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11-22-2017, 02:04 AM #1
Your Favorite Awsome Fuel (food) for the Skin Track
I used to do the Cliff Bar thing, and a couple of years ago, I went Paleo / grain free.
One of my favorite fuels is a mixture of honey, sesame tahini and a bit of Celtic Sea Salt which I load into a squeeze tube. My body loves the mix of fat, protein, sugar, and electolytes, and it's nutritionally dense so I don't have to carry a lot.
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What works for you?
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11-22-2017, 02:37 AM #2
So sorry to hear you're Paleo!
I do the Clif bars... Two at lunch and I'm set for the whole day. They're aren't great, but do the job energy wise. Open to hear others ideas/food. I'm vegetarian but cant stomach tahini so thats out.
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11-22-2017, 03:24 AM #3
Almond butter is a bit easier on the stomach, but it's a bit thicker, so it might not pass through a squeeze tube.
[edit] and if course, you could thin it out a bit with almond oil.
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11-22-2017, 04:35 AM #4Registered User
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Clif bars, and Haribo sour gummy bears.
I typically eat a 1500ish calorie breakfast beforehand though- eggs, bacon, hash browns, cheese, salsa and then a 50gram protein smoothie made with whole milk and mixed berries. Plus a big black coffee.
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11-22-2017, 06:49 AM #5
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11-22-2017, 06:53 AM #6Registered User
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I´m not that much into this Paleo stuff, but if I were, I would carry firstly dried mammoth steaks, I guess.
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11-22-2017, 07:04 AM #7
From one of my favorite posts on TGR, I use a combination of Tailwind mixed with water + plastic bag of almonds + occasionally some sort of bar or gel. I usually eat very little while touring unless I'm on a particularly long tour though, or it's nice out... stopping to eat unless really necessary just gets you cold.
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11-22-2017, 07:48 AM #8
Ya, the topic definitely spills over to breakfast strategy. I'm also a fan of big ones to minimize eating during the tour.
I also like to hydrate as much as possible ahead of time, to not have to carry tons of water, with trail food being minimal for me as well ... just a Cliff bar substitute for food.
When I'm too lazy (or running late) to mix up my glop, I'll throw some almonds and raisins in a baggie and call it good.
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11-22-2017, 07:53 AM #9
i have a hard time processing cliff bars because they are so dense. they sit in my stomach too long
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11-22-2017, 08:01 AM #10
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11-22-2017, 08:04 AM #11
Good breakfast in the morning with lots of water. Less than 1000 vertical meter tour, 2-3 power gels in the pocket. More vertical than that, also extra cookies or sandwich or similar. 1,5l of water. I have always snickers or two in backpack just in case.
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11-22-2017, 08:08 AM #12
1.5L water before any exercise is a minimum for me... try to drink ~3.8L (1 gallon) per day as a minimum on non-exercise days, obviously more when exercising. Hydration during endurance exercise is I think even more important than nutrition, although obviously both are important.
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11-22-2017, 08:17 AM #13
Yeah I know, 1,5l has slowly came my normal amount of water during tour. Usually my tours are about 1000 vertical meters, last about 3-5hrs. Usually I drink about 1l of water on breakfast, then 0,5l on the way to trailhead, 1,5l for tour(more if I know it's long day/hot spring day etc.). Then I have water waiting at car/sled. Works for me 😊
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11-22-2017, 08:20 AM #14Rope->Dope
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Oranges and apples on the up, Jerky at the summit
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11-22-2017, 08:23 AM #15
I barely ever eat anything when touring but if I do I go with a hard boiled egg (prepeel at home) and I have a couple mini/egg sized tuppies so just toss in there
I'm not a paleo person but I think that also fits in those guidelines as well
Then a thermos of tea or if we're getting really crazy maybe some hot cider/ rumskid luxury
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11-22-2017, 08:24 AM #16
it's all about water for me. oh wait, i've never toured before. ok, it's all about water for me for just about everything. i just need tiny caloric boosts if i'm hydrated.
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11-22-2017, 08:37 AM #17Galibier Designcrafting technology in service of music
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11-22-2017, 08:43 AM #18
if you ever make it out this way in winter we can rent you a split board and take you on a fun mellow tour
oh I have no problem with nuts- that's my 2nd choice food
but as I typed that feel that I tee'd that one up. where's buster to make a nut joke?!skid luxury
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11-22-2017, 08:55 AM #19
i will make it that way! i have a splitboard. i just don't have the bindings and boots yet. someday soon!
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11-22-2017, 08:56 AM #20Registered User
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A couple sausage mcmuffins an hour before starting, and pounding coffee (and some water) right up until start-time and I'm good to go for a few hours. If it's a big day I'll have a bowl of greek yogurt and granola before I leave home. Snickers or Pro-bars if I need mid-workout calories. Easy.
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11-22-2017, 09:00 AM #21
Kinda depends on the length of the tour, but here are some of my favorites:
peanut butter/honey sandwich for lunch
Stinger-honey/ginseng goo for the skin track
dark chocolate
one nalgene w/water, 1/2 liter with emergen-c or nuun
jerky
almonds
sunflower seeds
snickers bars
cliff bars
Stinger wafer things
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11-22-2017, 09:04 AM #22
Marijuana and water. It's all you need
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11-22-2017, 09:07 AM #23
Caffeine and thc to start.
Salt and fat to keep it going.Move upside and let the man go through...
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11-22-2017, 09:11 AM #24
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11-22-2017, 09:12 AM #25
coca leaves and organic prunes
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