What's the best thing to eat when hiking?

Regular physical exercise can make our bodies healthier. Mountain climbing is a good aerobic exercise. It allows us to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way and exercise the body well. Regular mountain climbing can also improve the body's immunity. However, mountain climbing also consumes a lot of physical energy, so you must replenish energy in time. Let's learn about what to eat when climbing.

What's the best thing to eat when hiking?

1. One of the physiological functions of carbohydrates is to supply energy. Therefore, we focus on staple foods when preparing food. Such as whole wheat bread. (It is best not to bring dessert)

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2. Bring some chocolate, which can quickly replenish energy. (chocolate beans can be chosen when the weather is hot)

3. Prepare some vegetables and fruits that are easy to carry. (Vegetables and fruits must be washed thoroughly) such as cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, and citrus fruits. It can replenish the body's vitamins and trace elements in time. (Electrolytes are lost when sweating during exercise, so trace elements need to be replenished in time)

4. You can bring some pickles to supplement trace elements, but be sure to eat them in moderation to avoid drinking a lot of water, which will put a burden on the heart and gastrointestinal tract.

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5. Many friends like to bring some meat products. At this point, I think it is not suitable to eat meat products when doing outdoor mountain climbing. First of all, if the weather is too hot, the meat will easily deteriorate and cause diarrhea after eating. In addition, exercise will cause the body to produce a large amount of lactic acid (the human body itself is weakly alkaline), which makes people feel tired. If you continue to consume acidic meat products at this time, it will be detrimental to your body's recovery. Therefore, it is recommended to consume alkaline foods such as carbohydrates and vegetables and fruits.

6. Avoid drinking alcohol, eating spicy foods, fried foods, and high-sugar and high-salt snacks.

7. Avoid eating too much as it will burden your stomach. Remember not to go up or down the mountain immediately after eating. You must rest for at least 40 minutes before exercising. Avoid getting a stitch in the side during exercise.

8. The problem of drinking water. You should try not to drink various beverages, such as carbonated drinks, fruit juice, and overly sweet sports drinks (although sports drinks can replenish electrolytes in a timely manner, the sugar content is too high and it is not suitable to replenish them during exercise). Drink boiled water, mineral water, or 1% light salt water to remove heat and summer heat, and replenish the sodium lost in the body due to excessive sweating.

9. Avoid drinking ice water. Because the normal human body temperature is around 37 degrees, and it can rise to around 39 degrees after exercise. If you drink ice water, it will strongly stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, causing gastrointestinal smooth muscle spasm and sudden contraction of blood vessels, causing gastrointestinal dysfunction and leading to indigestion. (If you come across mountain spring water, don’t drink it immediately. You can leave it for a while before drinking it.)

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10. Avoid drinking large amounts of water at one time. Follow the principle of drinking small amounts slowly. The time interval between each treatment should not be too short, 10-15 minutes is appropriate.

11. Finally, please be careful not to throw garbage around after eating or drinking. Put it in a garbage bag and then put it in the designated trash can. Everyone must pay attention to environmental protection!

The above is an introduction to what is better to eat when hiking. After understanding it, we know that if you often go hiking, you must bring some water and nutritional supplements such as chocolate or beef jerky. In addition, we know that hiking is also dangerous, so you must pay attention to wearing hiking shoes when hiking.