I don't mind taking the time to make a proper dinner for myself at the end of the day (gingham table cloth, candles, crystal wine glasses, gypsy violinist etc) and for breakfast I'm quite happy to chow down on a bowl or two of granola or something. However when I'm out on the trail, I always struggle to come up with something practical and/or tasty for lunch.
Trail mix just doesn't do it for me (raisins are the devil's dangleberries) and I can't be doing with the M&Ms and peanuts, salt and sugar thing. I suppose I could chop down a couple of trees with my swiss army knife, fashion them into a trebuchet and take down an elk, field dress it and carve out some steaks. But then I'd have to carry a 5 gallon can of kerosene to get my fire lit and that would be heavy.
More to the point, even with my stove, I plain ol' can't be bothered to take the time to cook a meal in the middle of a day's hike. I'd much rather just pull something out of my pack, munch on it while resting my tootsies for half an hour, then be on my way refreshed and revitalized.
Last time out I took some summer sausage and a block of cheese, but the weather was unseasonably warm and by day 2, the cheese was soft, sweaty and decidedly unappetizing. And the summer sausage was kinda greasy and left my mouth feeling as though I'd smeared it with lard. (Did I mention the weather was unseasonably warm?)
So my question for you, experienced ones...what do you normally eat during the day while trekking?
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