[at-l] Body Comp

[platyhiker at yahoo.com (Platy Hiker)]

>> And, Platypus, you can't emphasize snacks enough! 

Agreed!  Variety is very important here.  If your only snack
food is your gorp mixture, you're likely to get tired of it
after not too long.  Try to have a whole smorgasbord of things
in your snack supply.  Here are some things that come to mind:
peanut butter filled crackers, cheese filled crackers (Ritz used
to make yummy Ritz Bits, but I don't see them in my super market
anymore; there are some other manufactures making the square
version), dried fruit (pears, apples, cranberries, etc.), fresh
fruit (in moderation - it's heavy), sesame sticks, cookies,
snickers, Little Debbie snack cakes, chocolate bars, tomatoes
(when the good ones become available in the summer - wonderful
with cheese in sandwiches), nuts (try other things besides just
peanuts), granola bars, nutrition bars, potato chips (they'll
end up crushed, but they'll still be crunchy and be an enjoyable
break from all the mushy stuff you cook up), bagels, pita bread,
cheese, peanut butter, summer sausage, nuetella (chocolate
hazelnut spread - amazing stuff), honey, jam.

When shopping in food stores along the way, keep an eye out for
new items.  If something appeals to, buy at least a small amount
to try it out.  If it works, add it to your menu.  If you're
getting tired of something, substitute something else for a
while; try to do the replacement before you get to the point of
being repulsed by an item, so that maybe after a break, you can
add it back (in moderation).

Another reason to pack a generous amount of snacks is that it
gives you an option of skipping a planned hot meal at some point
(say, due to stove problems or being too tired to cook at the
end of an unexpectedly long day) and eating an appropriate
amount of snacks instead.  It's good to have some flexibility.

Platypus

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