[pct-l] Nutrition advice from the ancient Greeks

[aslive at charter.net]

Could you imagine filling a bear can with flaxseed and honey?  What a 
mess!  And talk about getting tired of you food...  :)

Shepherd


On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Nathan Dreon wrote:

> "he could fatten his thighs as much as he pleased on whey"
> The Odyssey
> Homer
>
> When resupply means night swimming under an Athenian blockade, 
> dragging your food behind you in a skin bag and capture is a death 
> sentence, the Spartans chose bruised flaxseed mixed with honey.  This 
> according to Thucydides in his history of the Peloponnesian War.  You 
> thought your resupply was tough.
>  Not sure how this applies to thru hiking.
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