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- Planning to walk the Camino in June 2018
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I've noticed that you have duplicate threads on this topic and also the one about traveling to the Camino. Hopefully a moderator will be along to combine them.I try to eat a diet of Whole Foods consisting primarily of meat and vegetables, avoiding dairy and carbs. Will I be able to eat this type of diet on the CF? Thanks for any input!
This is an old post, but I know that some listed are currently moderators. Or you could start another thread - just oneYes, I can’t figure out how to delete the duplicate posts. I’m still getting the hang of this! How do I get a moderator to delete/combine posts?
Thanks!
It may not be your experience but one of the lessons the camino taught me was that I didn’t always need the things that I had previously believed were essentials in my life. It is only a few weeks after all.
Buen camino
Not a problem their are Supermercados in most places......cook at albergues or even better share meals....the pilgrims menu normally 7 Euro may have veg eg lentil soup ....enjoy your Camino. Kr JimI try to eat a diet of Whole Foods consisting primarily of meat and vegetables, avoiding dairy and carbs. Will I be able to eat this type of diet on the CF? Thanks for any input!
@Seamus68, if one is on a meat and veggetable diet then the veg and lentil soup you suggest, as well as most other shared meals, will be an issues, as they are usually carb based in order to keep the price low and ease of cooking.Not a problem their are Supermercados in most places......cook at albergues or even better share meals....the pilgrims menu normally 7 Euro may have veg eg lentil soup ....enjoy your Camino. Kr Jim
Paleo and the Camino have yet to come together. All sorts of fish and meats won’t be a problem (curd, fresh or canned) but veggies are likely to only make ot on your plate of you order an ensalada mixta (tuna and hard boiled eggs as a bonus) or if you buy them and prepare them yourself.
Breakfast will be a challenge, as it is usually yogourt, bread, croissant or chocolate croissant or some magdalena sponge cake. Tortilla de patata can make a nice 2nd breakfast or lunch, but it’s potatoes.
Lunch is ensalada mixta, but also a whole lot of bread witha tiny slice of ham or cheese.
You could: prepare hard boiled eggs, buy some cured meats and/or cans of tuna, sardines or tuna salad mixes. Depending on when you are walking (as is summer heat) you will find gazpacho sold in milk containers. Carry a few babanas, oranges, and nuts. Nuts are easy to find but expensive.
Deserts will also be an issue as they are typically yogourt, nata or flan, so milk based dishes.
Pilgrim menu is typically a pasta dish or ensalada mixta as a first dish, a slab of pork or chicken, fried or panned, served with French fries. If you are ok having your main meal mid afternoon, consider the menu del dia, it may offer better choices.
Ah, and then there is also the revueto that can be a solution: scrambled eggs with mushrooms, ham, shrimp, what have you.
But the siren song of the pain du chocolate eventually got the better of me.
Fats are also a major source of energy for the body. A ketogenic diet (low carb, moderate protein, high healthy fats) is an excellent diet for endurance athletes. Pemmican, consisting of meats and fats, was used by Native Americans for generations on their migrations across hundreds of miles, mostly on foot....your body just might need the energy you get from carbs.
The issue is not whether or not a vegetable has carbs. There are different kinds of carbs - different molecular structures. There are simple sugars, complex carbs, and fiber. The simple sugars are the ones that trigger the most insulin response; but complex carbs also trigger insulin.Of course vegetables are carbs too.
Others have also commented on this in the past. Some think it is that there are less additives, others that it is because the grain for the flour in non-GM. We struggle with many flour products at home because of the additives and raising agents used, but on the Camino traditional yeast raised bread/croissants and home made etc are no problem. I cannot comment on the pasta because we only use organic pasta at home, but is GM and additive free - which again might be the reason that we have no problems with it either at home or on the Camino. We are careful with packeted supermarket bread/cakes as a few do have additives in and we avoid buying them.Just as a comment here, I have a friend who spent the last month in Portugal and while she cannot eat gluten here in the USA, she was able to eat all the crusty bread and pasta she wanted without any digestive issues. Any ideas about this?
Just as a comment here, I have a friend who spent the last month in Portugal and while she cannot eat gluten here in the USA, she was able to eat all the crusty bread and pasta she wanted without any digestive issues. Any ideas about this?
Depends on where. At Hogar Monjardín, it's almost always some kind of meat, lots of veggies, and something starchy¹ (plus salad and dessert). But if a pilgrim lets us know before the cook gets too far along, usually we can arrange for non-dairy, gluten-free, vegetarian, or whatever.The meat won't be a problem...
Hmmm... interesting. I haven't done tests so I'm not sure what exactly is my problem with white flour and oats but I'm 100% sure there is a problem. On my camino I decided to ditch my diet for economic reasons and my face was already visibly puffy on day 2.
If intolerance is the result of monoculture growing (sorry second language, I'm not sure how to say this), it might be possible that strains in USA and Europe are different enough that people can be intolerant to one but can eat the other. Would love to hear if anyone else experienced this.
I try to eat a diet of Whole Foods consisting primarily of meat and vegetables, avoiding dairy and carbs. Will I be able to eat this type of diet on the CF? Thanks for any input!
My diet included some Spanish tortilla ( egg, meat, potato and sometimes veggies)but that got old
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Dinner was often a bowl of lentil soup (yum) or stew, pulpo, restaurant meat with veggies , blood sausage etcs
If you ask for "gluten free" (sin glutén) they should tell you the truth.Nanc, I'm a little reluctant to order some of these items because in my country they often put flour to make the food denser. Do You ask when You order what they use?
Remember too, many offer a “half” pilgrim meal at reduced cost with 1 entree, wine dessert bread. Found out by accident so usually have to ask
Medio menú?Not sure
I think it was actually a half menu but some of the places used English
Anyone else know?
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