[pct-l] Protein shakes as trail food?

[James Vesely]

http://thru-hiker.com/articles/pack_light_eat_right.php

Someone else posted this but I have read it years ago and it is a really
good article on hiking nutrition.  If you want a light weight high in
calories diet I suggest you read it, protein is not the answer.  

Jim


One note of caution for using protein shakes - they are hard on the
kidneys
over time.  So, if you are using bleach or iodine to purify water (also
hard on kidneys) in addition to protein shakes be careful.  It probably
won't be too harmful if you have two health kidneys and drink lots of
water, but if you have any kidney problems or only have one it might not
be
a good idea.  I only use pump water purifiers and never drink protein
shakes.  Of course I'm not a doctor, so this isn't medical advice.

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Shian Sung <shian.sung at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Protein shakes make great trail food! I went a step further and
> combined some carbs and caffeine with that.
>
> For almost all of Oregon and Washington, I would wake up and combine
> the following in a Gatorade bottle:
>
> 2 packets brown sugar oatmeal
> 2 tblsp instant coffee
> 2 tblsp vanilla protein powder
>
> Fill to the top with water (I used cold water), shake it up real good
> and you've got yourself a great morning shake!
>
> It looks disgusting (and the texture/consistency takes a little
> getting used to) but it's a great on-the-go meal :)
>
> -Shian
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