SUPPLEMENTS!

Spending 4.5 months in the wilderness (or most of it anyways) and having to carry all your nutrition means that you concern yourself more with getting in the necessary calories to fuel your 20+ miles per day of hiking, than you do QUALITY nutrition. Getting in enough calories is definitely a priority, but for us, getting in the quality nutrients our bodies will need is equally important. Hiker food, for the most part is exactly fresh. You don't get to carry with you fresh fruits and vegetables as they just weigh way too much for the calories they provide. Everything is measured against a gold standard of 100 calories per ounce. We'll be eating lots of oatmeal, nuts, dried fruits, noodles and rice dishes with spices and some dried vegetable flakes, but we'll be supplementing our diet with some key items that will ensure we're getting in what we need to keep us not only moving, but thriving! The following is a list of "staple" supplements that we'll take pretty well every day.





VegeGreens - One serving of this stuff will provide the nutrient value of 6 - 8 servings of dark green vegetables, the ones known for nutrient density. These will help keep energy levels up, aid in digestion, and just keep our bodies running as efficiently as possible. This is something we use everyday at home as well, since we are very active in endurance sports and have very busy work schedules. Anyone can benefit from VegeGreens, it's certainly not exclusive to athletes.







PhytoBerry - PhytoBerry is an incredible whole body antioxidant. This will be huge to keep our immune systems running at full capacity and help get rid of the free radicals we'll be creating while hike all day long! Another product that we use everyday (or just about everyday). We use it after training sessions, especially longer ones or workouts in extreme conditions, where our immune systems may be compromised. Again, anybody can benefit from PhytoBerry since we all consume or create toxins and free radicals everyday!

Men's And Women's Active Multivitamins - With the stress we'll be putting on our bodies everyday and the lack of variety in our diet, it will be nice to know that we're getting in all the vitamins and minerals we'll need to keep us healthy! We've both been using the multivitamins for year's now and love them!








Protein Powder - Since Julia is Vegan, and I only eat fish, our protein sources at home are somewhat limited. This becomes an even bigger issue while hiking because our muscles will be constantly under stress and so we'll need to give them the amino acids they require to adequately repair! We'll be using products from Progressive and Vega.

Nutrition Bars - Neither of us are fans of chocolate bars, but realize the value of convenience of these prepackaged treats. We prefer nutrition bars that offer quality along with the taste. We'll be using ELEVATE ME! bars as they have all the qualities we look for in a bar. They are essentially comprised of dried fruits and nuts with whey isolate protein. No added sugars or preservatives. These bars won't melt on us in the heat, won't get crushed easily in our packs and they're bars that we already know we can eat DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY without getting sick of the taste. Another bar that's of equal quality, and new on the market is the Precision All Natural Bar. I've fallen in love with their Chocolate Cherry Bar and will be eating a ton of these also.