Healthy Snacks for Dive Trips

I'm curious to hear what everyone brings on dive trips. Some suggestions were found in Kevin's thread, but I thought it might be a good idea to post here.

Here's a few I've tried.

Roasted Chickpeas
http://www.chow.com/recipes/30368-sp...sted-chickpeas

Dehydrated Zucchini Chips
http://hyphenbird.hubpages.com/hub/D...and-Nutritious

Homemade beef Jerky (a LOT less sodium than store bought)
http://homecooking.about.com/od/beef...r/blbeef93.htm

Dehydrated Cinnamon Apple Chips
http://livingbeyondthebox.com/2012/0...n-apple-chips/

Wasabi Almonds (single packs at Publix)
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Diamond-A.../dp/B001EQ4P2I

What are your favorites?

For 34 years, with more than 4000 hours underwater in a variety of environments around the world, my choice of between dive snacks has almost exclusively been brown sugar/cinnamon Pop Tarts. One of the great things about them is that if you run out of Pop Tarts, you can sprinkle a little brown sugar/cinnamon on the box they come in and eat that. It tastes just as good... probably because they're both made of the same stuff.

I suggest soft foods, like bananas and cantaloupe, that way if you bazooka barf through your second stage at deco, the chunks won't clog it up.

Scotch and tater chips.

max

These

http://www.kindsnacks.com/

They are excellent. I eat them all the time at work as well.

So those, bananas and MRE's are pretty much my snacks. Or those small carrots.

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Originally Posted by snakedoc

For 34 years, with more than 4000 hours underwater in a variety of environments around the world, my choice of between dive snacks has almost exclusively been brown sugar/cinnamon Pop Tarts. One of the great things about them is that if you run out of Pop Tarts, you can sprinkle a little brown sugar/cinnamon on the box they come in and eat that. It tastes just as good... probably because they're both made of the same stuff.

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I tend to go high protein snacks like cheese sticks, but I like the pop-tart idea!

Question, when flying aerobatics, why are bananas recommended for breakfast?
Answer, Because they taste the same coming up as when they went down.

Bagels and peanut butter, boiled peanuts and dark beer.

I eat chicken for protein, and rice for the slow breakdown of carbs...I also eat LIL fruit (grapes and pears) along with PB & J.........

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Originally Posted by bpcfire1

I eat chicken for protein, and rice for the slow breakdown of carbs...I also eat LIL fruit (grapes and pears) along with PB & J.........

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?? I thought rice broke down quickly, hence its high glycemic index?

When I first saw this thread, I assumed it was another April Fool joke thread. Diving and healthy snacks, right.

Hummus, broccoli, carrots, cantaloupe, salsa, corn tortillas, nuts & dried fruits, cheese....and of course...XX for deco

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Home made beef jerky, home made hummus, corn chips...

Dive safe,

Celia

Bananas are a must. I also bring fresh dates, organic apples (when in season), and roasted almonds. I've also found that the KIND bars are a great between-dives snack.... And LOTS of water!

When hiking or in the field I make these little packs. I take home made jerky sometimes beef sometimes venison dried cranberries cherries and almonds. Drop it all in a vacuum sealed bag. The flavors blend together it's water proof and you can break it down in portions. Or you can pay $16 for the something called a paleo kit. I mainly live off that And cliff bars when our and about. When I can find it I also depending on the trip and length pack tuna and Tyson makes a pouch of chicken much like the packs of tuna. Hope this helps.

Definitely drink a fair amount of water and eat a couple of bananas before diving. My cave buddy and I have this between and after diving ritual of eating salmonella crackers (Lance's peanut butter crackers). One year we were cave diving and there was a salmonella peanut product out break. We were eating these crackers when we heard about it and the name just stuck.

Ted

Duckweed

I usually stop at the Walmart in Live Oak and grab bananas, a bag of the tropical fruit trail mix (has dried fruit, nuts, etc.). One thing I have historically bought on dive trips, for some reason, and never eat otherwise, is a pack of oatmeal cookies. Sometimes I just munch on these and the other snacks during the day and in between dives and just blow off lunch.

I try to mix some healthiness with, hey, this is vacation enjoyment.

It is not so much what you eat when you are on a dive trip. It is more what you eat most of the time. On a dive trip, you can afford to eat carbohydrates, because you need the energy. Unless you are a commercial diver, or instructor, diving is a small part of your life. You should eat a healthy diet everyday, not just when you are diving.

all depends on your dietary goals IMO

i normally go for jerky because it's protein rich and not particularly calorie dense

I cook up big batches of bite size tasty meat and bag it up into snack sizes. Add some yummy cheeses cut up into baggies, some carrots, and some nuts (no, the dive buddies don't count). Easy to share, easy to eat while prepping or driving between sites. And easy on the blood sugar roller coaster.

LOL, with all the banana eaters on here, one can definitely tell we're not superstitious boaters ;) One more benefit of cave diving, eh?

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Originally Posted by sskasser

LOL, with all the banana eaters on here, one can definitely tell we're not superstitious boaters ;) One more benefit of cave diving, eh?

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Take bananas out on my charter boat every trip. Great way to avoid muscle cramps. Do get some funny looks though from other people.

Ted

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Originally Posted by O.C.Diver

Take bananas out on my charter boat every trip. Great way to avoid muscle cramps. Do get some funny looks though from other people.

Ted

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Yeah, but you probably let wimmin on your boat, too, Ted! Crazy man....living on the edge....tempting fate! :D

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Yeah, but you probably let wimmin on your boat, too, Ted! Crazy man....living on the edge....tempting fate! :D

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Yeah, we likes to go swimmin with bow legged wimmin.

Cut up mangoes and pineapple.
Cucumber slices.
Hardboiled eggs.
Kale chips.
Apples.

I eat the BelVita Breakfast Biscuits.....dont let the word biscuit get ya excited..its a health snack but is very filling... blueberry seems to be the most popular and is my favorite....its next to the fig newton section if your a Walmart shopper!!!!!!!!!!

Skip the hard-boiled eggs if you are watching your cholesterol.

Whip up one of these recipes for your own, not-over-processed granola snack: http://allrecipes.com/recipes/breakf...anola/top.aspx

I tend to stick to "-tos"... mainly Doritos or Fritos, Cheetos every now and then.


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In UK caving clubs a large proportion start the caving day with a full English breakfast:

http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/se...lish+breakfast

I normally have cereal and toast :clapper.

Andrew

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Originally Posted by Jax

Skip the hard-boiled eggs if you are watching your cholesterol.

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jury is out on that

http://examine.com/faq/will-eating-e...olesterol.html

I'm in the wrong thread....

Chicken biscuit from McDonalds or Hardees is the preferred breakfast w/hashbrowns and diet coke.
Dive snacks usually crackers/cheese or cookies with water or soda or gatorade. Sometimes a sammich if the wife packs me one and I'm going to be diving well into the afternoon with no lunch breaks.
After dive dinners on the way home are usually whatever greasy spoon we can find with country fried steak/chicken, mashed taters and other southern fixins :D... or any place with good boneless wings! (I miss Kazbors)

Oh yeah. and if it's a multi day dive, a cigar is always a plus that night along with some super junkfood snacks like fried fruit pies and the like.

I treat all my dives as vacations! :D

LOL

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Originally Posted by corvettejoe

Chicken biscuit from McDonalds or Hardees is the preferred breakfast w/hashbrowns and diet coke.
Dive snacks usually crackers/cheese or cookies with water or soda or gatorade. Sometimes a sammich if the wife packs me one and I'm going to be diving well into the afternoon with no lunch breaks.
After dive dinners on the way home are usually whatever greasy spoon we can find with country fried steak/chicken, mashed taters and other southern fixins :D... or any place with good boneless wings! (I miss Kazbors)

Oh yeah. and if it's a multi day dive, a cigar is always a plus that night along with some super junkfood snacks like fried fruit pies and the like.

I treat all my dives as vacations! :D

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OMG! He does! I have never seen so much disgusting JUNK go down one pie hole! My cholesterol goes up just sitting at the same table. And I will never forgive him for introducing me to mango key lime cheesecake. Never!

The extra junk keeps me warm and buoyant!

I always have to shake my head when someone orders eighty grams of fat, with a Diet Coke.

But the diet coke offsets the double wopper with cheese, extra large fries, and the large milk shake.:rollguy

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

I always have to shake my head when someone orders eighty grams of fat, with a Diet Coke.

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diet coke makes room for a couple hundred more calories of fat!

http://www.dwlz.com/Humor/comic3.html

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Originally Posted by LiteHedded

diet coke makes room for a couple hundred more calories of fat!

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DING DING DING!

plus ive been doing diet soda for so long, the load of sugar makes me sick now.
It fights with the chemicals that are preserving my body and we can't have that now! LOL

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

http://www.dwlz.com/Humor/comic3.html

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I totally subscribe to this theory!

Watermelon.....hydrates and fills with a lil sugar boost too

I'm currently unaware of healthy dive snacks but my Cave Instructor Paul Heinerth got me hooked on Peanut M&M's.

TF

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Originally Posted by tflaris

I'm currently unaware of healthy dive snacks but my Cave Instructor Paul Heinerth got me hooked on Peanut M&M's.

TF

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You got off easy, he got me hooked on the deep fried corn!

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Originally Posted by moody

You got off easy, he got me hooked on the deep fried corn!

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I go for a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich with a little fruit and to drink I do a muscle chocolate 12 oz. I never get those things stuck in my throat. Nuts and or meat do not agree with me while breathing on a reg.

Where can you buy peanut butter that isn't made from nuts?

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

Where can you buy peanut butter that isn't made from nuts?

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http://www.peabutter.ca/

Sounds delicious...

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

Sounds delicious...

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You just asked where, taste was not mentioned....

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You got off easy, he got me hooked on the deep fried corn!

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LOL

You all should try to enjoy Saltines and sardines with chiles (used to be sold at Ginnie, not sure now) washed down with a beer......Something to savor 3500' back in a cave. It's a meal that has many courses.....

Nothing is better than fresh-cut pineapple straight out of the ice-chest.

I can't see how you guys eat peanut butter anywhere near, before, or after a dive. Instant acid-reflux.

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Originally Posted by Slüdge

I always have to shake my head when someone orders eighty grams of fat, with a Diet Coke.

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Wait a minute Russell............seems to me you whipped out a stack of hotdogs over by the OG, not too long ago, & also offered me some soda & other fine drinks(corona ?} post dive ! the wieners were great too. & the Corona goes great right before heading over for a pizza supreme somewhere close by ! That will warm up our gullets in a hurry. Then of course a nice breakfast somewhere in cave country prior to the big dive the next day !
What with all that energy & calories consumed the nite before, you will be ready to roar ! Unless of course you have some sweet maiden waiting for you to come home ! :)

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Wait a minute Russell.........

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Nothing wrong with pizza and hot dogs if you have an active lifestyle. It's the thinking a Diet Coke will counteract all that fat and grease.

What do you mean I need to watch my weight? I drink diet coke already, I'm already dieting.

Compare the number of Obese customers you see at McDonalds & Burger King to those you observe at a Hardee's or Wendy's ! What does that tell you ! You get more bang for your buck at Wendy's too, & the fast stuff is fresh, not frozen or pre-cooked ! The only good thing Micky D's gots going is their ice cream & coffee !

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Originally Posted by JE

Compare the number of Obese customers you see at McDonalds & Burger King to those you observe at a Hardee's or Wendy's ! What does that tell you !

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Which is which?

I live in the deep south where 40% of the people are obese. I don't think which fast food junk food they choose matters at all.

Lol..........i see relatively few over-weight people at Wendys or Hardee's But then we cannot catagorize cave divers as they come in all sizes. Not to point the finger at any one individual, but there are those that guzzle & then there are those that consume food & drink like a bird. The endurance of the explorers doing long traverses seem to be in much better shape than those of us doing moderate recreational dives. I fall somewhere in between there, as i believe many on here do. it is convenient to drive thru a fast food restaurant on the way to cave country but we should be more selective on what we eat.

You can eat anything you want and still be healthy. You just can't do it all the time. I like the 80/20 rule. If 80% of what you consume is clean and healthy, you have a little wiggle room on the other 20. You're not going to gain 50 lbs by having a burger on a dive trip if you're eating well the rest of the week. Even more so if you're working out as well.

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Originally Posted by caroln

You can eat anything you want and still be healthy. You just can't do it all the time. I like the 80/20 rule. If 80% of what you consume is clean and healthy, you have a little wiggle room on the other 20. You're not going to gain 50 lbs by having a burger on a dive trip if you're eating well the rest of the week. Even more so if you're working out as well.

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Thats crazy talk, In the South, we have our own 80/20 rule. 80% fried, 20% bar-b-qued.

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Originally Posted by caroln

You can eat anything you want and still be healthy. You just can't do it all the time. I like the 80/20 rule. If 80% of what you consume is clean and healthy, you have a little wiggle room on the other 20. You're not going to gain 50 lbs by having a burger on a dive trip if you're eating well the rest of the week. Even more so if you're working out as well.

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Your not over 50 yet are you?

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Originally Posted by caroln

You can eat anything you want and still be healthy. You just can't do it all the time. I like the 80/20 rule. If 80% of what you consume is clean and healthy, you have a little wiggle room on the other 20. You're not going to gain 50 lbs by having a burger on a dive trip if you're eating well the rest of the week. Even more so if you're working out as well.

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Don't let them give you a hard time, that is pretty much what I do, and I am a lot older than either of them, and still healthy :-)

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Originally Posted by FW

Don't let them give you a hard time, that is pretty much what I do, and I am a lot older than either of them, and still healthy :-)

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Your genetically pre-disposed to not being fat, others of us aren't. I've watched you, I bet I eat more "healthy" than you do, but I'm considerably heavier than you.
Just a thought, the world is full of little old men, how many big old men do you see? Is there a pattern there?

Has anyone ever tried snacking on those little see-through crawfish we see in the caves? I'll bet they're pretty healthy.

Nah, some of us are allergic to shellfish.

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Originally Posted by FW

Don't let them give you a hard time, that is pretty much what I do, and I am a lot older than either of them, and still healthy :-)

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That may well be, but doesn't eating that way promote the growth of facial hair?