Diana Helmuth, writing at Outdoor Life, discusses "How to Eat in the Backcountry — Without Blowing Up Your Stomach." She offers some tips (and warnings) on supplements she has used while backpacking: vitamin B12; caffeine and tea crystals; creatine; Glutamine and Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) which apparently can work wonders for muscle recovery when on backpacking trips; and protein powder. She also has some suggestions for high protein and high fat foods to use while hiking: oatmeal with trailmix; mashed potato soup; whole cheese; and freeze dried coconut milk (for those who don't tolerate dairy milk). And she offers this point about proteins and fats:
I thought protein was only something men had to care about. While I do think our society has a tendency to act like protein is the second coming, turns out, lining your stomach with protein actually does smooth your blood sugar and help you feel full longer. The outdoors is a place to indulge in as many carbs as you want, sure, but in my experience what you really want in the backcountry is the exact opposite of what everyone tells you to eat at home: fat, and tons of it. It sticks to you longer, has the most calories per gram of weight, and doesn’t make you crash. ...
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