Re: [Paddlewise] Eating & Drinking on the Water

Sardines in Tomato sauce, Sushi if I'm flush, hardboiled egg(s), day-old 
fried chicken breast (cheap cheap at the grocery store), 
dates/prunes/nuts/dried fruit bits mix, Spinach (fresh, in sealed bag), 
apple/orange, baby carrots, sport/energy bars for backup, cheese buns or 
mini-bagels and cheese, big oatmeal cookies, cold applejuice for lunch, and 
Rolaids - lots of Rolaids (no, not the inflating roll-aid kind).

As an aside to this discussion, as a chronic GERD sufferer (I was down to 
159 pounds a couple of years ago as I could not eat anything much for 
awhile) I find I need to be careful what I eat before kayaking, though at 
215 now, I seem to be eating more what I want again. Prior to the real 
gastric reflux,in 2007, it was mostly routine but intractable heartburn I 
used to deal with (never now), not the food and acid in the throat thing I 
deal with now. I remember many an absolutely awful storm paddle, stuck out 
there, happy to be committed with no egress for a couple of hours, but then 
succumbing to terrible heartburn to the point of further paddling being 
almost impossible - dealing with staying upright absorbing most of my 
physical and emotional energy, then having to battle the onset of heartburn.

Thinking back, much of it was diet-induced. Tomato products, milk products 
(I'd drink condensed milk straight from the can before heading out into a 
winter gale), peppermint candies (kept as a sugar source), and fruit that 
was citrus based to name a few. I rather think the seated position in a 
kayak, bent at the waist, didn't help.

As for Peter's "interesting" combinations of meal preparation , well...I 
just don't understand. Vegemite, honey and cheese - ew!  I'd need an 
Australian "walkabout" after that, looking for the outhouse! :-)

Doug Lloyd



> On our paddle with Richard Cohen the other day, I learned he is a
> gastroenterologist. Being I'm a gastroenterologist's nightmare, we got
> talking a bit about nutrition. It just made me wonder what most people 
> carry
> to eat while they're out kayaking. Sure I see plenty of people eating 
> energy
> bars, but thought maybe someone has some more interesting fare. Duane has
> his Roll or Drown Squares, but those seem to be just an occasional treat,
> I'm looking for what's your usual kayaking sustenance!
>
>
> Mark Sanders
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