Backpacking Snacks!
We're going on a hike. It's going to be GRAND. We're going to need a lot of snacks! My mom and I are taking a SLOW hike down the Grand Canyon (more on that later) and staying at a ranch at the bottom. With our stay at the ranch, we purchased a steak dinner and breakfast for the next morning so we won't need to carry those meals but we will need loads of snacks! So what are we taking? trail mix - great mix of protein, fats, carbs beef jerky - good protein and sodium to retain water nut butter squeeze packets - satiating, calorie dense and yummy dried fruit - easy to carry, quick digesting carbohydrates snack bacon from Pederson's farm - Bacon is delicious, also sodium protein bars - most have a good macro profile with high protein and moderate fats and carbs electrolyte drink packets - for keeping electrolytes up I'm trying to make sure I have plenty of fuel but without weighing down my pack too much! What snacks would you take? Have you ever ...