Re: Food
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:38 pm
Ramen is junk food. OK as a snack or a single overnight meal, but do not make them the basis of your diet.
MRE's are the emergency food I keep under the seat in my pickup. And cans do not make sense.
A 4 day trip is on the edge of being concerned about proper nutrition. 3 days or less your body has enough reserves to handle your nutrient needs, except for carbs -- you need adequate carbs every day or you will bonk. Beyond 4 days I can feel the effects of poor nutrition.
So if you want to use ramen or powdered soup mixes, improve on it with added extra dried vegetables, some minute rice, grains or whole grain noodles, and some extra dried protein such as dried meats (Note -- boullion is not a protein source. Read the label.). And pack a daily multivitamin. Do not discount powdered milk as a nutrition source, it can be added to almost anything and not merely used as a beverage. (FYI -- a growing body of research in the U.S. and other countries shows that ordinary chocolate low-fat milk is as good or superior recovery drink as the heavily advertised and overpriced 'sports drinks').
I agree the mountain House stuff is overpriced and over processed. You are paying for name and convenience. You can do just as well and cheaper packaging your own stuff at home.
MRE's are the emergency food I keep under the seat in my pickup. And cans do not make sense.
A 4 day trip is on the edge of being concerned about proper nutrition. 3 days or less your body has enough reserves to handle your nutrient needs, except for carbs -- you need adequate carbs every day or you will bonk. Beyond 4 days I can feel the effects of poor nutrition.
So if you want to use ramen or powdered soup mixes, improve on it with added extra dried vegetables, some minute rice, grains or whole grain noodles, and some extra dried protein such as dried meats (Note -- boullion is not a protein source. Read the label.). And pack a daily multivitamin. Do not discount powdered milk as a nutrition source, it can be added to almost anything and not merely used as a beverage. (FYI -- a growing body of research in the U.S. and other countries shows that ordinary chocolate low-fat milk is as good or superior recovery drink as the heavily advertised and overpriced 'sports drinks').
I agree the mountain House stuff is overpriced and over processed. You are paying for name and convenience. You can do just as well and cheaper packaging your own stuff at home.