From: "Tom Barber"
> Does anyone have experience with lo-carb camping food?
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I dont have much experience, but I have some ideas that I will try out on my next hike:
( I used to eat lots of cereals - rice and pasta, on my previous hikes and canoe trips)
dried meat (jerky), dried fish , traditional commercial fatty and salty charcuterie (fatty bacon)
canned fish (in oil) - sardines , cod liver , tuna etc..
preserved (salted) eggs ? (like chinese "1000-Year-Old Eggs")
dried fruits (also sourish ones like cherries, apricots, apples)
dried mushrooms (commercial product) - makes a delicious soup (should be soaked for some hours)
dried vegetables ? dried herbs, green tea - the leaves are edible and good for some types.
solid block of coconut fat /coconut meat (commercial product - tastes very good)
fatty sun dried black olives ; olive oil
fresh garlic (keeps very well for weeks) ; onions (keeps relatively well)
dried coconut (grated coconut)
nuts : walnut, hazel,almonds,pine (fresh coconuts - if the weight is tolerable)
Normally I eat low carb, but I have never tried it when working hard like on a mountain hike.
I guess that fat , instead of carbs should provide most of the energy.
Of course pemmican is the traditional lo-carb camping food - I havent tried it (yet)
I think I would like a more varied gourmet-style camp diet than pemmican.
Gathering, fishing and hunting are of course the ultimate paleo-style camping food.
Pick mushrooms, nuts, plants, berries - mussels at the cost (not much hunting/fishing skill is needed ;-)
Weight would an important issues when choosing foods. When backpacking for several days
low weight is very important. On a conoing trip weight is almost unimportant - and you could
even include some pleasurable (lo-carb) red wine and whisky ;-)
Esben
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