Nutrition and Calories on a $1K Budget Appalachian Trail Thru Hike

[@RC-qf3mp]

He’s not writing a how-to manual. He’s experimenting and trying to challenge himself and make the hike more interesting for himself. He’s hoping to learn as he goes and share what’s working, what’s not. You make it sound like he’s trying to sell you a used car and you’re criticizing the flaws in the car he’s trying to sell you. But he’s not trying to sell you anything. He’s just taking viewers along for the ride and learning what he can. You have a lot of gripes about thru hiking that have nothing to do with quadzilla, his video or his hike.

[@justshanestuff]

Who are you talking to?

[@RC-qf3mp]

@@justshanestuff intended as a reply to somebody else’s comment. Oops.

[@Mwilke3789]

I absolutely love this. You are feeding yourself better than most of the other thru hikers I follow 👍 A word on protein: We need all the essential amino acids. Most protein bars use a low quality or plant based protein that is degraded and/or incomplete. We can't store protein so whatever we can't use it gets turned into sugar and at a very poor calorie transfer rate 40-70% (e.g. 100 listed calories is actually 40-70 calories). Animal proteins have all essential Amino acid. Eggs have the highest balanced ratio. Tip: despite the slightly higher cost duck eggs (if available) have the same nutrition as 3 Chicken eggs. They have larger yolks and are significantly denser. A good rule of thumb is Fat and carbs are fuel. Protein is for building. Happy hiking 🥾 P.s. All the hormones that make you happy are made from Cholesterol so if you lose too much weight and don't eat enough animal fats, you literally can't produce happiness.

[@RobbyVanArsdale]

If you pair appropriate vegetables, they can act together as complete proteins. Don't sleep on vegetables-they can get you through it.

[@elDruido]

Humans can synthesise cholesterol

[@Mwilke3789]

@@elDruido yes in their fat cells. But hikers have a tendency to lose most of that. I only mentioned it because it’s a nutrient that most people neglect.

[@elDruido]

@@Mwilke3789 Good point!

[@JamesOfEarth]

One of my secret super foods is the small tubes of sunflower seed kernels you can find at most gas stations and convenience stores. They’ve got 340-370 calories per tube, 12+ grams protein and a lot of good salts, also with smaller amounts of iron and magnesium. They used to be 2 for $1, but that’s gone up a bit. Great by themselves and fantastic dumped into any cooked trail concoction. 🍻

[@remirez2k3]

good way to emulate these is if you have access to bulk bins you can use mini ziplock bags and bulk bins to make a good ammount of these snacks

[@ylylenjoyer5903]

i dont know what is it about these videos but they hit closer to home than anything else ive seen in the last few years

[@miken7629]

I like to buy a pound of walnuts, calorie dense @3000/lb,mostly fat & protein. Sometimes I buy mixed nuts and add raisins to it for some natural sugars. I buy a box of bran flakes and divide into 6-7 baggies, add 1/4 cup NIdo (powdered cream) + some coconut flakes or raisins, add water, shake, instant milk & cereal. Love those 2.5oz bacon packets, add to Ramen, 3 packets grits, or 3/4 cup Instant Mash potatoes.

[@SarahRote]

I like adding pumpkin seeds to my trail mix as they are pretty cheap and easier to eat than little sunflower seeds. Good point about convenience, like buying instant oatmeal packets is more expensive than mixing up a canister of oats, powdered milk, sugar, etc.

[@richardross7219]

Good video. It often seems that good foods are less expensive that the convenient foods. 60 years ago, our trail mix was "gorp". It was a mix of peanuts, M&Ms, and raisins. I also liked banana chips and dried apricots. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick

[@Oldsparkey]

Something I really like are the OvaEasy Egg Crystals. 2 parts of the crystals to 3 parts of water equal one egg and you can not tell them from a egg you crack and cook since they are nothing but 100% Eggs. A snack size zip lock bag works really well if you put 2 or 3 of the egg crystals combination in them and some cooked ham with a little onion flakes. In camp add the water and mix , then clip off a corner of the bag and squeeze the mix into a small skillet to make breakfast of any meal. I use a small Evernew Titanium non stick pan.

[@Bill_tyler]

That’s awesome, thank you

[@matthewfurst1577]

I think this is the mushroom hike, heck with budget hike. So much fun rock on man. LMK about the Altras 🤔

[@michaelpowers4402]

My hike doesn't entail restaurants so I really love utilizing hostels and cooking inexpensive, large quantities of food to gorge on when you can. Eating as properly as I can on trail is extremely hard for me Even though I've been hiking for many many years. I tend to resupply every week to week and a half and then I burn out within the month. The practice of discipline in moderation is one of the main key takeaways from hiking that keeps me doing it. There are much more to his videos than what comes out of his mouth to take away.

[@krughja1]

Shit got philosophical bro. Happy hiking.

[@sonder.outdoors1779]

I swear, i just got out of shenandoah and yall are going to pass me and i wont even realize till the video drops and my heart breaks 😂

[@db.mc2]

Thank you Jack 👊🏻👍🏻 Hope you're doing well, stay safe and take care my friends 😊 God Bless 🙏🏻 Appreciate you always 🫶🏻

[@Renseru]

Great stuff! Enjoying following along with your thru hike!! I'm looking forward to seeing tips like these during the northern section of the trail. Best wishes!

[@bradleycavrak8013]

How long have your hard boiled eggs lasted? Wondering at what day you found they were started to go bad.

[@QuadzillaHikes]

They'll last a few days

[@Dmattsonlaurent]

Yoo!! Just saw you on Adventure Archives KZbin channel! Wild! I’m following both of your channels and it’s so crazy to see you and Robby run into each other haha

[@rondawil2845]

Omg you are already past McAfee....dang dang dang.. guess I missed treating you with some magic...😢 Nice run down on the food... safe trails

[@kavikathomas5365]

Still going watch as I really like this series for the challenge and also the discussions about mental state on the way. It would be interesting at the end to do the math for the amount of sponsorship bars that were eaten to know how much of the 1000 would have been eaten up by the bars assuming Rise is providing the bars for free. Stay safe. You're awesome.

[@harveythepooka]

I wonder about powdered eggs. I've never tried them, but I assume they'd be good added to oatmeal in the morning to up the protein.

[@Oldsparkey]

OvaEasy Egg Crystals. They are 100% eggs and nothing else. If you like scrambled eggs they are great as I said in my post on here.

[@IAmWhatevaUSayIAm]

You guys are doing great! Love the details in this video.

[@Bill_tyler]

Rotisserie chicken is one of my quick cheap east go to’s

[@kristymoore7052]

Am enjoying your video series. Fast forward yourself 35 years and see how that works for you. I have to be ultra careful unfortunately as my body has screamed to me when I eat processed foods.

[@TUPELO_HUNNY]

How comfortable is that backpack and how is it holding up so far?

[@fd2613]

In France we say "le moral est au fond de la marmite" i.e. "morale is at the bottom of the pot"

[@QuadzillaHikes]

Haha very true saying

[@TennesseeSlim]

The mt house #10 can rice and chicken is on sale rn 7 servings for $25 including shipping

[@jerekr1476]

Thank you for all your hard work and sharing your trail wisdom!! How long can u care hard boiled eggs for on trail? I’m assuming there is no way to keep them cool. I love hbe but never considered them for backpacking

[@QuadzillaHikes]

They'll keep about 2 days pretty good

[@jerekr1476]

@@QuadzillaHikes thank you

[@tofuyam7361]

How long is it okay to carry out some cooked meat or eggs in eastern summer trail weather? 12 or 24 hrs?

[@planesandbikes7353]

most meat is not good for more than half a day. cured meats like pepperoni can last a few days and jerky for months. Unwashed uncooked eggs can lasts months without refrigeration and most of the world does not refrigerate uncooked eggs at all. Once hard boiled you need to eat them within a couple hours, and they are heavy so not suited to hiking. I think a lot of that stuff he is eating as soon as he buys it or in hostels and magic kitchens, or the next camp, not carrying far on the trail. Peanut butter though - calorie dense and worth carrying

[@pyrholorange]

whole steaks will last longer than minced meat apparantly. its to do with the surface area exposed to the air.

[@wolfeadventures]

Peanut butter is the unsung hero of hiker food.

[@pyrholorange]

harvesting sasfrass for tea is a good AT memory of mine.

[@justshanestuff]

Did you eat the leaves after making the tea as well?

[@pyrholorange]

@@justshanestuff no didnt try that

[@mattmatthewmatchuu]

those rise bars are readily available at resupply?

[@QuadzillaHikes]

Probably have to order em online until retailers start stocking them

[@christopherch7307]

👍🐿👍 happy happy trails travels Jack.

[@stevenagle615]

❤ this.

[@ylylenjoyer5903]

whats the money remaining, inb4 didnt watch the vid

[@schwartz6660]

What bout tahini? Tried it?

[@nickel0eye]

most nuts and seeds have generally the same nutritional profile. they differ in micronutrient

[@RC-qf3mp]

Tahini jars generally say that it should be refrigerated. I’d just take whole sesame seeds if you’re looking for the nutritional content. If you can find rocks, easy to grind sesame seeds to make tahini on the spot. Would be messy but works. But teeth also turn sesame seed into tahini.

[@SlickMaximus]

@@nickel0eyeNuts and seeds 23% protein by weight except walnuts 15% protein.

[@nickel0eye]

@@SlickMaximus it's super high fat, right! Mostly unsaturated though!

[@chrisharmon5453]

Man if those bars didn’t have whey in them 😢(food allergies).