Food Dilemma - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

SportDr · 08-03-2005, 09:26 AM

Hi all,

I am going to the Brecon Beacons for four days in a couple of weeks (Joy)!

I will be walking most of the day and camping at night.

The first night Friday I will be in a youth hostel with the use of their facilities.

The next two nights I will have a stove etc

Questions is what do you take? I want to eat fairly clean and keep up my protein/calories but dont want to be carrying around a huge rucksack full of tins.

I thought about reconstituted food such as MRP's and it turns out we will have access to plenty of water.

I need to draw up a meal plan for four days, with three meals a day and snacks in between that suit my diet/calorific requirements.

Any ideas?

Thx

SD

powerU · 08-03-2005, 09:45 AM

TBH mate, I wouldn't worry about it and just go with the flow and relax the diet, 4 day's isn't going to make much difference.
I think sometimes we need to take a step back from the dieting thing, most of us on here follow the diets and training to keep in good shape, not compete.
Remember - you diet should be a lifestyle, not your lifestyle a diet!

SportDr · 08-03-2005, 11:33 AM

You are right PU,

But I have to take something, so it might as well be nutritious!

Any ideas?

Looked on Myprotein.co.uk and thought of this as a Diatia friendly MRP.

35% Flax
30% Activated Barley
30% Milk Protein
Strawberry flavouring

will this be any good? will it taste like sh1t, as I haven't tried the flax powder b4?

thx
SD

DB · 08-03-2005, 11:36 AM

how about making ur own MRP bars?

Oats whey abit of honey..... bake em??

hard boiled eggs..put them in a cool bag with frozen milk then it all should last a few days...

powerU · 08-03-2005, 11:44 AM

Oats, Whey, Honey, Nuts, Raisens, Flapjacks, Jerk Beef, HB eggs, MRP Bars, Dried Fruit, Rice Cakes, Oat Cakes.

Personally, in the past i've made up tuna/oat burgers and wrapped them in foil, they're lightweight and will keep well at this time of year.

HTH

Killerkeane · 08-03-2005, 03:09 PM

If we had a recipe section we could stick em all in, cmon Lorian!

ChefX · 08-03-2005, 04:57 PM

I answered this via e-mail as it has some tips in I don't want public.

Stu · 08-03-2005, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SportDr

You are right PU,

But I have to take something, so it might as well be nutritious!

Any ideas?

Looked on Myprotein.co.uk and thought of this as a Diatia friendly MRP.

35% Flax
30% Activated Barley
30% Milk Protein
Strawberry flavouring

will this be any good? will it taste like sh1t, as I haven't tried the flax powder b4?

thx
SD

i tried adding flax to my shakes, bad idea! it ruins the taste of a good shake.

i have it in my tuna with a bit of salsa it masks the taste quite well.

DB · 08-03-2005, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChefX

I answered this via e-mail as it has some tips in I don't want public.

thanks...nice sharing spirit for the board

fits · 08-03-2005, 05:33 PM

Was going to say go for the home made bars, try a few different recipes, you can make the ratios exactly what you want, they are small and easy to carry!

If Rob has emailed you already.............. you have it sorted i guess!

ChefX · 08-03-2005, 05:34 PM

dirty barry its my proffesion I get paid, so those that pay me get more info than those who don't, no worries I give away plenty of free stuff on here.

**hackskii** · 08-03-2005, 05:36 PM

Sports, I would go out and have a great time.
There are things that just require re-hydration.
Me myself personally, I would go and have a good time and not worry about anything but getting connected with the Wife.
Make her cook

But you can do alot of stuff camping but if you have to carry it all hiking then go with the dehydrated rout and just add hot water.

Carlos901 · 08-03-2005, 05:38 PM

why not chuck a few pot noodles in? nice and light to carry. also take some raisons and nuts. full of energy and dont take up to much space

ChefX · 08-03-2005, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hackskii

Sports, I would go out and have a great time.
There are things that just require re-hydration.
Me myself personally, I would go and have a good time and not worry about anything but getting connected with the Wife.
Make her cook

But you can do alot of stuff camping but if you have to carry it all hiking then go with the dehydrated rout and just add hot water.

I told him something simular. LOL

the point is to enjoy the outdoors and not hold the diet strict those days

SportDr · 08-03-2005, 10:37 PM

Thanks everyone, some really good ideas there.

The trip is functional, not fun I am afraid, it will be wet (very) and windy (much), my GF isn't going unfortunatley either so I will have to find someone else to share my sleeping bag with, hey Cheaters over that way isnt he???? lol

I figured MRP's would save me a lot of carry weight and also be healthier than bacon & eggs. To be honest now I am on the Diatia roll, even my cheat day food just didn't taste as good anymore, I would almost prefer a Beef bowl, sad eh?

Thanks for the message Chef, just goes to show that the info you share here for free is the icing on the cake! well it wouldn't be fun if you gave all your secrets away in one!

SD

08-03-2005, 09:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
SportDr Getting HUGE! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: E-Sussex UK Posts: 2,665	Food Dilemma Hi all, I am going to the Brecon Beacons for four days in a couple of weeks (Joy)! I will be walking most of the day and camping at night. The first night Friday I will be in a youth hostel with the use of their facilities. The next two nights I will have a stove etc Questions is what do you take? I want to eat fairly clean and keep up my protein/calories but dont want to be carrying around a huge rucksack full of tins. I thought about reconstituted food such as MRP's and it turns out we will have access to plenty of water. I need to draw up a meal plan for four days, with three meals a day and snacks in between that suit my diet/calorific requirements. Any ideas? Thx SD __________________ I don't like Sports and I am not a Doctor! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. You expressed and challenged yourself, startled the dozing muscles and welcomed the sweet pain of gain. Boredom begets mediocrity. Enemies both, they deserve swift eradication. Let's hit the weights and build some muscle. Race ya to the bench press. Dave Draper A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle. Zig Ziglar Any advice given is for information only, always seek the advice of your medical practitioner. Use this My Protein refferer code and get a 5% DISCOUNT on your first order! MP2819

08-03-2005, 11:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
SportDr Getting HUGE! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: E-Sussex UK Posts: 2,665	You are right PU, But I have to take something, so it might as well be nutritious! Any ideas? Looked on Myprotein.co.uk and thought of this as a Diatia friendly MRP. 35% Flax 30% Activated Barley 30% Milk Protein Strawberry flavouring will this be any good? will it taste like sh1t, as I haven't tried the flax powder b4? thx SD __________________ I don't like Sports and I am not a Doctor! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. You expressed and challenged yourself, startled the dozing muscles and welcomed the sweet pain of gain. Boredom begets mediocrity. Enemies both, they deserve swift eradication. Let's hit the weights and build some muscle. Race ya to the bench press. Dave Draper A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle. Zig Ziglar Any advice given is for information only, always seek the advice of your medical practitioner. Use this My Protein refferer code and get a 5% DISCOUNT on your first order! MP2819 Last edited by SportDr; 08-03-2005 at 11:48 AM.

08-03-2005, 11:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
DB UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW London Posts: 11,427	how about making ur own MRP bars? Oats whey abit of honey..... bake em?? hard boiled eggs..put them in a cool bag with frozen milk then it all should last a few days... __________________ DB To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. often imitated never duplicated To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. DB sleeps with a night light. Not because DB is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of DB. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-03-2005, 03:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Killerkeane The Geezer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Somerset although im not proud lol. Posts: 2,978	If we had a recipe section we could stick em all in, cmon Lorian! __________________ Fortes Fortuna Paratus Mens-Fortune favours the prepared mind.:amen:

08-03-2005, 04:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
ChefX Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A Secret Laboratory outside of Washington DC Posts: 1,870	I answered this via e-mail as it has some tips in I don't want public. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *The Regimen X Bodybuilding System by The Family of X* In the great Greek poem by Constantine Cavafy titled "Ithaka," We are reminded that it is the voyage and the adventures on the way that count, not the arrival itself.

08-03-2005, 09:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
powerU Getting HUGE! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,141	TBH mate, I wouldn't worry about it and just go with the flow and relax the diet, 4 day's isn't going to make much difference. I think sometimes we need to take a step back from the dieting thing, most of us on here follow the diets and training to keep in good shape, not compete. Remember - you diet should be a lifestyle, not your lifestyle a diet!

08-03-2005, 11:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
powerU Getting HUGE! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,141	Oats, Whey, Honey, Nuts, Raisens, Flapjacks, Jerk Beef, HB eggs, MRP Bars, Dried Fruit, Rice Cakes, Oat Cakes. Personally, in the past i've made up tuna/oat burgers and wrapped them in foil, they're lightweight and will keep well at this time of year. HTH

08-03-2005, 05:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
fits Getting HUGE! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: East London Posts: 1,359	Was going to say go for the home made bars, try a few different recipes, you can make the ratios exactly what you want, they are small and easy to carry! If Rob has emailed you already.............. you have it sorted i guess!

08-03-2005, 05:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
ChefX Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A Secret Laboratory outside of Washington DC Posts: 1,870	dirty barry its my proffesion I get paid, so those that pay me get more info than those who don't, no worries I give away plenty of free stuff on here. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *The Regimen X Bodybuilding System by The Family of X* In the great Greek poem by Constantine Cavafy titled "Ithaka," We are reminded that it is the voyage and the adventures on the way that count, not the arrival itself.

08-03-2005, 05:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,694	Sports, I would go out and have a great time. There are things that just require re-hydration. Me myself personally, I would go and have a good time and not worry about anything but getting connected with the Wife. Make her cook But you can do alot of stuff camping but if you have to carry it all hiking then go with the dehydrated rout and just add hot water. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

08-03-2005, 05:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
Carlos901 Legend Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,787	why not chuck a few pot noodles in? nice and light to carry. also take some raisons and nuts. full of energy and dont take up to much space __________________

08-03-2005, 10:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
SportDr Getting HUGE! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: E-Sussex UK Posts: 2,665	Thanks everyone, some really good ideas there. The trip is functional, not fun I am afraid, it will be wet (very) and windy (much), my GF isn't going unfortunatley either so I will have to find someone else to share my sleeping bag with, hey Cheaters over that way isnt he???? lol I figured MRP's would save me a lot of carry weight and also be healthier than bacon & eggs. To be honest now I am on the Diatia roll, even my cheat day food just didn't taste as good anymore, I would almost prefer a Beef bowl, sad eh? Thanks for the message Chef, just goes to show that the info you share here for free is the icing on the cake! well it wouldn't be fun if you gave all your secrets away in one! SD __________________ I don't like Sports and I am not a Doctor! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. You expressed and challenged yourself, startled the dozing muscles and welcomed the sweet pain of gain. Boredom begets mediocrity. Enemies both, they deserve swift eradication. Let's hit the weights and build some muscle. Race ya to the bench press. Dave Draper A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle. Zig Ziglar Any advice given is for information only, always seek the advice of your medical practitioner. Use this My Protein refferer code and get a 5% DISCOUNT on your first order! MP2819