[pct-l] gluten-free hike

[Sean 'Miner' Nordeen]

If factory cross contamination isn't a big problem, corn tortillas are 
available most places on the trail as I prefer the taste of them over flour 
ones (that and the fact that they are made with whole grain and have fiber) 
so I often bought them on the PCT.  They are usually more nutritious then 
the cheap processed flour ones (though this isn't necessarily true so for 
the more gourmet ones).  They do crumble more easily then flour but it isn't 
hard to carry them so they don't come apart in your pack.

-Miner

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Mitchell" <bluebrain at bluebrain.ca>
To: "'Sean 'Miner' Nordeen'" <sean at lifesadventures.net>; 
<pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:48 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] gluten-free hike


>> Can't you eat corn tortillas instead of flour?  Or is there an issue with
> them being made in the same factory?
>
> The considerations include more than potential gluten contamination.
> Availability, nutrition, performance - do they hold up on the trail, do 
> they
> fall apart, do they even taste good, etc.  Gluten alternatives are often
> poor substitutes in one form or another, and very few if any will be
> available in most trail towns.
>
> - Potential 178
> www.potential178.com
> www.hikefor.com
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