet many of you at ADZPCTKO. I wasn't sure I was
going to attend, but as the hike grows closer, I'm starting to wonder
how to arrange a ride back. The problem is, I'm not sure how far ahead
I will be.

On Friday, December 31, 2010, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:
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> 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
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> Steel-Eye
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> Hiking the Pct since before it was the
> PCT – 1965
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> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
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> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
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> On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 7:52 AM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 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 :)
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> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> 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
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>> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Dan Kronstadt <subs at kronhead.com> wrote:
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>> > 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