Monday, May 5, 2014

Vegetarian on the Trail

I've been a vegetarian for a handful of years now, and off and on for several years before that. On the Trail I knew it would be harder, so I told myself that I'd be more flexible and if I thought I needed to eat meat I would. Everyone on the trail told story after story of veggies chowing down on a burger in the first town they arrived at. That hasn't been my experience at all. 
I feel healthy and strong and haven't consumed any animals since I've been out here. I have been maintaining my weight out here too. I don't think I've lost any weight, but it's definitely distributed differently (less in my gut, more in my butt and calves). 
I eat lots of peanut butter, and nuts, and cheese in addition to the "normal" trail food like noodles and instant mashed potatoes and trail bars. Not only do I feel good, but it really hasn't made my shopping or enjoying trail magic any harder than anyone else's. I know vegan would be hard out here, but I think even that could be done with a good bit more planning. 
I know everyone is different and their food philosophy is too, but so far this seems to be working for me. 

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