Trail Food

I may very well be the only one who does this, but on almost every backpacking trip that I go on, I end loving some really weird food. For example, on one trip it was pickled herring on crackers, another was sardines in mustard sauce, and yet another it was tuna fish and Tabasco. I don't know why it happens, because when I return to normal life, I usually don't like them anymore. My theory is that you crave odd foods when you are backpacking/camping because you are already outside of your box, and therefore you need different foods to keep you going. That might not be right, but it is my theory.

While driving away from the highpoint in Mississippi, I suddenly, and randomly, got the urge for avocados. Now, some of you might have an avocado in your lunch everyday, so this might not seem strange to you at all. As for the other 99% of you, I hope you understand how random this is. I had never eaten avocados, so why should I start now? After hundred miles of craving them, I stopped at a Walmart and bought three of them and a jar of salsa. I honestly think that I have discovered the perfect trail food.

Avocados have an amazing about of energy boosting calories, zero sodium, zero cholesterol, and a range of nutrients that range from helping your skin to helping your eyes as you age. As long as you are active enough to burn off the healthy fats in them, they are wonderful. Even if you think this is dumb, I encourage you to invest 2-3 dollars and try it out.

What you do is cut the avocado in half the long way, throw away the pit (they are supposed to be poisonous, so don't eat it) and fill the pit cavity with salsa. Scoop half salsa and half avocado with a spoon, eat, and repeat. As you run out of salsa, refill. I am telling you, this is the best weird food that I have ever had, and I can't recommend it enough.