Following on from my previous post about homemade energy bars, I thought I'd just show you how they fit in my plans of what to eat on the trip...
Really simple, minimal faff. Everything will survive cold temperatures and being repeatedly crammed into a rucksack. Stuff is divided into ziplock bags to help with organisation.
Breakfast is quick and easy - the bars can be eaten on their own or broken into hot water to make a sort of strange porridge. In this case a squeeze of tube butter is added for extra calories. Tea gives a mild caffeine kick without a huge crash later on and is hydrating - I tend to go for a variety of fruit teas which, while undeniably girly, does help to break up the monotony.
Daytime food is quick and easy as well and can be eaten on the go. Power bars and Kendal Mint Cake for quick energy, homemade 'active' bars for a more balanced input. Peanut butter is just generally awesome and I found it in a tube, so that's a winner. The tortilla wrap will be loaded with cheese and meat (and possibly, wait for it, peanut butter!) and is actually something substantial so you feel like you've eaten something! Boiled sweets keep the spirits up on long belays, etc. An isotonic sports drink in my Nalgene provides the day's hydration plus a steady input of carbs and ions to keep going and fend off muscle cramps.
Dinner is a 'proper' meal. Instant ramen noodles form the base (I'll take a variety of not-too-adventurous flavours) and individual cheese squares provide extra fat, as does a squeeze of butter. Both can be added to the noodles if you want. Very hot chili sauce decanted into a tiny dropper is also good as it provides a lot of flavour for very little weight and bulk. Homemade 'recovery' bars give the body what it needs to refuel and repair itself ready for tomorrow. Cocoa is a hot, warming comfort drink - just what you need at the end of a long day.
It's impossible to carry enough water during the day, really. Therefore you make sure to hydrate properly in the morning and evening. Copious drinks and water-rich foods help here (as long as you can either find running water - lucky! - or melt enough snow).
I'll also carry a bag of nuts/rice snacks to eat at night if I wake up cold - always seems to work.
EDIT: And here it is, all bagged in individual ziplocks to massively simplify organisation.
Really simple, minimal faff. Everything will survive cold temperatures and being repeatedly crammed into a rucksack. Stuff is divided into ziplock bags to help with organisation.
Breakfast is quick and easy - the bars can be eaten on their own or broken into hot water to make a sort of strange porridge. In this case a squeeze of tube butter is added for extra calories. Tea gives a mild caffeine kick without a huge crash later on and is hydrating - I tend to go for a variety of fruit teas which, while undeniably girly, does help to break up the monotony.
Daytime food is quick and easy as well and can be eaten on the go. Power bars and Kendal Mint Cake for quick energy, homemade 'active' bars for a more balanced input. Peanut butter is just generally awesome and I found it in a tube, so that's a winner. The tortilla wrap will be loaded with cheese and meat (and possibly, wait for it, peanut butter!) and is actually something substantial so you feel like you've eaten something! Boiled sweets keep the spirits up on long belays, etc. An isotonic sports drink in my Nalgene provides the day's hydration plus a steady input of carbs and ions to keep going and fend off muscle cramps.
Dinner is a 'proper' meal. Instant ramen noodles form the base (I'll take a variety of not-too-adventurous flavours) and individual cheese squares provide extra fat, as does a squeeze of butter. Both can be added to the noodles if you want. Very hot chili sauce decanted into a tiny dropper is also good as it provides a lot of flavour for very little weight and bulk. Homemade 'recovery' bars give the body what it needs to refuel and repair itself ready for tomorrow. Cocoa is a hot, warming comfort drink - just what you need at the end of a long day.
It's impossible to carry enough water during the day, really. Therefore you make sure to hydrate properly in the morning and evening. Copious drinks and water-rich foods help here (as long as you can either find running water - lucky! - or melt enough snow).
I'll also carry a bag of nuts/rice snacks to eat at night if I wake up cold - always seems to work.
EDIT: And here it is, all bagged in individual ziplocks to massively simplify organisation.
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| Top to bottom: 4x breakfast; 5x lunch; 4x dinner; sundries (butters, nuts, trash bag) |
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