[pct-l] Refried Black Bean Powder

[goforth at cio.net (J. Lennox)]

I used to use bean powder in the same way that you envision, having some
always available and either supplementing a meal with it or adding it to a
dinner.  You might make sure that you are able to tolerate it with heavy
exercise and continuous changes in altitude, before buying a bunch and
adding it to all your meal and resupply boxes.

Beans have a know gas producing ability for most of us(ahem), which may be
only unpleasant at low altitude and in ordinary activity.  In the HIgh
Sierras I found it so excruciating that I couldn't eat. I am quite familar
with problems of altitude alone, and the problem cleared as soon as I
stopped eating bean paste  Your digestion changes a lot with heavy exercise
and altitude.  If you eat beans at low altitude, and climb up in altitude,
guess what happens to the gas?   I found that my digestion was really slow
as soon as I started to exercise.  All the blood was in my muscles and not
in my gut helping digestion.  It may be a matter of choosing to use the
beanmeal only at night before bed.

I suspect that some cases of what are thought of parasitic problems are an
irritated gut  which can not cope with the added stress and problems of a
different diet, high altitude and lots of exercise.

Joanne
From: "Elizabeth Macalaster & Dan Sayner" <lizdan2@adelphia.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:58 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Refried Black Bean Powder


> Anyone know where one could purchase bulk refried Black Bean powder?
Heard it is a good addition to a meal and takes up very little space in a
pack or Bear Canister.  I have tried Whole Foods in Southern California with
no luck as well as the internet.
>
>
> Dan
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