by andrewa » Wed 05 Apr, 2017 10:32 pm
I find that for most of my trips, I'm distracted by whatever I'm doing, so I'm now more in favour of the "snacking" approach during the day. After a ski run or two on Bogong, I'd like a snack (11ish), and again mid arvo. On longer NZ backcountry flyfishing trips, we often "forget" about lunch until 3-4pm, as the fishing is so good.
I remember reading a food blog from Roman Dial, or Andrew Skurka, where they seemed to snack on almond butter and Pringles during the day. Seemed unusual, but a nice concept. I have more residual fat reserves than either of them though!
Breakfast is a starter for me, aimed at providing some energy for the day - coffee, muesli.
Dinner is the fun meal, and, again it depends on what you're doing. Mid winter ski touring when it's dark at 5pm, dinner becomes a big time filling operation to try to fill in the evening. Summer fly fishing in NZ, when it gets dark at 10pm, dinner becomes a bit of a nuisance, as it impacts on sleep, so kept short as possible. Burgers, Peking duck wraps etc are winter ski touring meals.
During the day, I think snacks are best.
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