Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Beartooth Vegan

Making instant camper-friendly Power Foods for covering long distances. 

Posted by Chris Bangs

This week I am making instant backpacker superfood meals for my next trip to ski Granite Peak in the Beartooth Mountains.

Granite Peak is the highest peak in Montana at 12, 807 feet.

It is approximately a 146 mile bicycle ride to the West Rosebud Trailhead from my house, and
bushwhacking up a creek is listed in the route description.

Sounds like a lot of fun!!!!!!

Here's what I'm making for high grade, premium endurance fuel. It's sprouted, raw, tastes amazing, and it's on the go instant organic food!!!!!!






Start with Soaking:

I started with
almonds, buckwheat,
 pumpkin seeds, quinoa, garbonzo bean,
 lentils, and sunflower seeds.

Just soak things in water for a day, 
overnight, 
or for 24 hours.

Soaking beans, seeds, and nuts.  
Next step: Germination 

Drain off the water, and set up for germination. 
There are many methods for germinating.

Here I have garbonzo beans sitting on a baking dish (cover with towel.)
Lentils in a large bowl (cover with towel.)
Quinoa in mason jars with lid off.
Buckwheat (on the far left) in a mason jar tied with 
cheese cloth, and draining into bowl.

Takes about 12-24 hours to germinate.

Rinse 1 to 3 times a day while germinating.
Do not let foods dry out.
Then:
Look for little tails to start growing.
Edible at any time.

After soaking,  let germinate for 1-3 days.

 Drying:

Once all nuts, seeds, and beans grow little tails it's time to dry them.

Place items in dehydrator,
and set temperature to 115º fahrenheit. 

Keeping temperature below 115º will ensure the raw quality of the live foods!!!

Dry for 6-10 hours.

Once sprouted, dry in dehydrator. 

Breakfast Cereal

Spouted Buckwheat
Hemp Seed
Chia Seed
Spouted Pumkin Seed
Spouted Sunflower Seed
Raisins 
Golden Berries

Sweeten with other dried fruits or lots more raisins. Tastes great hot or cold. Especially good with Almond Milk!!!!! 

Allow the chia seeds to soak for 10 minutes prior to eating. No cooking necessary.

Dinner Flour Soups


Vitamix has an optional blade made for making flour.
Here I made spouted red lentil flour.
After turning lentils, garbanzos, and quinoa into flour, I divided the flours up into 5 different store bought soup mixtures.

Dinners

Corn Chowder
Refried Bean
Thai peanut bulgar
Split Pea
And,
Corn bean thai pea mix.

Add veggie bouillon to flavour.

By adding the sprouted bean flours to the pre-made soup mixed I am increasing the amount of protein to my dinner with high grade, super nutritious, organic, raw, and instant,,,,, superfoods!!!!!




Sponsored by:
(Fueled by:)

 Yerba Mate Energizing Tea
I love yerba mate. It has just the right amount of caffeine and helps alkalize the body.
Try Mocha Mint, Lemon Ginger flavoured Mate.
Available in tea bags, great for camping!!!!

Soup mixes, dried fruit, and Yerba Mate!!!!!
Coconut Water Powder
A great way to drink coconut water in the backcountry. 
Great as an everyday sports mix too!!!

Coconut Water gets in where the action is!!!!

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