Tag: Snacks

A Hidden Potassium Food
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A Hidden Potassium Food

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Years ago, I found the best snack when hiking in the heat was a single serving of potato chips and water. It had potassium, salt, and water - giving you easy hydration and potassium to help potentially ward off leg cramps. Something I learned early on - when on one of my first backpacking trips,… Continue reading A Hidden Potassium Food

Food Find: Nature’s Garden Probiotic Yoggies Trail Mix
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Food Find: Nature’s Garden Probiotic Yoggies Trail Mix

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I came across these snacks at a Food Lion in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, in the nuts-and-trail-mix section. Since then, I have seen their other products at various stores across the Mid-Atlantic region. Nature's Garden makes them, and I realized after buying them that I had purchased other trail mixes from them in… Continue reading Food Find: Nature’s Garden Probiotic Yoggies Trail Mix

Trashy Trail Treat Find
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Trashy Trail Treat Find

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Is it healthy? Not likely. At home, I would not buy these tiny hand pies from Hostess. On a trip, though? I might consider it. I have a long history of buying crap food at gas stations on the way to a trainhead. Not for a casual 1-mile stroll, though....I am a MAHA girl at… Continue reading Trashy Trail Treat Find

Food Finds: Mini Natural Beef Sticks
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Food Finds: Mini Natural Beef Sticks

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If you are looking for a quick bite, a boost of energy, the surge in natural mini beef sticks on the market is a great choice. The bonus is that they come individually wrapped. That keeps them fresh for often over a year. No worrying about dirty hands spoiling a bag of sausages, which is… Continue reading Food Finds: Mini Natural Beef Sticks

Out Of The Dehydrator: Handcrafted Fruit Leather
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Out Of The Dehydrator: Handcrafted Fruit Leather

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With a predicted windstorm looming, I cleaned out our freezers and consolidated them so we wouldn't lose anything if the power went out, which was a good thing, as we lost power early Monday morning for quite some time. We had bags of frozen berries that we had grown and picked on our homestead. They… Continue reading Out Of The Dehydrator: Handcrafted Fruit Leather