Appetite and breakfast

[mad_angler]

I just got back from an elk hunt. I had no appetite and no desire for breakfast. But I knew I needed some calories.

Any ideas?

 

[go_deep]

I pack a bagel or large monster bar in my pack, then eat it while I glass in the a.m.
The reality is, most of us really don't need breakfast, even while we elk hunt, myself included.

 

[180ls1]

Olive or MCT oil. 2oz in a protein shake adds 500 calories. It tastes much better than a guy would guess.

Anything else high in fat works also.

 

[voltage]

What's your question? How do you eat breakfast?

 

[Packer9037]

How do you eat breakfast?

This killed me.

I pack in 2 clif bars...usually eat one after I get to our glassing spot after I've cooled down from the hike. The other one ends up staying in my pack most of the hunt.

 

[JRay]

There’s nothing unusual about not wanting to eat breakfast when hunting. I like to wake up, get dressed and get in the field. Most days my calories are consumed between 10ish and right before I go to sleep. Sometimes altitude and/or effort affects hunger. Listen to your body. Eat when your hungry

 

[HunterGatherer]

I don’t eat breakfast until after 11am. Never have had an appetite when I first wake up. After decades of society telling us breakfast is the most important meal…Come to find out intermittent fasting and/or time restricted eating is so much more healthy than “breaking the fast”

 

[Pescetism]

Not breakfast eater at home or when hunting but drinks like Ensure, Premier Protein, etc. are handy and don't make me feel full/heavy. Not sure about all of them but I know several brands don't need to be refrigerated.

 

[rogerdoger]

I make in a vacum sealed bag granola, protein powder, creatine, and preworkout powder. Add some water and it is good to go. Food and caffine in one bag.

 

[5MilesBack]

I rarely eat breakfast at home and never eat it in elk camp. Just my coffee and go. If I tried to eat at zero dark thirty I'd be yacking it all back up. I can't even brush my teeth until a few hours awake........gag central.

 

[justinspicher]

I hunt from home and don’t eat breakfast. I generally don’t eat until around 11 regardless of the time of the year.

 

[COJoe]

I could eat four eggs and a quarter pound of ground beef for breakfast at home but while hunting, I don't feel like getting the stove out and heating up water. Instead, I'll be eating an rxbar with dates in it when I first wake up to hold me over until I get to my glassing spot. I'll do coffee around 10 am so probably heat my water up also at that time for my dehydrated lunch to start soaking. I might even take some fresh dates with butter stuffed in them for a boost of morning energy but they are kinda heavy or I might drizzle some fresh honey over the dates. Whatever you do, mountain hiking requires a healthy calorie count so keep your body fueled somehow.