You can already imagine the crunch of earth under your feet, the grass brushing against your legs and a cool breeze caressing your arms. Here's a great food tip for when you go hiking this summer.

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A big weight-saver is taking freeze-dried or low-weight ready-made meals that can be prepared in the pack. This way you need only carry a small kettle rather than pots. Just add water, reseal, and in 10 minutes a delicious meal is waiting. Choose products that are formulated to meet hikers' high-energy needs with a careful balance of carbohydrates and sugars for instant energy, protein to replenish exhausted muscles and oils and fat to provide an energy store.

[This tip was originally published in the Spring 2007 edition of YOU Pulse / Huisgenoot-Pols magazine. The summer 2007/8 edition is on sale now.]

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