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Hope, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/15/2006 : 02:02 AM
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Anyone here know what would be the best possible breakfast before a hike? What would give me the most energy?
I need all the energy I can get... |
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Fleece thong wearin, Buntzen Lurkin, mystic poet mountain man and international spokesman of the friends of the white squirrel society
Port Moody, B.C.
Canada
5910 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2006 : 04:55 AM
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Micky Dee's BLT Bagel, hash Browns , and a large Starbucks Coffee.
Note this is high in salt (1300 grms) which will help you retain water. 
Really you can't go wrong with bacon & eggs & pancakes. Lots of protein, fat, and carbs. It may seen a bit heavy for the first hour but after that I find I'm good till around 4 hr.
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North Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/15/2006 : 06:12 AM
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I on the other hand eat a mix of:
1 cup of slow oatmeal
1/3 cup of slivered almonds
a handful of currents
a smaller handful of chocolate chips
some small chips of candied ginger
and 2 cups of milk.
eaten cold as in not cooked and this lasts me till 3 pm from 6 am when I eat breke. I haven't any idea of nutrient values but it works for me. |
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Fungi Filmin', Wine Drinkin', 'Shroom Eatin', Early Risin', Deer Whisperin', Curry Cookin', Macro Maniac
Chilliwack + Osoyoos
3618 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2006 : 06:23 AM
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I don't eat breakfast...
I have masses of energy... |
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Chilliwack, BC
755 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2006 : 06:49 AM
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It's those magic mushrooms 
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Fungi Filmin', Wine Drinkin', 'Shroom Eatin', Early Risin', Deer Whisperin', Curry Cookin', Macro Maniac
Chilliwack + Osoyoos
3618 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2006 : 07:26 AM
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Yeah... and I do them at night...   |
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Coffee swillin', wine lovin', Owl fearin' Andie McDowell stunt double, who sports retro gear
Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 09/15/2006 : 09:19 AM
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| The idea of eating when I first get up makes me feel sick, but if I'm hiking I force down some oatmeal with a bit of milk, a banana, and maybe some kind of egg thing picked up on the way. This seems to be the combo that works for me. Oh and coffee...very important! |
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London
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/15/2006 : 09:20 AM
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| Most important is plenty of beer the night before - carbo loading. Seriously, as long as you drink enough water to avoid dehydration it works. |
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Abbotsford, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/15/2006 : 10:05 AM
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If on time, I have oatmeal with trail mix stirred in,
but usually it's Tim's 12 grain bagel toasted with cream cheese and coffee mmmmm
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Tumbler Ridge, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/15/2006 : 10:07 AM
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Just go with Darrenbell; he'll feed ya real good...
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Terrace, BC
957 Posts |
Posted - 09/15/2006 : 10:12 AM
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Bagel, yogurt, and a fried egg with melted cheese.
Lot's of tea, no sugar.
I think the important thing is not to start the hike like it's a sprint. A poor warmup will make any breakfast feel like lead in the gut. |
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Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
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Posted - 09/15/2006 : 10:22 AM
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| Maybe the question should be - what do you eat after breakfast? I agree with some of the above posters in that I can't stomach a huge breakfast when I'm on the mountain, trail, etc. Nor do I have oodles of food with me, and what I do have is not always so appealing after a few days of eating it. So I really rely on constant munching throughout the day to keep me going. I'm not much of a cook-at-home kind of guy, so I have to rely on pre-packaged energy bars and gels, trail mix, cookies, energy drinks, etc., etc. Anything to keep the calories coming all day long. |
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Hope, BC
Canada
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Posted - 09/16/2006 : 07:02 AM
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I normally don't eat breakfast. But because of the slesse hiking trip today I had to fuel up...
Conclusion:
Mcdonalds, Sausage n Egg Mcmuffin, Hot Cakes & Sausage, Orange Juice.
Thanks guys for your healthy food ideas, maybe next time... |
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Coquitlam, British Columbia
Canada
1727 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2006 : 08:22 AM
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| Good old thick oatmeal with a load of brown sugar... |
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Richmond, B.C
Canada
288 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2006 : 2:08 PM
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Eggs With Lots of Hot Sauce and a Ice Cold Beer
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Terminator shade wearing, summit questing, double Grinding, Gordo voting self annointed 'dumb ass' and Aconcagua Bagga who dreams of Robson, Teton, The Judge, and.....and....
Port Moody, B.C
Canada
2210 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2006 : 2:52 PM
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Oatmeal with a small handfull of fresh rasberies thrown in. The flavour goes right through it.
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Alberta-based choss climbin', flame throwin', rappel lovin', ass talkin' hater who doesn't like "Gumby" for a descriptor
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Posted - 09/16/2006 : 3:38 PM
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Oatmeal is blech. I can't go near the stuff after eating it every morning on an 8 day mountaineering trip. Just hearing the word makes me shudder.
2 words for the best breakfast. Eggs benedict. YUUUUUUMMMMMMM! |
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Mountain Grammar Police
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
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Posted - 09/16/2006 : 4:08 PM
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I go through many different breakfast choices over a year.
For ice climbing or snowshoeing, where you will be mostly slow moving and cold all day, the best choice is something high in calories and fat. The old "Loggers Breakfast" of three bacon, three sausage, ham, eggs, pancakes and hashbrowns.
For general hiking, where you will be warmer and moving faster, you want something high in complex carbohydrates, low in fat and ideally something that will hydrate you. Oatmeal porridge, frozen waffles, granola with fruit and yoghurt, cereal with milk and raisins, something like that - and a big glass of orange juice or some cups of green tea.
If you can;t stomach any of that or if you wake up at 6 and your ride is arriving at 6:15 then rice pudding (Kozy Crack) or leftover pizza from last night, or a banana, anything you've got laying around basically.
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Mountain Grammar Police
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Sardonic sandbagging scoundrel, Cascade Climbers lobotomized spraymeister, space blanket flyer, new millennium vulgarian betaboy and friend to all squids
Climbing, a mountain
Canada
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Posted - 09/16/2006 : 4:10 PM
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Just a mountain grammar note to everyone - oatmeal is a substance. Porridge or gruel is what you make with it. You wouldn't call bread "flour" would you? 
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Maple syrup lovin', tree huggin', face paintin' relocated Québécoise who is VERY serious about having fun
Vancouver
Canada
2637 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2006 : 4:16 PM
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Wow, you guys make this sound very complex. I feel intimidated...
I eat what's in my fridge or pantry. Cereal, fruit, oatmeal, toats, whatever. And if there's nothing in my fridge then I sometimes find myself eating a sausage and egg McMuffin or one of those White Spot breakfast sandwiches. But I have to say the best breakfast sandwiches are from Galileo's Coffee House at Britannia Beach. They use real cheese and it tastes so much better! |
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ass wigglin, cheese lovin, 4x4 drivin, apostrophe hatin, hiking chick who loves camping on snow
spaceship..
Canada
7209 Posts |
Posted - 09/16/2006 : 4:46 PM
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Originally posted by Backroader
Just go with Darrenbell; he'll feed ya real good...
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I never get lost. It's just that sometimes, I'm not sure where I am.
I'll second that - though never did manage to get him to bring my brekky to my tent!
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