Is Oatmeal the ultimate climbing breakfast?

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bluering

Trad climber

Santa Clara, CA

Mar 13, 2016 - 08:14am PT

Check out the macros in hemp seeds, lots of fat and protein. They mix in foods pretty easily. I can eat a handful straight pretty easily.

Can I just smoke them? Will I get super-high?

johntp

Trad climber

socal

Mar 13, 2016 - 11:12am PT

Never could stand oatmeal. I'm in the camp of ramen. This is while in the backcountry. If car camping I'm in for breakfast burritos.

steveA

Trad climber

Wolfeboro, NH

Mar 13, 2016 - 01:53pm PT

Brokendownclimber.

Read my post!

I stressed OLD FASHIONED OATMEAL, plus adding additional protein.

I cited an expert in nutrition, who knows a hell of a lot more than anybody here on this forum.
It's not worth me wasting my time posting here.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Mar 13, 2016 - 03:49pm PT

Ramen is likely the most overrated climbing food. Nothing better than a plastic jar of Trader Joe's crunchy peanut butter. For it's weight and bulk it offers up a mighty load of fat, protein and calories and all you need to get at it is your finger once you've properly stirred it.
For breakfast add honey or blueberry jam......yum, yum!

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Mar 13, 2016 - 03:59pm PT

For alpine climbs you want to consume vast amounts of calories and much higher proportions of fat, salt and protein then you would ever consider in your everyday llife.
Don't even think of freeze dried foods the amount of calories they offer is laughable.

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Mar 13, 2016 - 04:03pm PT

Sport climbers only need donut holes and black coffee with lots of sugar.

Brokedownclimber

Trad climber

Douglas, WY

Mar 13, 2016 - 04:40pm PT

SteveA-

Hate to tell you this, but no--you don't know more than anyone else about nutrition here on this forum. All the schitt about oatmeal, oat bran, etc., being good for your cholesterol are going on some 70 year old data which has been found to be erroneous. Donini has accurately pointed out that good nutrition for back country performance IS based on consumption of fats and an incredible amount of protein. Carbohydrates give a short term energy boost, and the protein content of oatmeal is pathetic. I'd also pay attention to Jim when he extolls the virtue of peanut butter! If I don't have the time to prepare a big breakfast--eat a bagel slathered with good, organic peanut butter, the kind that does separate into the oil and solids. Dunk the bagel in the oil before spreading the PB.

Eat it.

steveA

Trad climber

Wolfeboro, NH

Mar 13, 2016 - 07:07pm PT

Brokedownclimber

Again, you did not read my post carefully.
I didn't say I knew more than anyone else. I said Dr. Barry Sears knows more than anyone here- and HE DOES. Sears has done many test trials with elite athletes, but I certainly will not bother to expound on the results here.

Also, I've climbed quite a bit with Jim Donini, over the years, and he eats healthier than most of the climbers I know, and pretty close to what Dr. Sears dictates in his book. I've got nothing against peanut butter either.

I might also mention that Randy Leavitt was the 1st well known climber embracing Sear's nutrition program.