Snacks for hiking

[kjel]

Not sure where to put this question on the forum... Does anyone do long hikes and what do you bring for snacks besides cheese? Hikes can last up to 8hrs for me but I'm afraid to bring anything perishable.

[Happy2BThin4Me]

Re: Snacks for hiking

I have heard that jerky is a good snack along with almonds/nuts (if you're on that OWL rung). I have heard also packing the little pouches of salmon, tuna, and chicken can be a good snack to bring too (though you might need to stop to eat these) and maybe even some packets of mayo to mix into them if you want. I would imagine you would have great success with these additions and they would keep well and not weigh as much in your pack as cans of these foods would. Have you tried making your own variation of trail mix? Sunflower seeds, different nuts, some coconut (unsweetened)? Sounds good to me...ingredients varying of course depending on what rung you're on...

-Michelle

[2big4mysize]

Re: Snacks for hiking

if you are rung 4 you can make low carb gorp with nuts seeds cocnut flakes and dried not sugar coated berries or even freezedried sugar free berries.

If you are up to rung 7 you could add dried apples and other fruits but beware many friuts like pineapple slices are sugar coated to draw the water out. Yep they white stuf on the outside isn't natural pineapple sugars as many folk think.

You could do a greek full fat yogurt for an earlier on snack as yogurt will not spoil out of the frig.

you could make egg omlette muffins and freeze them then they could be the ice in your food pack for your hike and keep your water bottle cold too.
you can do flax muffins and nut butter if you are rung 3.

[Desertthorn]

Re: Snacks for hiking

You could put some jicama in a baggy with some lemon and salt or splenda and cinnamon. Pork Rinds? Celery would last. How about one of those small bags of tuna fish, and then when your ready to eat, you could mix the tuna, (steal a little pack of mayo from a fast food joint, and make yourself a little salad Hard boiled eggs?

[Eama]

Re: Snacks for hiking

How about just cut veggies? They would last fine in a bag for 8 hours.

[not2late]

Re: Snacks for hiking

If you have a food dehydrator or an oven, you can make your own meat snacks, like jerky. If you are really pressed for time and/or don't want to go through the whole jerky process, you can make "jerky" the lazy way (like the way I do. )

Go to the deli and get sliced roast beef or roast turkey (the real stuff...not the chopped stuff, mixed with a gelatin or gum and pressed back together again.) Have the counter guy slice it into 1/8 inch thick (or 1/4 inch thick, the final product will be chewier, but it will take longer to dry. ) Bring it home. Slice it into more manageable pieces if you like. But marinate it in a combo of spices/herbs and a mix of water and salt (about 1 heaping teaspoon of salt in 1 quart of water) over night. Remver the meat from the brine, pat dry. Then dehydrate it according to your machine's instructions or rig up a and oven dehydrator by laying the meat on a cookie wrack that has been set into a sheet pan and bake it in a slow oven (150-200 degrees F) until the meat is dry.

[kjel]

Re: Snacks for hiking

I didn't even think about the pouches of tuna and I'm not quite on the nuts rung yet. It'll be vegetable sticks and mayo and tuna than.

not2late - I'll have to try that shortcut jerky recipe.

Thanx

[2big4mysize]

Re: Snacks for hiking

if you ever get concerned about weight of your pack you can either make freeze dried veggies or you can by them on line