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The Best Food To Eat On A Walking Holiday
- By Bill Weston
- Published 11/26/2011
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Bill Weston
Bill Weston writes on a number of subjects including retirement and cottage holidays in Devon.
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The Best Food To Eat On A Walking Holiday
Whatever type of walking holiday you embark on, make sure you have the right kind of food to take with you. Probably best to avoid carrying around a four course menu with cooking implements and cooker, maybe just pack the necessities that you can carry on your person while walking. Dinners and meals will be more than accommodated for on the many pubs, cafes and tourist areas that you'll encounter on your journey.
Walking anywhere will make you burn up calories, that's scientific fact. When you're walking long distances you need make sure you carry sustenance with you to recharge your energy or if you get into difficulty and unexpectedly have to camp overnight.
Make sure you carry high energy foodstuff s with you, ideally aim for something that has 440 calories for every 100 grams you eat. That way you'll be recharging yourself at the same rate that you've expelled it.
Good Food Suggestions:
Aim to take light in weight, high density foods such as chocolate or energy bars. Anything with complex carbohydrates is worth considering too as these will replace the energy expelled. Sunflower seeds are also calorific and useful as a "eating as you walk" snack. Bananas are ideal as they contain high levels of potassium, although potentially problematic to carry with you (unless you don't mind what condition the banana is once you get to eat it). The ideal snack is formulated for walkers and known as "trail mix", containing peanuts, dried fruit like bananas and raisins, and other tasty items that offer a balanced mix of sweetness and calories.
Basic Preparation:
Remember your gran telling you that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day"? well, she was right! Eating well at the start of the day will put in good step for the rest of the day. Don't eat a fried full English as the energy contained in it burns up quickly, instead opt for porridge which has slow release energy properties. Also avoid alcohol the night before, otherwise you risk dangerous levels of dehydration.
Basic Supplies:
Make sure you carry (and regularly drink) plenty of water, you need to stay hydrated as much as possible to avoid painful muscle cramps. Experts advise carrying no less than a litre of water with you at any one time. If you're going on a long hike make sure you pack enough food, especially freeze dried meals, which are ideal for carrying in your pack as they weigh very little. Of course all of this information is relevant for any hiking, but only hiking. When your walk is over then you can treat yourself to feast to celebrate!
Walking anywhere will make you burn up calories, that's scientific fact. When you're walking long distances you need make sure you carry sustenance with you to recharge your energy or if you get into difficulty and unexpectedly have to camp overnight.
Make sure you carry high energy foodstuff s with you, ideally aim for something that has 440 calories for every 100 grams you eat. That way you'll be recharging yourself at the same rate that you've expelled it.
Good Food Suggestions:
Aim to take light in weight, high density foods such as chocolate or energy bars. Anything with complex carbohydrates is worth considering too as these will replace the energy expelled. Sunflower seeds are also calorific and useful as a "eating as you walk" snack. Bananas are ideal as they contain high levels of potassium, although potentially problematic to carry with you (unless you don't mind what condition the banana is once you get to eat it). The ideal snack is formulated for walkers and known as "trail mix", containing peanuts, dried fruit like bananas and raisins, and other tasty items that offer a balanced mix of sweetness and calories.
Basic Preparation:
Remember your gran telling you that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day"? well, she was right! Eating well at the start of the day will put in good step for the rest of the day. Don't eat a fried full English as the energy contained in it burns up quickly, instead opt for porridge which has slow release energy properties. Also avoid alcohol the night before, otherwise you risk dangerous levels of dehydration.
Basic Supplies:
Make sure you carry (and regularly drink) plenty of water, you need to stay hydrated as much as possible to avoid painful muscle cramps. Experts advise carrying no less than a litre of water with you at any one time. If you're going on a long hike make sure you pack enough food, especially freeze dried meals, which are ideal for carrying in your pack as they weigh very little. Of course all of this information is relevant for any hiking, but only hiking. When your walk is over then you can treat yourself to feast to celebrate!