If you visit H Mart and similar stores, you may have passed these food finds in the ramen aisle and wondered, "What are they?" as they sit next to other meals-in-a-cup from Asian countries. Nora Kitchen is made in the US, not imported, and they carry a big line of Filipino foods. These two items… Continue reading Food Finds: Two Filipino Sweet Treats In A Cup
Tag: Snacks
Food Finds: The End Of Summer Edition – Pudding Round Up
I crossed South Mountain into Maryland for a shopping trip to the "nearest" Safeway to us, and got rewarded for driving the curvy mountain road. I don't do that drive often, and definitely not in winter. When we lived in Washington State, Safeway was the only real grocery store on our island, so I shopped… Continue reading Food Finds: The End Of Summer Edition – Pudding Round Up
A Hidden Potassium Food
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
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
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