Snacks

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Canyoneering takes a lot of energy. If things get cold, warmth requires fuel. Feel free to add useful recipes.

Contents 1 Home-made energy bar 1.1 Ingredients 1.2 Steps to make 2 GORP 3 Easy Camp-Omlett 3.1 Ingredients 3.2 Instructions 3.3 Tips

[edit] Home-made energy bar

[edit] Ingredients

• 1 cup corn syrup
• 1-1½ tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon KCl (salt substitute)
• 1 cup protein powder (available at health food stores)
• 2-3 cups oats (enough to make appropriate consistency)
• Chocolate chips and Marshmallows

[edit] Steps to make

1. Thoroughly mix everything but the oats, chocolate chips and marshmallows.
2. Add oats until you get a stiff consistency.
3. Add chocolate chips and marshmallows to taste and fold them in.
4. Press mixture out on a piece of Saran-wrap on a cookie sheet.
5. Dust with quick oats to absorb moisture on surface.
6. Refrigerate 1+ hrs and cut into bars to keep in plastic bags.

Bars keep best if refrigerated.

[edit] GORP

Mix your favorite:

• granola
• oatmeal
• raisens
• peanuts (or other nuts of your choice)
• M&M's
• dried cranberries.

[edit] Easy Camp-Omlett

A good breakfast can make a long day in a canyon much more tolerable. Here is an easy way to make a nice four, or five-egg omlet on the trail. You will have to be able to boil water - and you will need a pot big enough to put the thing in. A small cooking pot and a nice backpacking stove work well for this.

[edit] Ingredients

• 4 or 5 eggs (or more if you are a big eater)
• 1 cup of Cheddar cheese (or more, or less)
• 1/3 cup of chopped ham (or whatever you want)
• Dash of pepper
• 1 Zip-Lock Freezer bag

Optional

• Peppers, onions, whatever you want to put in it

[edit] Instructions

1. Start water boiling
2. While water is boiling, put eggs, cheese, and all other ingredients into the zip-lock bag. Seal it.
3. Place bag in water
4. Let it cook until the eggs are done.
5. Eat.

[edit] Tips

Use only one bag. Sometimes people try to double-bag this. Don't. The bag will float at the egg level naturally if you use only one bag - and they will cook much faster this way. You can cook several at a time (as many as your pot will fit!). Bring a disposable fork and eat directly out of the bag. Add a banana for a pretty decent canyoneering breakfast! (Much better than a granola bar in the morning... that's for sure.)

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