Trail snacks

[HikingMano]

Speaking of fruits and veggies, I do like fresh carrots or oranges on a hike. Nothing like the taste of a juicy orange or tangerine when you stop for food.

 

[Cougar Allen]

Chop up about equal amounts of walnuts and dried apricots. Don't chop them too small. Mix in just enough semi-sweet chocolate bits. Warm in a baking pan until the chocolate just melts then take it out quick before the chocolate all runs to the bottom. Let cool, cut into bars and wrap in plastic wrap.

I think it's best when I use the minimum of chocolate necessary to weld it into bars.

Make plenty or you'll test it all gone before you get to go on a hike....

 

[myright]

I always take a couple of apples for me and the Mrs.

ALWAYS with me will be a couple of Zone Perfect bars and then some home made trail mix.

Heck - They don't call it trail mix for nothing

 

[orrey45]

Cliff bars or Powerbar Harvest
Moose Poo (Honey, Peanut Butter, Corn Flour)
Fruits and Veggies
Jerky
Dehydrated Fruits and Veggies
Diluted Gatorade
Green Tea

 

[bladz]

I like those Nature's Valley Peanut Butter bars from Costco...48 bars for about $12 means they're only 25 cents a bar! They make great trail food...

I love these too. I have also made deer jerky, and dried fruit with nuts for trail mix.

 

[RescueRiley]

I must be dislexic I thought thread title said snail tracks

 

[theonew]

Most of the time when i go hiking alone i dont eat anything. I seem not to have any problems to go all day with no food.

I'm the same way.

 

[Rotte]

Chop up about equal amounts of walnuts and dried apricots. Don't chop them too small. Mix in just enough semi-sweet chocolate bits. Warm in a baking pan until the chocolate just melts then take it out quick before the chocolate all runs to the bottom. Let cool, cut into bars and wrap in plastic wrap.

I think it's best when I use the minimum of chocolate necessary to weld it into bars.

Make plenty or you'll test it all gone before you get to go on a hike....

That sounds fantastic. Gonna have to try it.

I usually make a big batch of trail mix from peanuts, cashews, raisins, dried cranberrries, and M&M's. I store it in dry Nalgene bottles--mouse proof.

I also make 'power crackers' from a mix of peanut butter, an egg or two, some buttermilk or yogurt, whole wheat, a little salt, and a little sugar. No real recipe, but mix the wet stuff and a big dollop of peanut butter together then add the whole wheat until it makes a stiff dough. Roll it out thin (1/4"), cut into little squares or circles and bake for several hours (say 2-3) at 250 deg until bone dry and really hard. Allow to cool completely before storing. These are loaded with long lasting energy, mild tasting, and last surprisingly well. And cheap to make! (dogs love 'em too, the left overs are used as dog treats)

 

[MBTull]

When hiking with my beloved

A thermos with hot yerba mate and black tea honey and half & half
Ya Li pear
Granny Smith apple
Le Petit Ecolier extra dark chocolate cookies
Kibble or treat for Shakti the wonder dog

When hiking by myself

hostess twinkies (in a pelican case to avoid crushing)
can of coconut juice (save the can for plinking)

 

[MorkalebKN]

I like those fruit leathers from Sun-rype, it's like candy, but it's all fruit. MMMMMmmm

 

[RoyalM]

I forgot to mention that a lot of the marines and the recruits I take tend towards Haribo, flapjacks and Kendal mint cake. The guys do tend towards the sweet as the rations we get are pretty stodgy and bland so this type of trail snack is a nice bit of taste in an otherwise boring diet.

 

[razcob]

What do you pack for snacks on the trail?

Anyone like cliff bars? I love em. I was cruisin wally world the other day, and found the 5 pack boxes marked down to a dollar a piece!!! A buck for 5 cliff bars is a steal. I bought every one they had. 12 boxes. Peanut butter flavor at that.:thumbup...........

:thumbup: I buy a dozen or so, when Target puts them on clearance. Peanut Butter, Oatmeal and Raisin.

 

[Bwilson]

First you kill (or "harvest" if you prefer that word) a deer. Then you take one of these

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Fill it full of venison burger that has been mixed with the Cabelas sweet and spicy jerky mix and cure.

Then you shoot the strips out on the drying racks and place in the oven

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and 6 or 7 hours later you wind up with this (complete with holiday tablecloth)

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Venison jerky and some plain m&m's in a ziplock for a sugar kick - nothing better IMO.