I also appreciate how you limit foods that come pre-packaged. I always thought it was kind of hypocritical: eating from packaging that cannot and will-not be recycled or composted (while being surrounded by relatively pristine nature).

@jessicathompson236

4 жыл бұрын

Ayde, Agreed. Part of being vegan is about nature and sustainability. It's about animals too, but without the other two, none of us will exist for much longer either.

Dude. Thank you. That’s all I can say. The most intelligent trail food video I have watched. Well done.

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Should have an updated one coming out with a lot fewer ingredients to help folks out soon.

@wildphototaker

6 жыл бұрын

Cool. I’m starting my CDT hike in a couple weeks and this will help me stay MOSTLY vegan. Good caloric sources and tasty foods. I’m throwing a few extra things in as well but this is a really awesome vid.

YES! Vegan backpacking ideas thank you! And btw Trader Joes chocolate chips are accidentally vegan as they contain no milk. Great ideas thx so much!

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that suggestion!

@jessicathompson236

4 жыл бұрын

RowdysMommy74, It's due to allergies. Real chocolate is naturally vegan though.

This video is exactly what I was looking for! Vegan recipes that aren't just bought and per-packaged and the whole menu can be made zero-waste ! Perfeeeect

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, drives me nuts when I see people doing videos about all the food they prepped and its just all premade processed stuff from the store. Here is a playlist with most of the other food videos on the channel kzread.info/head/PL1hrtV0M4swH-ZjDoxvqO6mWtXxGAbJbk

similar to your experience, I've been surprised by all the junk food included in other videos - this video was such a refreshing find! As a new backpacker I thank you!

Thank you for sharing the spreadsheet, this is incredibly helpful!!

Thank you!! I was looking for ultralight, vegan, no stove backpacking meals and this is spot-on! Appreciate the google sheet as well. Awesome!!

Thank you for providing wholesome food ideas for backpacking. These are great ideas!

FINALLY!! We’ve been searching for help with this...thnx for your time, Buddy! ATB, Lisa&Rick BIG like!

There is such a thing as vegan chocolate chips in case anyone was wondering... they sell them at Whole Foods

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

I just can't get used to "vegan" substitutes...probably because I cheat too often with regular choc chips!

@NREnger

6 жыл бұрын

I have yet to find good vegan milk chocolate chip. Know of any? No don't want the vegan dark chocolate, don't like the taste.

@melovekittie

6 жыл бұрын

HorrorBeautyFX I like the “enjoy life” brand. Even my very anti-vegan sister loves them!

@Natalia-jv2bz

6 жыл бұрын

The "Enjoy Life" brand bar has (rice-milk) milk chocolate bars. I usually get the dark chocolate ones, but their products are vegan, and gluten/nut/soy free. You can find them at Kroger, Harris Teeter, and Lowes and probs the other chains.

@squash6497

6 жыл бұрын

In Canada, some of the Presidents Choice chocolate chips are "may contain traces of milk"but don't have them as an actual ingredient. You could also sub delicious cacao nibs.

You are really giving me a lot of ideas. I am gonna binge watch a bunch more of your videos on my next day off 😊 thanks so much!

Thanks so much for putting this all together!

This is unbelievably helpful and has saved me countless hours of time! Thank you good sir!!!

Thank you for this! I really appreciate the bulk aspect, as opposed to pre-packaged items.

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! This was the very first video that I randomly threw up on this channel. I think every food video after this one that involves meals is better :)

This is such a good video for anyone starting out back packing and has become the template for my meals!

brilliant! thanks for this. what a relief....

This may be the most useful vegan backpacking food video ever!! No junk and cheap. Most I’ve seen that aren’t junk are $20 a day and consisting of hard to find bars and powders. Thanks so much!

This is wildly helpful!

What an excellent resource! Thanks for the great video!

Thankyou for starting off the video saying, i've watched a lot of KZread videos to see what others have done, and this is you conclusion. You have just saved me a lot of time not having to go through so many shitty videos where people don't get straight to the point and just talk talk talk. This video was perfect and exactly what i needed to know, no cook,high nutrition for a vegan. Thanks mate.

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by :)

WOW. This is awesome! Thank you!

Excellent video. Well thought out and great information!

So grateful for what I am learning from you from watching your videos. I have bought a few of the items you recommended: bidet, cathole trowel, $13 Arpenaz Quechua backpack (!!!love!!!), and I believe you recommended the long-handled bamboo spoon at one time. And here you have the ultimate food guide! Thank you so much!

@PaultheBackpacker

5 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Keep them coming, love the detail !

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Gooood... will do...Thanks!

Dude thank you so much for this video! I’m planning on fastpacking the JMT in 7-10 days this August and you’ve saved me a crazy amount of time figuring how I’d meet my nutritional needs 😁🙌

This is fantastic. Thanks for sharing

Awesome video. Very good subject. I’m glad there is a backpacking menu for vegan people like me I found powdered hummus in the supermarket among other Partner In foods like peanuts, bins, coconut milk and many others. I think, there is dehydrated vegetables that you can add to this vegan meals. Thank you so much for sharing your video. Keep up the good work. I’m looking forward to seeing all the recipes from you. God bless you.

Well done, Paul - thanks for the suggestions and info.

Waow! This is a great resource. Thank you!

Love this!!!!!!! Thank you!

Congratulations! Great job. I’m attempting a thru hike of the PCT 2020 and this is the first video I saw for cold soaked plant based backpacking meals under 2 pounds 4,000 cals and $10. Bravo!

@asiam7436

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Bogush I will be watching them.

Thanks for sharing! Very inspiring.

Thank you for this

Great video (and super-helpful) and thanks for posting the spreadsheet too. I wish more folks promoted food logistics & good nutrition on long hikes. One thing I did on the WCT that worked for me was adding a Starbucks Via and a smidge of cacao to my morning oatmeal (no-cook) for my coffee fix. Caffeine is a very personal thing though and doesn't rock everyone's boat.

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And I had a bad experience sneaking some of my parents' coffee when I was like 8 and have never had another sip since then :)

I like that you've focused overall on the gestalt of your food itself rather than just straight calories. This was a really fascinating and informative video.

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I do always throw in information for the fat, calories, carbs because for so many people that's all that matters!

Dope Video! Sending blessing your way, Keep inspiring!🎒🙌🏻

Thank you for geeking out over hiking food and sharing it! I saw such a change when I started eating good on trail. Something you should try is dehydrated quinoa. Has more substance than couscous.

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

What's weird is I must have eaten too much quinoa at some point in my life :) That is one thing I have no desire to eat anymore. We used to eat it all the time and guess I just got tired of it!

Very helpful, thanks!

This video is very interesting. A very much appreciate it

Very nice. I’m about to do this analysis and menu planning. Nice to see ahead of time that it can be done. Healthy vegan meals at 2000cal/lb, awesome.

Awesome video and I loved the Vegan info!! It is so hard to find good food, and I love that you make it your self!!! 👏👏 Please do more videos!!!!!

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

Please check out links in the description. There are playlists with almost 30 more food videos, almost all of them better than this very first one!

Awesome video man! Great ideas

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Chia seeds rule!

Excellent ! Many thanks.

Amazing! Thanks.

Thank you sooo much! I'm glad to have found healthy on-the-trail meal ideas! I couldn't stand showing my kids videos of "cool hikers" who only ate junk food! Our reason to hike is to be healthy and one with nature.

@sumaya4091

5 жыл бұрын

@@PaulBogush Hahaha!! True!

This is awesome, heck, I'll use this just as a day outing and not even overnight...lol. Thanks!

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Lots more food videos here kzread.info/head/PL1hrtV0M4swH-ZjDoxvqO6mWtXxGAbJbk

Any attempt to help people understand how easy it is... 1000% awesome! 🤘 Level 3000 vegan! Whence I get going I'll share my meals with you.

Thanks!

Thank you for the information,

Thank you so much! I'm just starting out, and was pretty horrified at most backpacking food suggestions. I have to learn more about cold soaking.

you can add seaweed wraps(homemade), sun-dried tomatoes, Different homemade nut butters(like almond butter, sunflower butter, pastachio butter, etc.)!!! :D miso paste maybe(the real stuff doesn't need refrigeration). corn tortilla chips with nutritional yeast is an awesome snack too! I make seaweed wraps with nori sheets(get a huge bag of 100 or more sheets at the asian market), a little sunflower butter, miso paste, and just 1 or 2 drops of sesame oil. Those wraps are delicious... chewy too. some people use different filling and make seaweed jerky. You can mix different flavors with the nut butter on the go to make either different sweet nut butters(like chocolate almond), or different savory flavors(like sunbutter miso, or cashew butter miso with nutritional yeast). p.s. you can make homemade sunbutter in a food processor and it only takes 10 min. or less. you can save a TON of money by making everything yourself.

@artistabigailmarie

6 жыл бұрын

Paul Bogush yeah, you pretty much got everything smack down! :D making homemade meals is great! I like to smother different butters all over everything and add different things to make them taste either savory or sweet depending on my apetite.

@michaelrobb9708

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

New sub #101. Doctor just told me to eat better. Less meat more fruits and vegetables. I backpack almost once a week and take trips once a month. Thanks for the video.

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Welcome Jason #101 :) Just took a look at you Pike's Peak video...yes, some of those meals might be tough to give up but it will be worth it! Give your taste buds time to change. Some of the things I eat regularly now I would have never eaten just a few years ago. The reality is no matter how much I want to go back to eating certain things I used to, I simply feel so much better now. The latest video I posted was the diner from this menu being made, and have another next weekend about making the chia pudding from this video. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Love this video. I would add seaweed to the mix. I'm doing the JMT in July and will use your recipes. Thank you

@matthewtrask7047

6 жыл бұрын

Funny, the seaweed at Costco is super expensive, so it would blow the budget anyway

This is so helpful. Thank you !!! I enjoyed the part where you say "sesame seeds" :) lol

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

This was the very first video that I made that wasn't even supposed to go on KZread :-) if you poke around my channel there's a lot of other food videos including one I just did a couple weeks ago I think is better :-)

I'm still amazed some dude did the PCT on just Snickers bars, cheers for the video been looking to start making my own mixes. I dig man, thumbs up & subbed

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Not sure about this video, but in some I have joked that in my 20's I could "survive" just fine on twizzlers and chips ahoy cookies. I am amazed at what I did on crappy food. Looking back, I think about what I could have done if I had been putting in some proper fuel and what the long term effects were. You can drive your car for a year without adding and changing oil....it will "survive" just fine. But if you keep it up, eventually, it breaks down.

Great video with lots of good ingredients and ideas. Olive oil and coconut oil are healthy fats that add a lot of calories too.

@PaultheBackpacker

Жыл бұрын

I like clean up to be just add a little bit of water swish it around and done! The oils change that :)

Thank you so so so sooo much for this. You obviously put a lot of work into it and I am eternally grateful that you took the time to share! Would be able to tell me where you got the gravy powder? Thanks again!

@28Jerca

5 жыл бұрын

@@PaulBogush Thank you for specifying! I ended up going with Better than Bouillon stock paste because I realised powdered gravy is usually not gluten-free. Your recommendations helped me plan the food for a 6-day backpacking retreat in Yosemite that includes 14 people!! The retreat starts in 5 days and I'm currently swimming in Ziplock bags haha! So thank you again a ton :) www.rippleoutretreats.com/

Great video

Awesome video! My husband and I are avid day hikers but are getting into backbacking. We have been watching KZread’s of peoples trips and both commented on how horrible people eat! 😬 I looked into vegan meals already made and my jaw dropped at the prices! Just started researching making our own and your video was a huge inspiration, thanks for making it!! 💚

@PaultheBackpacker

2 жыл бұрын

This was the first random video thrown up on this channel :-) about 30 other much better recipe videos on here!

@greenfoodcrush2602

2 жыл бұрын

@@PaultheBackpacker We are back to watch more!! My husband is loving your videos and wants to try the thanksgiving dinner! 😊 also going to watch the cookie video after this! Thanks again!

@paulbogush4089

2 жыл бұрын

@@greenfoodcrush2602 enjoy:)

I'm not a backpacker or a vegan, but I found this video totally fascinating.

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Lots more videos like this on the channel :)

Thanks to your video I was encouraged to see if they have oat milk powder yet and I found some on Amazon! So excited!!

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

And thanks to you I just went and ordered some myself :-) look for a future review video in a month or so!

@christyj24

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaultheBackpacker I ordered the Hoosier Farms brand and it has sunflower lecithin in it and it makes my stomach cramp. 😞

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

You can try Anthonys, no lecithin :)

@christyj24

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaultheBackpacker nice! Thanks!

Great channel. I enjoyed the "about" section where you told something about your backpacking story. As for food, you have some great suggestions. I've spent a lot of time thinking about (and researching) how I'll eat on my upcoming AT thru-hike. Like you, I'm stoveless. I didn't use a stove on my Sheltowee Trace thru-hike (around 300 miles) and liked backpacking that way. My challenge is/was with sugar. I'm opposed to added sugars in general and don't eat much sugar when I'm not backpacking. I tried this on the Sheltowee Trace and I don't think it went well. Granted, my problem might have been something other than food, but generally I was pretty sluggish throughout the hike. The hiking wasn't that fun either. Since then, thinking about my upcoming long hike, I've focused on the way that ultra-marathoners eat on multi-day races. As a result, I'm back to giving sugar a try again, mostly because I can't see a good alternative. (There are athletes who are proponents of high-fat/low-carb diets, but I rejected that option.) Despite your suggestion at the beginning of the video, I'm now embracing both Snickers and Fig Newtons, which are mostly easily-digested sugars/carbs. I tried this plan on an 80-mile hike with good results: while hiking, I eat either half a Snickers of two Fig Newtons every hour. I usually hike 10+ hours a day. In addition to this, I'll eat breakfast and dinner. Breakfast might have some additional sugar/carbs, but dinner will be high in fat and protein. This will be supplemented by frequent in-town meals where I'll focus on eating "healthy." I plan to resupply pretty frequently to keep my pack weight down. I'm not using resupply boxes (which was another hindrance to eating a wide variety of foods on the trail). So that's the plan . . . If you have any ideas for me, I'd be happy to hear them!

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

This would make a great face-to-face conversation :) Not sure if my typing and writing skills are up for a respectable response! Let's say you hike for 10 hours, and have a snickers or two fig newtons every hour. That would be the equivalent of having ten cans of soda. That sugar is different than the sugar you'd get from an apple or couscous. I think comparing an endurance racer to a thru hiker is something I see happening more and more lately, but not sure it it is a fair comparison. Someone running a marathon could shove down a Goo packet to get them to the end of the race, but a thru hiker has many more days of a race. An endurance racer probably their muscles stored energy in a couple hours and needs to get jacked up to finish the day. Then their race is over. A thru hiker has to get back up and perform at the same level the next day, so having slow steady energy that is being ingested and not sucked from their stores and replenishing the stores of energy are key at night. That high fat meal does not convert back to carbs easily, it makes you smile and feel happy but...when you get going again the next day have you refilled your muscles with the glycogen they burned off the day before? Next day you have a sugar snack in the AM and body jacks up more insulin sucking glucose out of your blood and then you get tired, think you need another handful of gummy bears and the cycle continues. You get more energy, but you need more energy sooner. If you want to save your glycogen for the hike have a high sugar snack, but make sure it is fatty :) I guess a Snickers falls right into that category. The other think I have been researching a lot lately is how the problem might not be lack of energy from carbs that get hikers tired, but improper electrolyte balance. If you want to go down the rabbit hole research "sodium potassium pump." I have been experimenting with focusing on foods that replenish my electrolytes and after my last hike I was actually shocked how I felt and my recovery. In my case I think I lose more potassium in comparison to sodium and by eating more potassium I was just shocked at how strong I was with zero stiffness the next day...now it was a pretty level hike so interested in doing something more strenuous and seeing what happens. After researching, it seems a lot of what hikers describe when they are getting tired, or need a zero/nero day might not be carb/sugar related but electrolyte related since it is pretty darn hard to ingest proper electrolytes while re-stocking on trail...and you need more than a few bananas. Another thing I have been reading about is eating right after you stop for the day when your body wants to rapidly suck in carbs to replenish because i guess it's still in "go" mode. I guess in short, if you can sugar from sources that also provide its of other minerals and vitamins it can only be a good thing. Sure you can have all the sugar you body wants, but if you are not taking in phosphorus that will also mess with your energy. I think hiker nutrition is sooo interesting and with more hikers I am interested to see what comes out in the next few years. As someone who could not hike for about 15 years, I attribute my change in diet as one of the big four things I did to be able to get back onto the trail again. One of the other four things....wait for it....trekking poles :) Hey Evan! I'm in CT, if you would like an emergency contact up here message me and I would be happy to share my phone number with you. Be more than happy to plan one of my summer hikes around the time you are going through CT and drive you into a town...really only one decent town stop in CT and it is not hiker friendly.

@EvansBackpackingVideos

6 жыл бұрын

Longest comment and reply in KZread history, I think. Thanks for all the good information and advice. I agree that hiker nutrition is interesting but I find that so far, there's a lack of scientific rigor in the information that's available. There are a lot of studies of endurance athletes, though, which is why I turned to multi-day ultramarathoners as being the closest parallel to long-distance hikers. There is a lot of good information backed up by studies, for example, in Tim Noakes "The Lore of Running," including lots about water and electrolyte intake, dehydration, and hyponatremia. (I've always taken electrolyte supplements on my thru-hikes, specifically a tablet called Succeed.) It's too bad there isn't a detailed database of information about what people are eating on the trail, their weight gain or loss, their lean body mass gain or loss, the distance they cover, etc. That would be useful! Also, thanks for offering to help in CT--I'm putting your name on my list, should I make it that far. (I intend to, of course!)

@jeanward1252

6 жыл бұрын

Instead of candy and cookies... figs and dates.... works for me.

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

I can only take so many dates plain, but do appreciate them blended into food :) Figs...ug...I can eat those like popcorn.

Gold, ty.

Awesome video- I would love to hear more about trail nutrition. You really gave me a jumping-off point to include in my drop boxes for upcoming AT-thru hike attempt; while i won't be Vegan, I definitely don't want to eat a bunch of junk food as one of the major reasons I'm attempting the hike is for my health.

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

In my playlist on the channel I have some of the meals from this menu with some more detail. This one goo.gl/q5KFfF I do go into some more detail about when to eat your carbs. I feel like I need to add that it's not just my opinion :) I actually gave up on youtube and the internet for advice and ordered some legit Endurance Sport textbooks and supplemented with some other academic research articles. After trying out what I researched, it works for me. Again, when you are younger you can just make up for a crappy diet with shear youth, but I do wonder what my hikes would have been like years ago if I was eating differently. Maybe what I thought was feeling normal back then was what I feel like now when I try to survive on twizzlers and gummi bears for trail snacks, I feel miserable but only because I know now what it feels like to hike with great nutrition. Not sure if that makes sense :)

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Should add too that I am not 100% vegan. I do know that I feel better when eating vegan, it seems to be lighter, and it is so much easier to clean up after meals with no animal fat and oils. I was a pound of summer sausage, hunk of cheddar and triscuit every lunch backpacker originally :)

For what it’s worth. I started sectioning the AT many moons ago (like ‘98 …I didn’t know it but I was doing whole foods plant based cold soak. I always did a lot of beans too. I dehydrated all of my food including daily wheatgrass juice

Really appreciate the reference to how to make it gluten free and 100% vegan. I don’t think Oreos are gluten free though. Love the attention to detail and the white backgrounds - lots of effort clearly went into this thank you!

@PaultheBackpacker

5 жыл бұрын

Ahh! Totally forgot about the Oreos in there and not being gluten-free. Obviously they do sell Oreo like cookies that are gluten free. They are vegan though! And now that I think about it, I wonder if they were gluten-free cookies, I haven't bought real Oreos in a long long long time.

日本でもトレイルフードの動画はジャンクフードばかりなので、非常に参考になりました！ 素晴らしい動画に感謝しています♫

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

どういたしまして！

great video for us stoveless vegans

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a name of a really bad indie band..."The Stoveless Vegans"

Paul thank you so much ! I'm planning my first backpacking trip to Yosemite and I refuse to eat like garbage and just focusing on "calories" and "protein" when they themselves can't define what's protein is and why they need it. I mean it only makes sense to Eat garbage + look like garbage = feel like garbage.

I'm just getting into backpacking, and I had this exact same thought when combing through these countless thru-hike videos, "what the F are these people eating??? and why??" I'm not actually veg/vegan and I'm not a nutritionist or anything, but I try to stay away from clearly terrible processed foods. And breaking everything down into simply how many "energy units" (calories) food has, while completely ignoring the actual nutritional content your body will take in from the food, seems a short-sighted and one-dimensional way to approach things. I'm not a purist, but even the "health bars" seem dubious at best if you have any small clue about how nutrition works. I profess my ignorance though, having never done a 6-month hike: Is there no way to get better, actually nutritious food at these stops along the way?

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

I think the answer is yes and no....and I am not a thru hiker. At some resupply's it might be a dollar store, sometimes just a fancy connivance store attached to a gas station. So often folks are not in control of what they get to pick. I just think that sometimes what people buy at dollar stores is "misleading." Stocking up on "fig bars" is not getting you many figs :) I do want to maybe do a video where I go Dollar Store shopping and try to stock up for 5 days with only dollar store food. I do equate a lot of thru hiker videos I have seen to people on cross country auto trips just worrying about filling up their cars on gas and forgetting about the oil and coolant. But still, even when people find high quality grocery stores, I have see plenty of people walk out with bags of Doritos strapped to their pack. I am not sure how I would approach it. Maybe a bounce box with some staples inside, or maybe pack extra amounts that could last a few resupplies of things that do not weigh much. I do think I would rely on a good supplement. Was thinking maybe my box would consist of chia seeds, Amazing Grass Supplement, maybe some nutritional yeast, and a good protein powder. I don't want to to rely on a lot of junk food to give me my main nutrition, and figuring with a days supply of those junk food could just supplement the difference when needed. Don't want my protein to come from Slim Jims :) I think part of it is the age of the people giving advice in the videos. I just found in a book my original meal plan that I used when I was in my early 20's. What I could survive on then certainly would not work now. I think the other piece for older hikers giving advice is that they simple so not know better. What they treat as normal trail physical problems....cramps, exhaustion, etc.,...might be alleviated with better nutrition. But if that is all you know....and everyone else has the same problem, I guess then you assume it must just be what is suppose to happen and don't consider that it might be crappy food.

If trying to reduce the calories from the original meal from 4,000 to 3,000 I recommend NOT getting rid of the nutritional yeast, and instead reducing a less nutritious food, because fortified nutritional yeast (the type found at most grocery stores) is a great source of vitamin B and that may otherwise be lacking in this food plan. This is very informative and well thought out. Thanks for sharing!

Nice video- I agree the junk food is not good but when you get a hitch into town and have 10 minutes at a small-town store with limited options to resupply you take what you can get.

glad to see healthier ideas

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Just finished my newest "healthier" meal plan tonight. Hope to get that up soon. Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you Paul, I eat a vegan diet as well. I agree the food eaten on the trails are nutritionally deprived. You have some great meal ideas here. I will be consuming a vegan protein powder that is not soy based though, powdered dehydrated greens ... A good protein source is crucial not only for nutrition but that of muscle repair.

@paulbogush4089

5 жыл бұрын

YES--looking at protein as a "recovery" ingredient is important. Too many people look at it as something to consume to "build" muscle. Without looking back, I don't remember the exact kind of powder I used in the video, but now I use pea protein. One thing to take into consideration with vegan sources of protein is that your body cannot use all the protein used in vegan sources, and the amino acid make-up is obviously not as complete as meat protein. I think we can convert something like 80% of pea protein...which means if you are aiming for a certain amount of protein you need to consume more than they label for your body to get the same amount. Looking for twenty, need to consume 24. With other vegan sources you would need even more.

Hey Paul, what kind of cocoa powder do you use? Is it baking cocoa powder? I'm trying to find some at my local WINCO.

I'm not vegan but I want to eat healthy on trail and I was wondering how I could do it. Very informative thank you!

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

I am starting to leave out the word vegan from the title of a lot of the food videos I'm doing! It's just healthy eating, no one needs to join any secretive Clan! Please check out any of the other food videos on this channel which are much better than this first one :-)

Awesome video man. I’m a “hardcore” vegan lol and these cold soak meals are a great idea especially in Australia where it’s not too cold at nights. Do you have any good resources for additional recipes?

This is good.

That's what I'm looking for mate, however I was wonder if you can through customs immigration of certain countries with all those grains in your backpack? Or do you buy them in the country when you arrive to that specific country? cheers for the video

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

I am not sure and I bet it depends on the person checking your bag if you are bringing loose items. You can't bring in raw items, so I am not sure how they would handle a bag of cashews that not in their original packaging saying they were roasted, or chia seeds.

Couscous generally isnt gluten-free, but I love these ideas

YAS. I hate meal videos for this reason. Amazing video

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

Lots more food videos here kzread.info/head/PL1hrtV0M4swH-ZjDoxvqO6mWtXxGAbJbk

@sdasda4654

3 жыл бұрын

Paul the Backpacker thank you!

Holey crap man, that is awesome!

you could grind a lot of that to powder and mix it together to save space so you just have one bag it also makes it playable so it fits in a pack really well. just need a shaker bottle

@eraproductions9923

5 жыл бұрын

@@PaulBogush water helps

@eraproductions9923

5 жыл бұрын

add water and shake for a bit alternately dip tooth brush into powder and spit on brush hey presto instant vegan tooth paste

@eraproductions9923

5 жыл бұрын

rinse and swallow

Great video, how long do you let these meals "soak" before they're ready to eat?

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

A lot is up to personal preference, but the one great thing with these is if it is still too "hard/crunchy" you just let it soak more. For me it is usually around 20 minutes for almost all the meals. Anything with chia I usually do a minimum of 20 minutes.

Do all of your meals have complete proteins? How many grams of protein for this particular day?

Hi Paul! So, you don't have lunch? Just snacks? Or the couscous is the lunch? Tks!

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Funny you left this comment today. I was driving home today from a trip and thought that on my next trip I am going to go totally "meal-less." I never really sit and have "lunch." It is always just snacks, and when I brought the couscous it usually ended up being breakfast, but usually it was getting dumped into dinner. But for the last 5ish months I found myself never eating breakfast, and many times I would end up bringing it home, so I stopped bringing a breakfast and just making that "snacks." I actually did bring some home made muesli on this trip, and brought home half of it. I dumped it in a food processor, added some figs and dates to make it stick together in bars, and have pretty much decided that is the future of my "breakfast." i think that fits better into my hiking style and how I would be digesting food. If you are putting in miles your body is not processing more than 250-300 calories an hour, sop to sit and have a breakfast with more calories than that just get you off to a sluggish feeling start. It never seemed sluggish because that is just how I always felt, but when my breakfast is "snacks" I just feel better.

@GearTips

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul! Thank you for your reply! I am trying different foods and I will try a few of what you showed in your video. But I still prefer to have a hot meal for dinner! Tks! Pedro

You may want to label the paper before the next video. An impulse sealer and vacuum sealer would help.

My plan last Summer: Costco nuts. 160 macadamia nuts is 4000 calories, for example. I went with walnuts, the bag is 9000 calories. That was a fail as no one will eat that many walnuts in a month. I had great success with their ‘Heart Healthy’ bag and dry roasted almonds. Trader Joe’s has xlnt dehydrated selection for variety. I was surprised at all the heavy junk food hikers eat.

@PaultheBackpacker

2 жыл бұрын

So funny, after I read your line about getting a bag of walnuts I thought in my head nobody can eat that many walnuts :-) sure enough your next line verified that!

This is so useful. Thank you. Would it be possible to fix the link to the doc, it doesn't appear to work anymore.

@roosterillusion1985

5 жыл бұрын

@@PaulBogush That's strange. Was getting an error on my desktop but it seems to be working now on my mobile.

Hey there! Just wanted to say, love what you are putting out there. Super cool information. I have been looking for meal plans for the PCT for a while, and this hits the nail on the head. I love the variety of foods you have included. I was wondering, however, if you could tell me what you believe to be some of the most key nutrients? I'm trying to put together multiple menus that are designed similar to the one you have shown here, with the same level of nutrition, just with different ingredients so I am changing up what I am eating every so often. If you could make any other ingredient recommendations, that would be awesome as well!

@peterellis5724

6 жыл бұрын

No worries! Hope you are having a blast!

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Ok...not sure if you have seen the other full day menu video I did, but in that video I took out some ingredients that were somewhat redundant in this one. That might be the place to start, then take a look at this video and see what is different. I don't mean to watch the videos, but you could simply print out the ingredient lists. Basically many of the things missing from the simple plan that are in this video could then be used in their own separate meal plan....whoa....does that make sense? Basically this video I made more to show many possible ingredients, so you would not need flax seeds and hemp seeds in one meal, but could be spread out. One thing that I struggle with is recommendations for a thru hike since that is a different beast than what I am used to--nine more years for mine :) I do play around with a thought in my head that I would buy some bulk bags of some simple things that I could bounce up along the trail as I used them, and things that I could carry many days worth without a lot of extra weight. Top four in my mind would be Chia Seeds, TVP, Nutritional yeast, and some kind of supplement like an Amazing Grass product. I have given up trying to "eat" vitamin C and just bring some supplement with it in it. Some ingredients that I have been using a lot more of that are not in this video: cacao nibs (horrible plain, great mixed in something) coconut milk powder loving making things easier with Amazing Grass Green Superfood Calimyrna Figs -- love the natural packaging and ease of counting calories with them while hiking The other thing I have been messing with making my own electrolyte mix and then I don't have to be so careful with the food supplying them. Easy to mix a bag and bring it and SO MUCH cheaper than buying your own. Hopefully I should have a video up on hydration soon and that will be a part of it. One thing I have really learned is that I have to be careful about adding enough salt to my meal plan. I never really realized how little salt I had until I made the videos and put all the food into a nutrition tracker. That is the #1 electrolyte you will lose (and everybody loses a different amount), and I feel much better at the end of teh day now that I am consciously adding more salt to my meals. Not sure how this fits in, but I have also been looking at how I pack my snacks and bringing different things. When you are hiking hard, someone my size and hiking at my speed can't really process more than 300 calories per hour. When I started separating out my snacks, or bringing snacks that are easy to calorie count I simply felt better. So I know that 2 figs and 4 dates are 200 calories....when I was just shoveling in food there would be points where I felt sluggish, which often times made me eat more for "energy," which then had the reverse result of what I wanted. If I do bring a mixed bag of something that adds up to 1200 calories I am more careful to say eat only 1/4 of it only per hour. Nutrition and hydration is so interesting and I never know how much detail is appropriate in the videos :)

@peterellis5724

6 жыл бұрын

Wow. That was the most comprehensive answer I could have asked for. Thank you for that! I did see a second video, and it seemed to me that there was more bars and less individual "snacks". There is no problem with that and works for most people, but I just really like the idea of how you have it laid out in this video. Eating something for breakfast and then snacking slowly and consistently seems like the way to go for me. No big meals that really fill me up and make me sluggish, just nice sustained energy levels. But yes, I will definitely compare and contrast the two lists and see what ingredients I could rotate in and out. You did get me thinking of making homemade energy bars though in another video (which was also fantastic), but I was wondering if you had any experience with the shelf life of the ones you made? Sorry to be asking about another video in this comment! KZread faux paux! I have thought about those ingredients, especially the coconut powder. I also prefer carob over cacao nibs, just in case you haven't used them before. I am definitely waiting for an electrolyte video. I must admit I know virtually nothing about it, so it will be a real eye opener. Thank you so much for your help Paul, you have really helped me lay the groundwork for my plan. I think I am at a good starting place!

@peterellis5724

6 жыл бұрын

Thats basically what I expected in terms of shelf life. I wasn't sure if any residual moisture from the fruit could make the nuts go rancid, but I believe a month is a pretty good testament to that. I know seeds and nuts are a bit more prone to going bad, so I will need to come up with a good way to keep them for longer thru hikes and things. I guess keeping them whole will do the trick. Thats funny, it seems like our experiences are just completely switched. My girlfriend loves cacao nibs and has been sneaking me some in our foods for years now. Even today I can still tell when it's in there. She recently brought home a bag of carob chips and I ended up eating the whole bag that night. I agree with the pasty/waxy thing that they have going for them, but I find it tolerable. Thats funny about your daughter though. History repeats itself! I did just see your video on "deconstructed energy bars" and thought it was great (here I go commenting on another video). It got me thinking about completely changing up my cold soaking routine. I am thinking of basically non-stop cold soaking throughout the whole day in a Gatorade bottle, and drinking it all day long and eating bars and things for snacks. In my head, that means I can keep a steady dietary intake all day long, rather than having spikes of food that aren't being absorbed efficiently. Plus, because I'm drinking it as a "smoothie", I don't need a spoon which easily saves me an ounce or two on my base weight! Any thoughts to that system?

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Wow...literally was driving home from Boston today and in my head planned out a video on drinking calories :) i hope to film it Monday.

If these meals were recreated and put in an air tight sealed bag, do you know roughly how long of a storage life they would have? I'm hiking the AT next year and want to avoid food going bad on me but like your meal ideas.

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

An easy way to think about it is to think about how you would store these individual ingredients in your house and how long they would just last in a cabinet. Almost all the meals I share kzread.info/head/PL1hrtV0M4swHjT3wHYlo6trwOQ3K1CX6S can sit around for months. My backpack has been packed for a month with the food inside of it because I am just waiting for a weekend without rain and I have no worries about the food inside. Except for the meal I put a pita/tortilla in....those will have to come out :)

@Foolscard

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaultheBackpacker thanks for the incredibly helpful reply! I'm going to try it out :)

Really like what you've done there, and I bookmarked that video, but it seems like a lot has to happen before getting to this. That's a lot of stuff I would have to figure out even where to get them haha But I like it, I thought the same "what a whole lot of junk food they're all eating" I'm not vegan at all, but I do enjoy good healthy food and vegan food usually tick all the boxes. I know you said you're cold soaking, but I'm just wondering if you plan on making a video that involved cooking? Maybe dehydrating and such? I got few ideas, but I'm not sure how to count calories and the likes. Anyway thanks for that video, much appreciated!

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

Nope...I don't cook 😝 I have a few videos on dehydrating, and almost all the food videos have full nutritional profiles in the descriptions. There are a lot of videos on the channel that have much easier meal prep and with easier to get ingredients. This video was kind of made by accident, all the other ones are better! And forget the vegan part...I was eating like this while backpacking before I "went vegan." It's just easy, relatively cheap, light, and nutritionally sound. I recently did a video that basically is about "here are your ten things to buy" to get start stepping up your meal plan. That one might be a good pace to start. Thanks for stopping by!

@JonathanAdami

4 жыл бұрын

@@PaultheBackpacker thanks, I'll check out the rest of the channel then (and subscribe while I'm at it). Food is an important part of life. I was kinda worried when I saw all these videos and thinking "there's no way I can live off on mars bars and mac an cheese... no way!" haha Cheers

@PaultheBackpacker

4 жыл бұрын

I have to admit, I do miss the days of long ago when I was packing chocolate Twizzlers for breakfast! If you check out any of the other videos and have any questions please do not hesitate to leave it in the comments and I'll get back to you.

Omg I had no idea you could get powdered soy milk! Wow. Amazing.

@TheGaurangga

4 жыл бұрын

In Bali easy to find.

I would like to see the exact measurements. Is there a link here somewhere. I’m vegan and planning my first overnight trip and literally want to copy this exact menu. It looks delicious!!!

@PaultheBackpacker

3 жыл бұрын

I believe the link in the description has exactly what was brought. There's also links to many other food videos that have links in the description. Some of the links are not working, I'm slowly replacing them. If you happen to find a video with a broken link and wish to see it, just comment on the video and I'll fix it.

@alexisnikitopoulos5140

3 жыл бұрын

You’re awesome thank you so much! I found the link with the spreadsheet. So happy to know this segment of my planning is all taken care of now

Are your meals freeze dried and snacks whole food?

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

The only "processed foods" are the Lara Bars and a few Oreos...and I guess technically the chocolate chips There is nothing to freeze-dry for the meals since there is no meat and I use goo.gl/iRqnoC to supplement for veggies. Not a lot of nutrition left in dehydrated veggies. The snacks and the meals are basically all whole foods thrown together. No need to buy fancy freeze dried $$$ meals :)

I’d definitely need a stove but would try these recipes hiking in the UK around where I am. Can’t find dried soy milk for looking but still trying as I don’t like dried consonant milk, it always coagulates funny

@PaultheBackpacker

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much every cold soak recipe on the channel improves with some hot water from a stove :)

Beast

Any substitutions for the cranberries? I'm allergic.

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Allergic to the salicylic acid? You can just skip the cranberries or add some raisins.

My favorite ultralight vegan foods... Coconut milk powder is an excellent tasty and light weight high calorie food that can be added to many things. Coconut water powder is awesome for electrolytes. Powdered nut butter is great. Spirulina is a complete and super dense nutritious protein and can be added to water on the go. Chia and hemp seeds are also great. Chia also helps the body pace water absorption for less waste through urine. You can add them to hot water and stir for a couple minutes and they’ll be ready to eat right away. Flavor with some freeze dried berries. Other than that, I like to mix vegan green powder with protein powder for an oatmeal booster. Last but not least, Matcha for smooth balanced energy! (You can check out www.EcotopiaRising.com for high grade organic matcha that saves an acre of rainforest & endangered species for every tin sold!) 🍵🌎💗

Semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips are sometimes vegan :)

@PaultheBackpacker

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, I also use carob chips and some other type my wife sometimes gets.