The Vegan Thread

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frankenbike
Does anyone have any great ideas for protein while camping/backpacking?
- beans, legumes are not ideal as they either contain too much water/come in tins (-> too heavy to carry), need cooking/soaking for hours (not really practical), or need a dehydrator (I don't have one)
- fake meat products, tofu, etc. needs refrigerating
- nuts are fine but you need to eat quite a lot of them and they restrict your "cooking" somewhat
- grainy things like cous cous are great but the protein content is quite low

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pit in reply to @frankenbike

Protein powder. Mix it with spices and couscous/noodles/dehydrated veggies. Makes for a quick and easy meal.
Smoked tofu and seitan last about a week out of the fridge.

I normally don't worry about protein on trips shorter than 2 weeks. It's not like you'll fade away in such a short time.

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frankenbike in reply to @pit

Something unflavoured I presume? Good tip though.

I normally don't worry about protein on trips shorter than 2 weeks

Hmm, surely the accumulated damage on your legs/muscles has an impact though? I suppose it's not the end of the world if the net result is that you're a bit slower. I don't really have any way to figure out the impact/timescales, I ought to do some reading

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