by vieve » Wed 23 Oct, 2013 11:21 am
I try and follow a Paleo diet most of the time as I find my body functions better if I eliminate grains, legumes, etc. although as I don't actually have any allergies or intolerance's I do sometimes find myself eating non-Paleo when hiking for convenience. At the moment most of my hikes are either day hikes or overnighters so I am not overly concerned about the weight of my pack. Some of my regular food items are:
- Paleo Banana Bread (banana's, dates, tahini, eggs, coconut flour, bi-carb, etc.) either for breakfast and/or a snack. I find this usually travels pretty well.
- Paleo Nut Bars. These are similar to a muesli bar and make a good breakfast or snack. I cook up a batch and then vacuum pack them into portions.
- Leftover roast meat & vegetables (lots of sweet potato). I often have this for lunch on the first day.
- Fritata with sweet potato, vegetables and whatever else I have in the fridge. Again, this is a good lunch for the first day.
- Sachets of tuna/salmon.
- Protein Balls. My recipe varies based on what I have in the cupboard but usually nuts, coconut, pepitas, sunflower seeds, raw cocoa powder, maybe some dates or figs, etc.
- Jerky.
I find dinner is the most difficult as most of the commercially available dehydrated/freeze dried foods use either pasta or rice as a base. I don't mind eating these every now and again although I am hoping to buy a dehydrator sometime soon so I can experiment with my own paleo creations. Looking forward to seeing what suggestions others have....