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What soaring foods do you eat?
I have been trying to determine what foods work well for extended cross
country flying. It needs to taste good, give you energy, easy to eat in flight, not too messy, filling, doesn't melt, etc. What does everyone use? - John |
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Granola bars, soft or crunchy.
Peanuts (shelled, of course) Maybe a banana and/or apple Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA At 23:00 18 May 2005, Contestid67 wrote: I have been trying to determine what foods work well for extended cross country flying. It needs to taste good, give you energy, easy to eat in flight, not too messy, filling, doesn't melt, etc. What does everyone use? - John |
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On 18 May 2005 15:49:53 -0700, "ContestID67"
wrote: What does everyone use? GU http://www.gusports.com/ washed down with Gatorade. |
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Current in-flight menu includes a small sandwich composed of meat
(salami or ham) and cheese and basil on a WASA crisp bread, a mixed nut medley of peanuts, almonds and pecans. Desert is a Boomi bar. This weeks favorite is the pineapple ginger with pinenuts. http://www.boomibar.com/ I'm still interviewing in-flight food service staff/ballast Paul Nimbus 3D |
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Any standard trail mix or granola bars minus chocolate.. some trail mix does
include chocolate chips.. that melts out here.. its going to be 100F+ this weekend. Also consider bagels.. raisin cinnamon works great.. stays moist in a plastic bag but dries out fast when opened.. it's 0-4% humidity out here BT "ContestID67" wrote in message oups.com... I have been trying to determine what foods work well for extended cross country flying. It needs to taste good, give you energy, easy to eat in flight, not too messy, filling, doesn't melt, etc. What does everyone use? - John |
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"ContestID67" wrote in message oups.com... I have been trying to determine what foods work well for extended cross country flying. It needs to taste good, give you energy, easy to eat in flight, not too messy, filling, doesn't melt, etc. What does everyone use? - John Great question. I have found Pemmican concentrated food bars to be great. http://www.mealpack.com/ They last a months while sealed and don't crumble or make my fingers sticky when I eat them. I keep two or three in my survival vest. They taste good too. Bill Daniels |
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I am confused about the responses to this message so far.
Perhaps if you are simply wafting around the sky to make your 5 hour or are "leisurely" goin' somewhere there will be time for nourishment. But most of my significant cross country is in a contest setting. And I can tell you the there are precious few times in a 5-6 hour contest flight when the concentration on the clouds, other gliders, speed maximization tasks, thermal optimization, evaluating lift streets, etc. allow for a break in concentration to open a package and eat something. I even, at times, feel the concentration load is such that I will defer peeing or drinking from the water tube until I get to the next flight regime. Wonderingly, Larry Goddard "01" USA "ContestID67" wrote in message : I have been trying to determine what foods work well for extended cross country flying. It needs to taste good, give you energy, easy to eat in flight, not too messy, filling, doesn't melt, etc. What does everyone use? - John |
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Larry,
If you neglect to eat, drink, etc. you are at risk of beginning to loose your ability to focus on all those other tasks you are talking about. Most people need food every 2 to 4 hours to maintain peak concentration and we have all seen the effects of dehydration too many times. I have lost at least one friend to that here in the west. That is why most of us find food that we can eat with little effort. I tend to use soft granola bars (the hard ones dehydrate me and are messy), I like apples because they tend to settle my stomach and provide moisture as well. Tim |
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Tim,
I completely agree with you about the hydration issue. I did not mean to imply that I did not drink. Actually, depending on the day, I drink quite a bit... with the concomitant peeing. I simply meant to make the point that proper concentration is not always enhanced by diverting attention to water spouts or ziplock baggies full of granola, or peeing, for that matter. Another issue that I was alluding to is that of "level of concentration". It is very easy to be driving down the interstate at 75 mph, negotiating traffic, talking on the cellphone, and, when we reach our destination in one piece, to say "Man, I am a multitasking dude! Driving, talking, negotiating deals... and I am obviously safe... see, I made here without a scratch!" The fact is that I may have simply had the minimum of concentration necessary to negotiate the driving task successfully. When it comes to contest and serious cross country, "adequate concentration" is going to give you mediocre results at best. I can hear it now... "But darlin', I got the bowl of ice cream because I need to concentrate on the football game... and it's been 2 hours since dinner time!" :-) Larry "ttaylor at cc.usu.edu" wrote in message : Larry, If you neglect to eat, drink, etc. you are at risk of beginning to loose your ability to focus on all those other tasks you are talking about. Most people need food every 2 to 4 hours to maintain peak concentration and we have all seen the effects of dehydration too many times. I have lost at least one friend to that here in the west. That is why most of us find food that we can eat with little effort. I tend to use soft granola bars (the hard ones dehydrate me and are messy), I like apples because they tend to settle my stomach and provide moisture as well. Tim |
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01-- Zero One wrote:
I am confused about the responses to this message so far. Perhaps if you are simply wafting around the sky to make your 5 hour or are "leisurely" goin' somewhere there will be time for nourishment. No, but my recreational and record attempt flights generally require less concentration than a contest flight. But most of my significant cross country is in a contest setting. And I can tell you the there are precious few times in a 5-6 hour contest flight when the concentration on the clouds, other gliders, speed maximization tasks, thermal optimization, evaluating lift streets, etc. allow for a break in concentration to open a package and eat something. In your situation, it makes sense, but that is not the case for me, even in contests. Clearly, you are flying in different contests than I do. It's been a long time since I flew in a contest that had a 5 or 6 hour task; generally, the regionals are about 3 hours, and the Nationals (some years ago) were more like 4 hours. In the olden days, 5 or 6 hours was more common. My non-contest flights are significantly longer than my contest tasks, so I do take food along: a handful of mixed nuts, some dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, cherries), a few strips of beef jerky, and a high-fiber muffin). I even, at times, feel the concentration load is such that I will defer peeing or drinking from the water tube until I get to the next flight regime. Same here, but there are times during almost all my flights where I am just cruising for 5-15 minutes towards the only good choice, which is plenty of time eat something. Perhaps you are so busy because of where you fly, perhaps you are better at seeing things that need to be analyzed, or perhaps you need to relax a little . -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell Washington State USA |
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