I am going to Isle Royale next week for 8 days with my venture crew and father. I convinced him to let me eat vegan the whole trip and luckily I am with a group of vegetarians. BUT I will be eating mainly (no sodium added) rice, oatmeal, pasta, freeze dried fruits, vegetables, and these berry bars. I am afraid since I have been eating a 85% raw vegan diet (other 15% ruined from seaweed) and switching to a grain dense diet will shock my system.
I leave on the 20th, should I gradually eat more grain? Should I be 100% anyways until the trip? The last camp out we tried out what we are going to eat on this trip and I felt HORRIBLE the next day. I broke out, had no energy, gained weight (probably water retention. "love handles" appeared and belly is sooo bloated.), constipation (and still am, no matter how many ripe bananas), and my period returned. I lost it about a year and a half ago and eating grains for 2 days brought it back. PLEASE HELP! :(
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I was wondering how to go raw for hiking as well. I thought about dates as well since they are the highest calories and easiest to carry. Last time we went on vacation I lost some fruit ( I left it in the car and it got too cold) and ended up eating cooked.
If there is no way to stay raw on the trip and you must go then I would make the change a week before so you enjoy your trip. But I would know for certain what the menu will be before hand and plan the trip out so you don't go over 10% fat. Berry bars sound very suspicious! ;) If you convinced your Dad to let you stay vegan perhaps it is not too far to let you eat 85% fruit and tender greens for the week as well.
The thing is we will be hiking, so the load has to be light. The bars are vegan I know for sure, but it does contain nuts sadly. We cannot carry anything fresh because it will not last the trip-plus the more I bring the more I have to carry.
Your right about double checking on the bars though, you never know what people sneak in those things.
Dates are great for hiking. Buy them with the pits in them (the pre-pitted ones are steamed) and pit them before your trip. http://www.shieldsdategarden.com/p-49-khadrawi-dates-special-promot...
Raisins are also great for hiking but most store bought will be streamed and coated with oil. These are great raisins, we like the flame: http://www.rawfromthefarm.com/Pages/SunDriedFruit.aspx