Hiking Food

Do you want to know why calorie burn and energy expenditure varies from person to person and trail to trail?

Dehydrating vegetables for hiking can add a great deal of nutrition to your meals. Drying is a long-standing, fairly easy method of food preservation.

Making dried fruit for your hikes can be a fun activity with a tasty end product. Dried fruit is a portable snack that can also be used in recipes.

Jerky is a nutrient-dense, convenient and shelf-stable meat product that has grown in popularity world wide. Making jerky at home can be much more economical than buying it.

Eating for hiking is very different to eating for general exercise. Your hiking food intake has a direct impact on how you fare during your adventure.

Having a nutritious trail mix up your sleeve is a great way to stay energised in the outdoors. When you mix it right, you’ve got a lightweight snack that is filled with nutrients and ready to eat on-the-go.

No camping trip is complete without toasted marshmallows around the campfire. Add a couple more ingredients and you have a mouth-watering dessert: s’mores.

It is important to get the food equation right for long multi day hikes. Having plenty of food to eat is not only important for energy and nutritional requirements but also for morale.

We all have those moments on a bushwalk when our energy levels drop and suddenly that next hill climb feels more like a mountain pass. It’s at that time you need to shove your hands in your pockets and pull out some tasty energy boosters to get your motor running.

Hiking food should be high in carbohydrate, tasty and easy to eat (not too dry or crumbly) so bring on the carbohydrates.

Snack regularly while hiking. Small snacks often will keep your energy level up rather than waiting for a big lunch meal after you’ve emptied your body’s reserves.

Food is the main energy source for both exercise and maintaining body temperature, it is important to eat often and wisely when hiking, particularly on extended or physically demanding trips.