4 Good Reasons You Should Be Sprouting

1. Sprouting is Green Sprouts are the edible young shoots of a plant as it germinates from a seed to a plant. Sprout seeds are low-cost and provide a steady supply of healthy, economical food. The seeds can be stored for 3 – 5 years if kept dry and at […]

Comparing Backpacking Meals

Why sacrifice on a decent meal when you are on the trail? Eating well on the trail not only tastes better but eating the right types of food will enhance your performance and give you the gusto to go a little further. Eating well does not have to be gourmet […]

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Cherry Picking Packaged Foods: How to Avoid Inferior Products

How can you tell if the company is trying to sell you an inferior product when it is dressed in so many health claims? Food labels assert healthful claims on packaged products to get you to purchase them. Knowing what to look for in the ingredient list lets you quickly […]

Sweating Ions

Do you ever notice your lips tasting like salt, or feel grainy salt crystals on your face after hiking in hot weather? Maybe your eyes burn as the sweat drips off your eyelids. Those are electrolytes – what is left when the water component of sweat evaporates. They need to be […]

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Trail Sprouting

Sprouting on the trail is similar to sprouting seeds at home. The process requires soaking, draining, and rinsing seeds regularly until they germinate, which takes about 48 hours. The main difference to sprouting on the trail is that the mechanism you’ll use may be different. A regular mason jar is […]