tomas
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Post by tomas on May 9, 2017 12:16:28 GMT -8
I do know that the taste for salt and fat (and sugar) goes up as the trip goes on. I'm pretty sure that's what has happened to me. My body is craving Y while my planning had me concentrating on X.
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Post by rebeccad on May 9, 2017 16:36:30 GMT -8
My body is craving Y while my planning had me concentrating on X. I'm pretty sure this belongs in the OOC thread :D
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tomas
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Post by tomas on May 9, 2017 17:36:29 GMT -8
Yea, you got me on that.
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Post by BigLoad on May 9, 2017 18:44:20 GMT -8
yummy during trip planning and ended up "meh" once it was cooked up and ready to eat. This has happened to me, but it's usually because a recipe sounded good...but wasn't. I do know that the taste for salt and fat (and sugar) goes up as the trip goes on. Insufficient salt and fat is a big contributor, even if I've loaded up on salty snacks. Before my last trip, I broke longstanding habit and picked up a Mountain House Biscuits and Gravy as one of my alternates. I hadn't tried it before, but it really hit the spot on a day when I didn't want to eat some of my staples. I'll have to be careful not to go back to it too soon. One of my problems is having menus too similar from one trip to the next. Fortunately, I never get tired of oatmeal, grits, bacon, nuts, and nut butters. I always carry extra breakfasts and sometimes eating a breakfast for dinner gets food into me when I might just go to sleep instead.
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Post by whistlepunk on May 10, 2017 8:58:38 GMT -8
Pretty well known altitude causes changes in food preferences. Your favorites at home may not be appetizing at altitude and vice versa. One of the commonly reported changes is an aversion to fatty foods, although some of the posts here run counter to that. Brazil nuts: Super source of selenium, essential for men's health. Although 1 average size brazil nut contains the RDI of selenium, and selenium can be toxic in high amounts. Unlikely to reach the upper limit on a typical backpacking trip, though. For a full nutrition breakdown of almost any food you can imagine go the the USDA food database. ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/The USDA Supertracker will give you a full nutritional breakdown on a planned menu. Just input your intended meals and generate the reports -- vitamins, minerals, calories, macronutrient ratios, et al. www.supertracker.usda.gov/default.aspx
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