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kansasclimber
Mar 29, 2004, 7:52 PM
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Im going on a climbing trip this weekend, and i am wanting to know what is the best healthy quick food you know of. I want to have a lot of protein in my meals, but not quite sure how to get it. I know peanut butter is a key ingredient... Share your secrets, what is your favorite quick healthy delicious food?? Also its a plus if its cheap! :lol:
Stephen
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keinangst
Mar 29, 2004, 8:00 PM
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Peanuts, Clif Bars, Gatorade, and lots of homemade BEEF JERKY (and water, of course).
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Mar 29, 2004, 8:01 PM
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i like to pick up little like summer sausage kinda things and little bricks of cheese, in addition to always carrying peanut butter and saltines. the quickest, easiest, tastiest sandwiches ever in my opinion. also, if you have more time, and a stove, make power peanut butter. just melt like a ton of brown sugar and powdered milk and stuff like that into the peanut butter until its an even consistency. you can put it on crackers, tortillas, pancakes, cookies, directly into your mouth, whatever. great for energy
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kansasclimber
Mar 29, 2004, 8:24 PM
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Hmmm. Sounds all good to me. The only type of good food that i have found fro dinner is lipton pasta's. I have a buddy that throws in a can of chicken, and viola! You got your carbs and protein. Any other ideas??
Stephen
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Mar 29, 2004, 8:40 PM
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For the first day only...freeze salmon in a ziploc bag with some marinade. Place in newspaper (for insulation) or a cooler. It will thaw over the day then you can cook it over a fire in the evening. Perfect protein.
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angelaa
Mar 29, 2004, 8:48 PM
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Your Lipton soup idea sounds like my camping breakfast!
1/2 a ramen and a can of chicken in an insulated mug! Followed up by a cup of (no sugar added) applesauce & a handfull of nuts!
Perfect breakfast
Dinner I get creative - I like to dehydrate a lot of stuff @ home and cook it up for dinner. If I really am feeling motivated, I will do something in the dutch oven. Nothing like sitting around the camp site with a beer waiting for your food to cook!
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somethingcreative
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I eat pretzels, lots and lots of pretzels.
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chadnsc
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Something that you can add to your pasta mixes that will add a good deal of protein is nutritional yeast. This is not a baking product. It's a soy protein powder that has a cheesy flavor. I have used it a lot when backpacking. Simply cook your pasta and sauce then scoop in some nutritional yeast. It will help thicken up the sauce and add a cheese flavor as well. One tablespoon has around 8 grams of protein. You should be able to find the product at most whole food / natural food stores. I hope this helps.
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Mar 29, 2004, 9:21 PM
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I usually eat cliffs bars, gatorade, and pretzels. My breakfast is usually a bean and cheese burito from the moble gas station on the way to the mountain.
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Mar 29, 2004, 9:23 PM
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Get a jar of reduced fat peanut butter, and a package of bagels. Slightly toast your bagel over the fire then smear on the peanut butter. Filling and good for you. For some "change of pace" bring a squeeze bottle of honey and dribble some of that on there. Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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thefrenchy
Mar 31, 2004, 6:50 AM
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With your peanut butter comment in mind...
I like to premake pancakes at home, then sandwich peanut butter between them. I bag up a buch of these "sandwiches" and chow throughout the day! (I prefer the nutty peanut butter, don't you?)
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roughster
Mar 31, 2004, 6:59 AM
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In reply to: With your peanut butter comment in mind... I like to premake pancakes at home, then sandwich peanut butter between them. I bag up a buch of these "sandwiches" and chow throughout the day! (I prefer the nutty peanut butter, don't you?)
Amen to that!
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coldclimb
Mar 31, 2004, 8:38 AM
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Jerky is my first choice. After that, peanut butter on dry top ramen. As a bonus to that, you get extra seasoning in your next bowl. ;) I've never liked food as much as some people, so for me, it HAS to be quick to be worth it. :?
And yeah, pancakes make better sandwiches than normal bread any day.
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Mar 31, 2004, 9:09 AM
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In reply to: With your peanut butter comment in mind... I like to premake pancakes at home, then sandwich peanut butter between them. I bag up a buch of these "sandwiches" and chow throughout the day! (I prefer the nutty peanut butter, don't you?)
Nutella is another option for that chocolaty flavor. Hell..that and peanutbutter make a candybar-like yet somewhat nutritious combination. Nutella is made with hazelnuts, cocoa, and some other things. Beware if your allergic to hazelnut.
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Mar 31, 2004, 2:26 PM
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mmmmm Nutella!!! It's the all purpose roadtrip condiment. Just don't read the label if you're one of those hardcore no fat/low fat people.
Nutella and english muffins is the breakfast of champions. (English muffins = cheapest bread whereever we happened to be at the time).
Bean and Cheese quesadias are pretty tasty for breakfast or dinner. I'd say that shreaded cheese you get at the store in the ziplock bag would stay ok for 2 days or so with no refridgeration so long as you're not in the extreme southern months. Oatmeal is good, and easy. I usually go by Super Target and pick up their brand (archer farms) trail mix. It's really tasty and great for snacking. The Tuna in those vac sealed bags is sweet too. Easy to eat plain to hit up some protein for protein freak(I just like something meaty). Beverages I like some instant apple cider instead of coffee(due to laxative like results) on cold mornings. Ooooh, can't forget raisins either....
I dunno, i don't eat meals as much when I climb just basically snack snack snack then eat some massive meal when accessible.
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Mar 31, 2004, 2:34 PM
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Carton of Pall Malls, coffee enema, an AK-47, some sugar-free chewing gum, and an $8 container of box wine (chablis).
Also, bring some multi-vitamins to ward off scurvy.
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Why is everyone so fired up with protein? Do you guys realize that protein is used to rebuild muscle and carbs are used for energy. If you don't have the carbs you'll climb like sh1t. Recomendation for protein is .8g per kilogram body weight. Most climbers are active strong people so more is useful, maybe 1.5-2.0g per kilogram body weight. Research has shown that more than 2.0 is not used, it is excreted or turned to carbs then stored (fat). That means the average person weighing 70kg would be wasting his time eating more than 140g protein a day. Regardless of activity level. This research has shown through on opposite ends of the elite athlete spectrum, powerlifters and Ironmen. More than 2.0 is a waste. Some unverified reports say up to 2.2 in extreme cases.
Carbs are energy, protein is a building block. They need to go together.
Protein is expensive, just trying to save you money.
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Mar 31, 2004, 3:30 PM
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Buy a $30 food dehydrator and take whatever you want!
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climbhigh2005
Mar 31, 2004, 11:08 PM
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Cliff bars, wheat ritz, PB sandwiches, trail mix,
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Yellow safron rice ($.69 almost anywhere... the skinny yellow packs) with some tuna thrown in.
Instant mac n' cheese. No need to carry milk or margarine. Quick, very tasty (I'm so used to this taste that I don't like normal mac anymore).
The obvious: ramen noodles. 10 for a dollar most places.
Pasta. The smaller type the better so it doesn't take up pack volume. Spaghetti or tiny maceroni is best. Add any flavoring you like. Chicken boullion cubes are great.
Stock up on free ketchup/honey mustard/mayo, etc... squirt these into plane rice or pasta.
Everything else has been mentioned. Oh... any kind of hard cracker that won't break.
Also breakfast bars... my favorite are the ones with a gooey/dry milk in the middle.
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I've lived in pop-tarts and ramen for a week before. Lotsa carbs for energy and very cheap.
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Oh yeah baby - ramen noodles and kecthup packs! If you have enough of the packs, you can really get a goo going and call it soup. If you are stuck with only a couple of packs - tell everyone it's a spaghetti recipe from your grandmother.
Don't overlook fresh roadkill either - some fresh possum chunks mixed in and you have the perfect meal!
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Apr 1, 2004, 12:34 AM
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about the peanut butter. From what i've heard you can skip the low fat kind because they just replace the fat with sugar and the fat in peanut butter is actually the kind thats good for ya.
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