Hello all. I am fairly new to the LCHP/F eating plan, and doing well so far. But I have a bit of a challenge working out a good menu for an upcoming long-distance kayaking trip. I plan to travel 160km over 7 days on the Murray in late April. By then I should have my goal weight in sight, so I just need to develop a menu that can fuel my greatly increased fuel requirements while not over doing the carbs.

I estimate my calorie requirement will be about 2500 per day.

I was thinking of the following as staples:

• Dried and tinned meats and fish (Jerky, tuna, salmon, sardines, shredded chicken etc.)
  
• Vacuum sealed deli meats.
  
• Vacuum sealed antipasto.
  
• Cheeses.
  
• Eggs (packed well, first couple of days).
  
• Dried vegetables and boullion for soups. (In the past I have made a fantastic laksa from dried coconut cream, curry powder, dried shrimps, dried chicken boullion, and dried veggies. Just no dried noodles this time),
  
• Nuts and seeds for snacks.
  
• Atkins high protein bars.
  
• Dried low carb fruits (limited quantities).
  
• Limited low GI whole-grain crispbreads.
  
• High protein no sugar drink powder.
  
• Dehydraded whole meals (low-carb chili con carne, spaghetti-free bolognese etc.)
  

With the amound of physical exertion I should be ok, even with a few extra carb foods included, but if any one has any good LCHP friendly bushwalking meals, that would be great.

Cheers,
Steve.

Thanks Sherrie. I'll look into that. Electrolyte balance is something I may need to watch out for. The temps aren't too high at the time of year I'm going, but fluid intake is important regardless.
Cheers, Steve.

Great idea, thanks ChrisA. I do add coconut water to our green smoothies for breakfast, and that is something I will definitely be taking. I have found a great Paleo breakfast muesli that is grain free and has some raw honey and a bit of dried fruit, particularly cranberries. It is a bit high in carbs for us at the moment as we are just finishing our 3rd week of induction on Atkins. By the time this trip comes around I am sure that this will be very acceptable, particularly as my glucose requirement will be higher than normal.

I am actually getting a good collection of recipes together as I trawl the internet for low-carb recipes, some of which are ideal for the kind of trip I will be doing. I am sure I will be fine.

Great news is that SPAM, (the camper's friend!) is very low carb, and I love SPAM!
Cheers,
Steve

Hahaha! Remember this is camping. Got to have some leeway for man's food even if it is low carb!

I will definitely give the chia a go. Thanks for the tip. I will try it with almond milk, and if that doesn't taste too good I will try full fat cows milk. Spices, nuts, pumpkin seeds, nuts, cinamon.... the options seem endless.