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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Albert Stumm

Why eat junk on a camping trip? Tips and recipes for nutritious food on the trail

Be Well - Healthy Camping - (Alex Forestier via AP)

Few things feel better than a long hike in the woods, exhausting yourself as you soak in the fresh air and tranquility. Then, back to camp, where you chip away at those health benefits with packaged hot dogs slapped into a white-bread bun with a slice of plasticky processed cheese food.

It doesn’t have to be that way, said Aaron Owens Mayhew, a dietitian and long-haul trekker in Orcutt, California.

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