Many of us resort to eating high carb sugary food in the evenings after a hike. This is known as Hiker Hunger and is the result of your body craving the fats and carbohydrates found in junk food. This reason this occurs is down to you not taking in the right amount of nutrition needed to refuel the body during rest stops.

To avoid this we advise taking into account the below.

What to eat to ensure the right nutrition for the day ahead.

For the best nutrition we advise an intake of Whole Foods, a few examples are peanut butter, dark chocolate, coconut oil, dried fruit, vegetable and granola.

Dry food is the best and easy to carry on such trips, we also suggest keeping a bottle of probiotic capsules handy to help you maintain a healthy gut.

 

Meal time consumption.

Breakfast

Complex carbohydrates are perfect for your breakfast as they  will act as a continuous source of energy for the body and take time to digest. Examples of complex carbohydrates are- bagels, hot oatmeal or granola bars.

Lunch

We suggest a combination of protein and fat for your lunch. A great source of this would be tinned tuna, hummus, eggs, chickpeas and chicken. They will help you burn energy from the carbs.

Snacks/ Dinner

To help your muscles replenish glycogen overnight we would suggest consuming snacks such as kale, black beans, cheese and pine nuts. These will also help to maintain a full stomach and top up energy to burn throughout the day.

 

We hope these tips are useful to you in keeping Hiker Hunger at bay during your next trip.