Hiking & Trail Food
You’ve Gotta Keep Your Strength Up Whilst Hiking
Unless you’re a regular Rambo or Bear Grylls type action man, the chances are that you’ll need to take some hiking food with you along the trail. We’re not all experienced in which berries you can eat, which will kill you instantly and how to make a nutritious meal out of dung beetles and wild flowers are we? No, leave that to the experts . . . fortunately there’s a great choice of hiking and trail food available which you can simply buy from the hiking equipment store (as well as a choice of other stuff in your regular grocery store).
5 Essential Properties of Hiking & Trail Food
- Hiking and trail food has got to keep your energy up, so it’s gotta have plenty of carbohydrates. You might think that calories are important when you’re doing all of that strenuous hiking activity, but it’s actually the carbs which help to keep your levels up. That’s why lots of the freeze dried meals which are specially prepared for hikers and backpackers contain lots of noodles, pasta, rice, potatoes, that sort of stuff . . . carbohydrates.
- Hiking and trail food has got to be easily transportable. We all know that bananas are good for you and can give you an energy boost, but have you ever seen a banana which has been squished in a backpack for a couple of hours . . . not very appetizing to say the least. Much better to snack on an energy bar which is up to the job and doesn’t squish quite so easily.
- Hiking and trail food must be lightweight. These ultralight backpackers don’t go to all that trouble keeping the weight of their back packs down to fall at the last hurdle with bulky, heavy food. Compact and lightweight are the buzz words for all hiking equipment, not just the food.
- Hiking and trail food has got to be easy to prepare. Hikers are an energetic bunch but let’s face it, after the end of a long days hiking the last thing many of them will want to do is to prepare something complicated to eat . . . quick and easy (saves precious stove fuel too), that’s an important property for backpackers food.
- Hiking and trail food has got to be tasty, well, all food has got to be tasty otherwise why would you want to eat it? Fortunately hikers get so hungry that some trail food might appear to be a little tastier after a long days hiking than it would if you were served it for dinner at home, but hey, that’s life!
Okay, watch out for those in your local grocery store! How about some of this . . . .
She’s got some great ideas . . . thanks for that!
