Self nutritional test

Refined sugars are among the most unhealthy foods you can eat, and unfortunately are among the most common.

This thread was heavily gutted in the recent server upgrade, so I'll just quickly make a couple of points :

1) a high protein diet does make more work for the kidneys as they have to filter out more ammonia and other waste products, this however has never been shown to be a problem in people with healthy kidneys. However eating high protein (more than 15% if you are not on a diet), is wasteful you would be better off eating fat

2) carbs digest in 0.5 to 3 hours depending on the GI, thus even very starcy carbs only last for a few hours, fats last for 5-8 hours and supply you with constant energy.

3) Extreme cold doesn't significantly effect your caloric intake (beyond a few percent), a food calorie is simply a *huge* amount of energy

Try to eat a balance of protein, fats and carbs, and ration your food for maximum efficiency, eating the most unstable first as it is little use when rancid.

-Cliff
 
I'd just add: stick to the simplest food possible. The more food is treated and processed, the worse. Better eat brown bread, brown sugar, raw cheese/milk, etc.

You also better know exactly where your meat/veggies are coming from. You never know when a motherf... adds in chemical crap to save a buck on your health.

Cheers,

David
 
Yep, especially during the winter produce grown in Az. Contamination, according to a natural foods store that the wife frequents, comes from a rocket fuel plant upriver from the crops. We stay away from lettuce and other produce grown in that area.
 
Yeah, the more natural the better, the difference can be extreme. Recently you can buy organic butter here and it makes a huge difference. The fat content is higher generally in quality dairy products.

-Cliff
 
How about "Logan bread"? developed by a Canadian team to climb Mt Logan.


1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup molasses
1 cup applesauce
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup raisins
2/3 cup sunflower seeds



1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9 inch square baking pans.
2 In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, white flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, stir together the eggs, honey, molasses, applesauce, and vegetable oil. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir until well blended. Mix in the raisins and sunflower seeds. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
3 Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed. Let the bread cool in the pans for at least 10 minutes before cutting into squares or bars. Wrap pieces individually, and refrigerate or freeze.

On the downside...It gives me gas, keeps the bag warm at night :rolleyes:

I've been a member of search & rescue in the southern sierras, and there's times where we walk ten or fifteen miles over heavy terrain, return to command post, eat, hydrate, take care of your feet, and go back out in a half hour for another round. I'm a fan of "Cliff Bars", peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (Heavy on the peanut butter), fruit leather,and logan bread. Lots of water.
I save the protein for after the hard work is over to rebuild my body. Some of my cohorts eat MRE's, Luna bars, various mixtures of GORP, jerkey, candy bars. Whatever works for you I guess.
 
I have just read this book called "Power Eating" by Susan M.Kleiner PhD, RD.
It goes into meal planning and breaks down how to get the most out of your food.

I have been following it for the past month. I highly recommend it.
 
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