Top five snacks for mountain hikes

By Ariane Lavigne, Olympic athlete and sports nutritionist with Vivaï and Mont-Tremblant’s Mouvement Optimal clinic.

In this period of climate change, why not prepare your snacks yourself to reduce food packaging? There are a number of practical, reusable bags and wraps on the market. Besides, you know exactly what’s in the food in terms of ingredients. You can focus on high quality foods and get a double benefit!

Theresa Gauthier, founder of KELE reusable products, and I have worked in collaboration to draw up a list of the TOP FIVE of our favourite hiking snacks.

Muffins, energy balls, banana bread: There’s nothing better that tasty snacks made with love. We opt for recipes with only a moderate amount of added fat for easy-to-digest energy throughout the hike.

Fruits and nuts: The classic! But the combinations can anything but ordinary when you use exotic fruits (mangoes, pineapples, goji berries, etc.), nuts, seeds and grilled legumes (chickpeas, edamame, lentils) for an explosion of colour and flavour.

Filled tortillas: Peanut butter and banana, tofu and alfalfa sprouts, ham and cheese…the choice is yours. Even if it’s been at the bottom of a backpack, everything will stay in place from the first mouthful to the last.

Bites and warm drinks: Insulated containers are a must for colder days. A good chili or hot soup when you get to the highest point of your hike is comforting and warms both body and soul, providing the kind of boost that allows the rest of the day to go well. In addition to water, hot drinks such as tea, herbal tea and hot chocolate are much appreciated.

Raw vegetable, crackers and cheese: Savoury snacks are an excellent addition to round out lunch on a long hike. They’re wonderful with hot foods.

If you could use some help in managing your food choices and achieving new goals, don’t hesitate to contact me via the clinic: Mouvement Optimal: 819 425-8889

 

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Titulaire d'un baccalauréat en nutrition de l'Université de Montréal, Ariane est nutritionniste depuis 2008. Voulant approfondir ses connaissances sur la performance athlétique, elle a obtenu un diplôme de spécialisation en nutrition sportive avec le Comité International Olympique (CIO). Elle est aujourd'hui nutritionniste du sport chez Vivaï et à la Clinique Mouvement Optimal de Mont-Tremblant. Toujours en quête de dépassement, elle combine sa profession à sa grande passion : le snowboard alpin. Elle connaît la réalité des sports élites, ayant été elle-même une athlète membre de l'Équipe Nationale de Snowboard et Olympienne des Jeux Olympiques de Sotchi en 2014. Ariane has a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from the University of Montreal and has been a nutritionist since 2008. Wanting to expand her knowledge of athletic performance, she obtained a diploma specialized in sports nutrition from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She serves at Clinique Mouvement Optimal de Mont-Tremblant as well as Vivaï as sports nutritionist. Always in search of personal and professional advancement, she combines her profession with her greatest passion: alpine snowboarding. She understands the realities of elite sports, having been a member of the Canadian National Snowboard Team who participated in the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.

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