Tips For Eating Right While You Hike

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When it comes to taking good care of your body, eating right is always an important part, and hiking is a great way for you to keep your body in good shape – but many people who go hiking fail to draw the correlation between these two things, realizing that eating healthy while you hike is also important. Food, of course, is the main place where your body gets its energy, and when you are exerting yourself all day long, you will want to also be replenishing by eating the right foods; here are a few foods for you to consider when you are going hiking, as all of these will be easy to bring with you and will give you the energy you need.

Fruit: Fruit is one of the healthiest things you can eat, and it is great for giving your body energy; when it comes to eating fruit while hiking, you can go with fresh fruit such as bananas or oranges, or you can go with dried fruit, which is lightweight and easy to carry around with you, while still giving you all the health benefits of regular fruit.

Granola: Granola (or granola bars) will also help you to have energy while you are hiking, as granola is oat-based, and oats will do a lot to keep your body going; you can purchase granola at the grocery store, or you can make your own granola using oats and a variety of ingredients.

Trail mix: When you have a trail mix that includes nuts and chocolate, you will get a lot of energy from the calories without having to carry a lot of weight with you – and if you can find a trail mix that also has dried fruit in it (or even granola in it!), you will be in even better shape.

When you pay attention to these selections, you will be able to find one that works right for you, and this will enable you to not only treat your body right with a hike, but to do so while also giving your body the healthy energy it needs.