No Fuss Hiking Food & Nutrition Talk
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Learn how to throw together quick, healthy food to fuel your mountain adventures. In this Q&A video, I go through all the food that we took on a 4-day hiking trip through the Pyrenees. We talk fats, protein carbs and perhaps most importantly sugar!
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Medical student here. The sugar is sugar thing is not exactly true. For one, there are carbs that convert into glucose faster and slower. The faster converting ones obviously cause your blood sugar to spike quickly, and potentially crash (I have noticed this with myself, I feel worse (weaker, hungrier) after eating sweets on the trail than some complex carbs.
Second, sort of a big difference between complex carbs which break down to glucose vs saccharose (table sugar) which breaks down into glucose and fructose. Glucose enters the glycolisis as it was supposed to, going through 3 regulatory steps (which control the speed of energy production from glucose basically). One of the steps of glycolisis is converting glucose into fructose. That also happens to be one of the regulatory steps. When you consume fructose, that regulatory step is just skipped. You may be able to see the problem here. Using fructose, quickly, your body produces a lot of energy, more than you need at the moment. Since body doesn't like wasting the energy, it gets concerted into fat.
Tldr: glucose fine, fructose (from table sugar and most sweets) more likely to convert into fat
Also, and this part isn't from the medical school, gummy candy apparently has a laxative effect. Worth considering!
A good alternative to gummy bears is crystalized ginger slices. Super sweet and good medicine.
Love your vids as always, Chase and awesome to hear you're a fellow veg-friendly eater! My fave camping meal: cous-cous with dehydrated veggies- I get the cous-cous box, put it in a ziploc with the flavor packet. I also like to pack black bean flakes and instant mashed potatoes for a killer filling and tasty meal. Both are cheap and easy and can be soaked, but I prefer to cook my veggies and beans a bit. Also, I have found individual packets of coconut oil which enhance flavor and give some good fats to my meals.
Oh nice!! Oh the old powdered mash potatoes I forgot about that. It's called Deb in Australia for some odd reason! Yeah funnily enough I only really eat meat in freeze dried meals. I wish there was better veg options in those meals! Eat would be so so easy to have TVP or soy protein instead of meat in bolanaise.
Man, I am going hiking and wildcamping soon and I am wildly underprepared I have learned from you videos. Thank God you have this channel! Greetings from holland
You can easily dry your own vegetables using heat. Either an oven turned to max. 50° C, or buy a dehydrator (pretty cheap these days, you'll get one for under 30 bucks). It does take a long time to prepare enough food for, say five days of hiking, though. So i just made a habbit out of dehydrating and stockpiling veggies. See some cheap seasonal veggies or fruits? Buy a bunch and dehydrate them. Stores forever. When planning for a trip, i simply pick and choose. During the upcomming trip through the dolomites I'm gonna cook real curry with rice, capsicum, spring onions, courgettes, broccoli and mushrooms. Home made, heat-dried sweet-potatoe chips are by the way an awesome alternative to bread. The calory density is very comparable, and it is almost completely carbohydrates. Very tasty as well.
Oh, and on the plus side you save all that trash from the packaging of store-bought freeze-dried meals. I will say though that heat-dried food probably won't cook as fast as freeze-dried stuff, which might be an issue on high-profile tours.
Heat dried cooks pretty fast if you chop it small enough. Another trick is to steam it before dehydrating so it rehydrates even faster on the trail. But don’t dehydrate pumpkin, it doesn’t rehydrate well.
For 2+ days in the mountains I like taking oats as well, but I also add chia seeds and dry fruits into the mix. If I can, I like to take peanut butter as well, that makes a lot of difference in taste plus keeps me full for hours.
Food for the Sole. Great little company out of Oregon, mother, and son. The food is tasty and clean.
I climbed Mt Maroon about 2 months ago and did the cave route and then up the west ridge. I started the day with some rolled oats, then took had a row of Aldi organic dark chocolate just as i started. When we got to the caves i had a mandarin and a muffin and went from there. The whole time i was taking regular sips from my hydration bladder.
I dunno if you've done the cave trail or not, but close to the part where you climb up onto the west ridge there's a bit of a scrambling part and i konked out. Just had no fuel in the tank. I threw down a muesli bar which didn't do much. But one of the girls in my group gave me some of her electrolyte tabs, they're kinda like Berocca tabs. They actually worked pretty fast and i was able to push on. By the time i got onto the west ridge i was pretty well charged up again and was able to make it over to the summit after a quick lunch stop consisting of a ham and cheese croissant. LoL.
The trip down was no dramas after that. But now i carry a pack of those electrolytes with me on every big hike!
My go-to meal for short backpacking trips is a packet of flavoured cous-cous (e.g. Ainsley Harriot) with a small tin of mackerell in a spicey tomato sauce. I boil water in the JetBoil, add the cous-cous for the recommended 5 mins and then stir in the fish. Very quick, uses very little fuel and its tasty and nutritious. Always carry out the tin and recycle it :)
Gummy Bears are a must have on any hiking trip. They are little pieces of heaven when out in the field.
when you guys started looking for the crack and making ape sounds i knew then if we met on the trail we would make fast friends.
This is great! Backpacking last Summer in the PNW we tried Mountain House Pasta Primavera and added some smoked salmon to the dish when it was done cooking. Absolutely Delicious! It needed a little extra and that did the trick. The MH Mac and Cheese is also good. I like to bring a couple extra things to add to the freeze dried meals and it really takes it from just food, to a delicious meal out in the wilderness. We usually bring some smoked salmon as it keeps well along the trail. Cheers!
Great video and amazing views!
You forgot to bring alcohol though
yeah i don't know how I managed that. definitely should have had a hydration bladder just for red wine.
I eat peanut butter bagels when I hike.
I mean who doesn't?
Thats basicly what I eat at home on a daily basis hehe so easy to make and tasty as well. Well bacon and egg as well but thats another story since its easy to cook it here but for outdoor I would take the same for sure plus a jar of peanut butter and mayne some more dry fruits etc. Great stuff man ;)
towards the end, until you started to move forward to the edge, it really looks like you guys were sitting in a green tent to film this lol. Always a good view of the mountains. I love rye bread and muesli (bread is always good). Sometimes a can of tuna as a luxury meal.
My GOTO is rolled oats with: sunflower seeds; pumpkin seeds; flax seeds; cashew nuts; hemp and or pea protein powder. Just boil or not some water and mix it up, and shovel it down.
Hi Chase.
I recently did a 3 day hike with my son. One tea we both really like was this:
3packs 2 min noodles, 1 large red capsicum finely chopped, 2 pack of nice salty feta, finely chopped. Done!
You probably couldn't carry that kind of stuff for 7 nights, but we had only 2 nights away.
Loving your you tubes, keep them coming.
Todd from QLD.
Had to chuckle a bit at "most hikers aren't really into ketosis . . ." Actually, if they skip breakfast (or even have some butter in their morning java), every hiker will be "into ketosis" after a few hours on trail!
If they're already fat adapted the transition will be smooth and effective. Then, a high protein and somewhat fatty lunch will stoke the engine with no hunger associated with low blood sugar levels. A similar kind of dinner supplies the remaining daily calories. Only half the weight in fat will provide the equivalent calories of a given amount of carbs.
Becoming fat-adapted is not much of a problem for most healthy people. But unlearning our association of sweets/carbs with reward takes time and practice.
I'd worry about eating a grapefruit and then soon after, needing medicine for something. Grapefruit interacts with a ton of medicine in a negative way.
Drinking straight, black coffee, you can taste the difference between good coffee and bad.
Where is the last spot in the video? :O You cannot end like that and not say where it is!
Where do you find those "go tubs" you referred to? Despite hiking up fast food for fun in my Yeti, I'm also into backpacking and I'm always looking for ways to pack lighter. I also never thought of using protein powder. I'll give that a try.
Hey man! Yeah protein powder goes well! The go tubs are here on my kitchen kit. There's a link ...
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@@ChaseMountains The link is broken. I am interested in go tubs. Are they watertight?
Great video! I’m trying to dial down my meals and calories etc for my upcoming CDT thru hike this April! Thanks for sharing. If anyone would love to follow me on my journey, I’ll be vlogging from trail! ☺️🙏🏻🥾
2:10 died a little inside when he said "granola" instead of musli :(
It's too late for me now. My transition has begun. Save yourself.
Any suggestions for keto meals on the more remote trails? My first thru hike will only be 5-6 days and with likely spots to re-stock or eat out (pubs). But for longer trails I’m thinking pre-made noatmeal breakfasts (hemp hearts/chia/flax powder/coconut milk powder/almond flour/sweetener), no breakfast or, if time allows, powdered egg and pre-cooked crispy bacon or salami/chorizo. Pork scratchings, cheese and nuts for lunch/snack.All this not going to be too heavy but I’m concerned about variety for dinners! Omelette/chorizo and cheese is an obvious one but may have to de-hydrate some veg to go with whatever meat I’m eating. Corned beef tins good, a bit heavy, might try de-hydrating riced cauliflower.
I used to always do dehydrated dinners but the expense adds up fast on longer trips, so I've dipped into the mac & cheese, and instant mashed potato thing. But now I hate that stuff and can't gag it down! It seems like anything with cheese powder is unlikely to mix well, leaving nasty clumps in a watery sauce. I need to work on my affordable dinners. I swear by pasta. Very important to carb up within 30 minutes of stopping for the day, it is a window of rapid absorption for the body. And, worth a mention, sometimes cooking up an early pasta dinner (still during the hike, not after) or eating half your dehydrated dinner can give you a much needed second wind towards the the end of a long day, especially when you're tired of your snacks.
The simpler, basic recipes are better on dehydrated meals because those are more universal... fancy international spiced up meals would be awesome if they match up with what you like but they so often miss on the palate.
My breakfasts are similar to what you show here...kind of like a pre-race meal, it's easy to digest and easy on the stomach. For lunch I almost always do tuna packets for protein and fat, with a handful of crackers for carbs.
I’m not affiliated in any way with the lady who wrote this book, but there are a lot of recipes I use; and it doesn’t involve home dehydrating (even though I do make dehydrated meals to take!).
You need variety in your meals to keep them interesting.
xtremegourmet.com/
By Far Favorite Backpacking Dinner Meal:
“Fancy Ramen” (Lotus Foods Rice Ramen)+
Any dehydrated veg +
Coconut or olive oil +
Curry powder +
Packet of hot sauce +
To-go pack of squeeze Peanut Butter +
= a loose interpretation of Thai noodles!
Very satisfying.
Have so been appreciating your content. Thank you for all your creations and contributions!
As you mention, fat adaptation is not only simpler, but it cuts your food weight in half. Plus it is healthier for life (especially when you get older).
Cheap and simple. I munch on quality jerky and gummy bears all day, then roman noodles with powdered eggs, maby an MRE or freez dryed meal (they taste like s**t, but do the job really well). Instant coffee with a packet of hot chocolate mix. Another noodle pack for breakfast. Goid to go. All thats required. I am not a nutrition freak, barely adequate, or slightly inadequate works great for me in the short term (a few days). And its worth the sacrifice for me.
Thanks so much for the Campers Pantry tip! (new hiker here and loving your vids!! ~ so thanks Chase!)
Great video! I've found that with some mountain house meals I prefer less water than whats recommend.
Yeah depends on the company and I guess personal preference! I'd prefer it to be drier than too watery as well!
Thanks for these videos, Chase, they're a gold mine. Can you recommend a book on nutrition that's most relevant for meat eating multi-day hikers ?
Give Happy Yak meals a try .... Canadian eh .... very delicious too
Loved the thing you said about keeping it natural and simple (about the food). I also follow this philosophy. Greetings from Brazil :)
Where do you put the trash?
I'm interested in how you found resupplying on the GR11, especially on a vegetarian diet. I spent 12 days in Aragon in April last year on the GR1 and in Sierra de Guara and found it difficult.
Vegetarian was doable, vegan was basically impossible :/
@@ChaseMountains One thing I struggled with was buying small amounts of things to keep weight down. But what were you buying in those small village shops?
@@stuartbowman4582 sometimes I would buy a pack of pasta, lentils, etc and share it with Karim the guy I met along the way. When there was fancy shops then I'd buy peanut butter, chia seeds, dates etc. But every time (almost) I was able to find prunes, trail mix, pasta, bread, tuna, oats, chocolate powder, sultanas, nuts, noodles all the regular stuff.
@@ChaseMountains interesting, you had better shops than I did! Food for a short trip you can prepare for but it's interesting to me to see how people do it when they to resupply. Thanks, enjoying the GR11 films
Granola..other word for muesli...and no protein...its 60 % carbohydrate, 12 % water.. for protein take cheese and sausages, yoghurt,. Canned meat and fish!
He specifically said he used vegan protein powder to flavor his muesli.
Highly enjoyable watch. I do the fresh fruit/first day deal too.
Gummy bears and chocolate are always included!
“All natural” gummy bears 🐻 😄 that’s nice!!!
Trader Joe's dried pineapples are amazing
Are small Mar's bars available in Spain?
Eating bagels are simple carbs that make you want to eat more. It becomes a vicious cycle eating simple carbs on the trail.
Cool channel!
Great ideas. As a vegan, I like a lot of your mix suggestions. I always forget to use a protein powder or meal replacement powder like that. - What are the hiking pants you are usually wearing, like in this video?
Inget so many comments on these pants! Yeah they are great they are from Decathlon which is just kind of a cheap store here in Europe. The brand is Simond. Not sure if you can get it online
Chase Mountains ha! That’s funny. They are great! Thanks for the info.
Love this information
That's great to hear, I was thinking about not posting this video as it's just me and a friend talking shit. I'm glad it helped!
That's true, just shit
Your videos are awesome dude keep em coming
Having refugios is not a wilderness experience.
Yeah I tend to agree. Did I say it was?
Awesome stuff.
mandarin oranges......my dog likes them, too...........................xxx
Hahahahaha
Super glad to hear you don’t drink milk.. and guys. The black joke is not about codfee.
The black and blue dark chocolate with sea salt is the one from carrefour?
hahaha yeup you got it!
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This one if you get it is a little bit better ( more salt, more cocoa), but it also cost a little bit more ( about 1.5 €, while the first one is less than 1 €, about 0.75, in my country)
I want to see you eating on Mont Blanc lol
Still waiting to catch up with the other guys to get the drone footage :) it's comin
I liked this one. And Trust Me! baldr - nevermind on spotify!