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July 17, 2014 / Comments (3)

1000 Calorie Granola

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Allison is the founder of trailtosummit.com which she began as a way to track and share her first round of the NH 4000 Footers. Now on round 5 (the first round for her dog Ruckus) she has been honored to have taken part of many people’s firsts. She is an experienced trail maintainer, speaker, and passionate member of the outdoor community. In New England, Allison enjoys trekking along the highest peaks, bushwhacking to less traveled areas, and has a fondness for sunrise and sunset trips. Outside of New England Allison has also thru hiked the John Muir Trail and explored mountains in the German and Austrian Alps, Israel, and the Azores. Her goal is to share her passion for hiking and backpacking with others, especially with women, to inspire them to experience the freedom of the trail!

Going stoveless was an easy decision for me to make for the John Muir Trail. I don’t have to carry a stove, fuel, or a cook pot. I’m not even carrying a cup or bowl.

Cleanup consists of putting any wrappers or Ziploc bags into my bear canister. It’s very efficient for someone looking to hike all day. Plus I don’t have to worry about any fire regulations.

Most people ask what kinds of food I packed. I have a nutrition spread sheet under the JMT tab with many of the options I will be taking with me.

For breakfast every other day I will be eating granola. I used different varieties and flavors of granola, mostly the Bear Naked brand. The recipe is as follows:

1 cup granola 560 calories
1/4 cup full fat powdered milk (Peak or Nido) 160 calories
3 tbsp crushed walnuts 160 calories
2 tbsp flax seeds 70 calories

Optional: add in dried fruit.

no cook breakast

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Place all ingredients in a Ziploc. Once on the trail, add water until you reach your desired consistency.

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1000 Calorie Granola

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  2. Unicoi Zoom says:
    August 21, 2015 at 11:21 am

    Did you have any problems with your walnuts or flax seed going rancid? How long ahead did you pack your granola bags? I’ve found both walnuts and flax seeds can spoil so quickly that they are often already rancid, bitter and gross tasting, when I open the package new after purchase. Do you happen to know if toasting raw nuts and seeds can extend their room temperature shelf life?

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    1. allison says:
      August 24, 2015 at 9:17 pm

      I’ve always had luck with the Trader Joe’s brand. I recommend using a food sealer to prolong the life. You need to take into consideration time before you leave or time it will be sitting if you’re sending it as a resupply. I make my granola a couple weeks to a week before if I am food sealer. It takes out any air and moisture so it should last months. I bet roasting nuts and seeds would help to extend their life as you are taking moisture out. Make sure not to use oils though when roasting as that would spoil.

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