Thursday 22 March 2007

Munchy Bags

I've been out shopping for the contents of my Munchy Bags. For those who don't know, a Munchy Bag is what we munch on during each day of the trek. Every hour, we stop, dip into our Munchy Bags, scoff as much as we want, and then move on. So, what do you put in your MB? Firstly, it has to be highly calorific and secondly, very tasty. It must also weigh about 500 gms. That's a lot of food! I wasn't sure where to shop. M & S? Treat myself to their lovely goodies. A health food shop or adventure specialist? In the end, I found my eyes drawn to a health food type shop with a Clearance Sale advertising 'Everything Half Price'. I grabbed a basket and found myself going ever so slightly mad. I bought the following: roasted and salted cashew nuts (500g); sunset mix (500g); salty rice cookies (175g x 2 packs); crystallised fruit mix (500g); milk chocolate coated brazil nuts (400g x 2 packs); honey roasted peanuts (250g x 2 packs); macadamias, raisins & cranberries (250g). The basket was overflowing and my back was beginning to ache. The woman at the check out looked at me as if I suffered from an eating disorder. I suspect she thought I was bulimic as I certainly don't look anorexic. When I got home I realised that I had not bought enough. Luckily, my friends came round in the evening with loads of food including a chocolate brandy cream cake which was home made and deliciously calorific. It is all a question of eating as many calories as possible. I do realise this but, when you've been brought up to count calories in a diet ridden age it's quite hard to change the habit of a life time. I've got just five days to bulk up and I'm going to do my best, I promise. For once, I'm not going to count how many calories are in a chocolate bar, I'm simply going to enjoy it. How wonderful is that!

2 comments:

Mr Abandoned said...

Dare I suggest you buy some bog standard biscuits - chocolate or otherwise for your munchy bags? Maybe some Jordan's crunch bars might be nice. Halva could be yummy and seasame seed bars. PS zinc oxide tape is good for blisters according to an army chum of mine.

Leanne said...

Hey Louise ... sounds like a good mix. I am always careful to watch the salt content ... salt makes one thirsty and drinking leads to peeing lots. Fortunately you are now an expert on the Lady Jane :)