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Post by bluefish on Aug 4, 2020 4:25:39 GMT -8
We really loved the Kind pineapple coconut bars, but they stopped making them ! They were the only bar that didn't have the tree bark consistency in their line. Lara bars and stroop waffles are OK, Chocalate chip /PB cookies with walnuts, chia, a little extra salt and potassium thrown in is best of all for us. If I don't eat them all at night reading in the tent, that is.
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Post by toejam on Aug 4, 2020 20:18:50 GMT -8
Fourpoints bars are my current fave. Crazy expensive but really good. Those and Greenbelly Meals seem to be more filling than the others. Lemon Larabars are surprisingly good. Kirkland Nut Bars are candy delicious. Heck, I still like several Cliff bars if I don't have to eat them every day.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Aug 5, 2020 14:55:46 GMT -8
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Post by oldbill on Aug 5, 2020 15:16:52 GMT -8
I actually like sugar to get me going. Even have PopTarts for breakfast. Probably get chided for that! Larabars are good, just have to watch the fiber. Same with Cliff and Kind (chicory root). The problem with those is the corn syrup. Impossible to eat when cold, forget the health aspects. Lunas are great, though the chocolate coverings can melt. I used to also pack MetRx too just to make certain I had protein with the sugars. It's all convenient, but gets boring fast. Then again, besides PopTarts, I've been known to treat myself to a salted nut candy bar on the trail.
Easier to have healthier options when nearer home. Tougher when traveling.
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Post by cweston on Aug 5, 2020 15:27:18 GMT -8
I actually like sugar to get me going. Even have PopTarts for breakfast. Probably get chided for that! My opinion is that, in the vast majority of circumstances, backpackers really don't have to worry about nutrition much at all. Eat what works for you, what your body is asking for: be that protein, sugar, salty snacks, junk, whatever. Most of us eat a small enough percentage of our total meals on the trail that the healthfulness of our trail food need not be a major consideration, if it's the food that works for us. You're burning hella calories while backpacking, so consider it a food jubilee. Now, through hikers, for example, have a different reality: they need to eat food that will sustain them for weeks/months, prevent excessive weight-loss, etc.
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Post by georgeofthej on Aug 5, 2020 18:40:52 GMT -8
I went on a one night trip last weekend and didn't bring a stove or any good food. I brought a Cliff protein bar (peanut butter flavor)for dinner, along with some cashews. It got me by okay for one night, but any longer would have been undoable. To make matters worse, my drinking water came from a well with a hand pump the state park had put in, which was some of the most horrible tasting water I've had in I don't know how long.
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Post by hikerjer on Aug 29, 2020 8:43:22 GMT -8
Fig Newtons seem to do the job for me. I just wish I could figure out how to keep them from squishing.
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Post by Westy on Aug 29, 2020 18:47:19 GMT -8
My favorite trail bar on the AZT is El Tovar on the South Rim. An international smorgasbord of fellow imbibers. Tell 'em you just walked to the Grand Canyon from Mexico. You may not need to buy a drink. Best trail bar on the CDT is Peat's in Lima, MT which has an international smorgasbord of fellow imbibers that are hikers. You may need to buy everyone a drink.
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Post by tomas on Aug 30, 2020 13:08:16 GMT -8
Fig Newtons seem to do the job for me. I just wish I could figure out how to keep them from squishing I just bring some figs; if they get flattened they are still tasty.
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 31, 2020 12:07:36 GMT -8
I love fig newtons but it's been a very long time since I tried just an actual fig. Last I knew I didn't like them but tastes change as time passes. I never use to like peas but I love them now.
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Post by ErnieW on Sept 1, 2020 14:07:38 GMT -8
Fig Newtons seem to do the job for me. I just wish I could figure out how to keep them from squishing. Maybe a lightweight disposable structural container to protect them?
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Post by bluefish on Sept 4, 2020 13:36:53 GMT -8
Fig Newtons seem to do the job for me. I just wish I could figure out how to keep them from squishing. Maybe a lightweight disposable structural container to protect them?
Aren't they the ones that double as an emergency fire starter?
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Post by rebeccad on Sept 5, 2020 6:45:10 GMT -8
Maybe a lightweight disposable structural container to protect them?
Aren't they the ones that double as an emergency fire starter? You’re thinking of potato chips.
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Post by zeke on Sept 5, 2020 7:00:43 GMT -8
You’re thinking of potato chips. I think they were referring to the container, not the product.
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Post by ErnieW on Sept 5, 2020 7:47:01 GMT -8
You’re thinking of potato chips. The king of this is Fritos
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