Trail Food

[twsjason]

I'm having difficulty finding suitable trail food for 2-3 day overnight trips. I'm trying to reduce carb (rice, noodles, bread, fruit, certain vegetables, corn, nuts of all types, anything with sugar, etc.) intake as much as possible due to insulin concerns. Also, I've read that transfat is now considered a toxin and the FDA is requiring that it/they be listed on food labels (% content). On of the many transfats is Partially Hydrogenated
Soybean and Vegetable Oils.

Pretty much any packaged food (power bars, nutrigrain, cup o noodles, and on and on) contains Partially Hydrogenated Oils.

So, I'm a little perplexed. Fresh food is probably not a good idea due to lack of refrigeration (except during the winter, of course). I'm quickly realizing that I may have to make sacrifices on weekend outings, but I would like to limit the devastation.

Any ideas?

[twsjason]

No, I don't think so. Unless you mean Iron Head, which my wife accuses me of quite often. But no, I'm in NC.

[bevs]

I guess AlpineAire Forever Young Macaroni and Cheese (http://http://www.backcountry.com/store/AIR0028/AlpineAire-Forever-Young-Macaroni-and-Cheese.html?id=CWbhLa83) will do.. If you bring cookstove, this is a good food to have... its easy to cook, lightweight, and compact.

[bevs]

:shock: oh me God..! i'm sorry about that ididn't mean to mislead the Link..
AlpineAire Forever Young Macaroni and Cheese (http://www.backcountry.com/store/AIR0028/large/c3/s46/AlpineAire-Forever-Young-Macaroni-and-Cheese.html?swatch=AIR0028)..
sorry guys... :cry:

[Chef]

Mountain House is my personal favorite. I purchase most of them in bulk #10 cans, directly from their website, or sometimes you get a better price from other websites. I break down the meals into smaller portions then reseal with a Foodsaver. Check out their Marine Cuisine, the chicken breast is, by far, the best I have ever eaten in the field, I am talking a whole breast with rib meat, completeley freeze dried.

I am an old soldier, who rememebers C rations, but I love the MREs, I recently purchased, entrees only from epicenter. The meatloaf is great, as well as the Chicken breast.http://upload4.postimage.org/702033/2005hikes065.jpg<br><br>Post edited by: oldboots, at: 2007/01/05 01:18

[Iafte]

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=32

Should be able to find info on what your looking for there. Hope it helps.

[oldboots]

Hi bevs,
I've see you got comfortable already :-)
Uploading pictures and staff :laugh:
With my luck my user was deleted and I needed to start it all over again... :-|
See you around.

[scottcundy]

I highly recommend bringing dehydrated black beans and mixing spices and cheese with them. Also, lentils with spices can be very good. Carbs are good, but what you really need are calories,and olive oil and butter are of course excellent calorie suppliers. Cheese and butter will usually keep on our hiking tours (http://www.wildlandtrekking.com), unless it's a Grand Canyon trip (http://www.wildlandtrekking.com/grand_canyon_tours.htm), in which case we load up on olive oil. You can do hummus, dried fruit, raising...etc. for lunches. Hope this helps a bit, anyways!

[chef_oad]

Hi, everyone

I agree with chef. I dry my own stuff and use a food sealer. You'll be suprised at what can be dried and eaten on the trail. Just add water.

[natchez]

TwJason, I know someone that is diagnosed with diabetes and he pulls together a food-pack consisting out of a self-made beef-jerky, cut up bell peppers and granola bars specially for diabetes.

Hope this helps a bit...