Early morning nutrition?

[dylaner]

ive been using oat flakes and whey protein every single morning for the past 6 years and it is working amazingly. it gives me all the energy i need even for long workouts... fire blood supplement

[Istoodupthere]

Usually a yogurt while I’m getting ready in the car. Then a banana maybe an hour into the hike. I’ll also eat a caffeinated clif gel, then another about every hour

[nyker]

Depends how early and how long the projected day is and what max altitude is;

The earlier and higher, the less normal food I can eat and its usually gels, bananas, raisins, select bars maybe cereal (so alpine starts to a 13er or higher)
Hikes on the east coast, due to lower altitudes, I can eat just about anything starting reasonable times (5am or later). If earlier, like 2-4am then more bland and or lighter.

[SchralpTheGnar]

You know a muffin can be very filling.

[madmattd]

You know a muffin can be very filling.

That's a go-to for me if car camping. 1-2 muffins gets me started fine (and larger ones are several hundred calories each). When backpacking I usually have a couple packets of oatmeal first thing. If I'm day-tripping from home, I scramble up 3 eggs with cheese, supplement with a banana as I'm heading out to hit the road. I'm a breakfast person in daily life - I have to eat something every morning not too long after I get up. I know plenty of folks for whom coffee is their breakfast.

[Joey_parm]

The meat / cheese / cracker packets you find at gas stations for about $5 give or take. Or small bag of cashews (salted or brown sugar)..also found at gas stations. Worked for me for the past 2+ years starting around 4am almost every time. Regarding the poptarts suggestion, I've lived off those during a 2.5 month bike tour...so they must be good for something too.

[Craig Barlow]

Someone might have already said this, but I can eat leftover/cold pizza any time of the day or night (or very early morning).

[nyker]

Superstition or not, pizza has found its way into my night-befote pre-climb dinner routine to some good success the next day on the mountain.

[two lunches]

cold pizza for dinner the night before a climb was how i learned to always keep pepto bismol in my vehicle.

lost a night of sleep to some insane heartburn one night in the sawatch fail forward amirite

[greenonion]

cold pizza for dinner the night before a climb was how i learned to always keep pepto bismol in my vehicle.

lost a night of sleep to some insane heartburn one night in the sawatch fail forward amirite

Oh yeah. These days I’ve learned to have omeprazole, or at least tums, on trips. Sucks on a long descent, or any time, with heart burn flaring

[rgsaxman]

You know a muffin can be very filling.

I appreciate the Seinfeld reference…and definitely have started many early mornings from home with a Costco blueberry muffin, very filling!