Food while bikepacking or touring

[GirishH]

Finding nutritious, healthy food on the road can be tough—especially in a foreign culture or remote villages.

I always stick to simple energy sources: anything with nuts, peanuts, or minimally processed sugars like jaggery, panela, or their byproducts.

Now, on a two-week-plus cycling trip through the southwestern coastal parts of India, I've found plenty of local, healthy snacks:

Coconut treats: Made with grated, roasted coconut and jaggery.    

Roasted chickpeas: Combined with sugar or jaggery.    


Kokum drink: A local, tangy hydration staple similar to tamarind. This is so salty and sweet, I am carrying a bottle of concentrate of this..

Cashews: Available in abundance.
   

Eat local, shop local! :-)

[Mr. Beanz]

I'm pretty sure that is why I don't tour or backpack. I don't think I could eat that stuff. 😁

[GirishH]

@Mr. Beanz, just curious what food you wouldn't eat here. Because all these are as natural and organic as one can find..:-)

No sugar, no colors, no preservatives and no chemicals whose names I can't even pronounce..:-)

Some/most of the best and healthiest food I have eaten are during my touring/bikepacking trips..:-)

(08-02-2026, 03:52 AM)Mr. Beanz Wrote:  I'm pretty sure that is why I don't tour or backpack. I don't think I could eat that stuff. 😁