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MOUNTAINLIFE
SUMMER2016
words :: Julia Murray
It’s that time of the year again – BBQs, barges,
and bonfires. Camping season is here, can I get
a heck yeah!
Living in the moment and enjoying the flames,
friends, and nature as it is, camping gives us
that feeling of having nowhere else we need,
or want to be. It’s a chance to check out of
life’s everyday hustle and bustle, a time to put
Facebook updates and to-do lists aside, and
allow ourselves to just be.
Of course, camping can alsomean s’mores,
endless cans of SpaghettiOs and wieners on
a stick. Traditional campfire cuisine has its
drawbacks though: we need to lower our meat
consumption to help save our beautiful planet
from the impacts of animal agriculture, and
refined sugar is just too tasty to be anything
but bad for us.
This doesn’t mean we should only pack celery
and carrot sticks (although, dipped in hummus
those are pretty perfect snacks). There are a
mountain of options for healthy treats cooked
up on the hot coals of a crackling fire. We
deserve the pleasure of guilt-free munching
while on these priceless wilderness vacations.
So this camping season, why not kick the
processed sugars, preservatives andmystery
meat to the curb and try creating some new
go-to treats? You can still have your traditions
and eat them too, but this time your body, the
animals, andMother Nature will thank you for it.
Here are three delicious and nutritious recipes
to add to your campfire roster:
FOOD
THEHEALTHYCAMPFIRE
BANANABOAT
1 banana
Handful of raw dark chocolate chips or
cacao nibs
Spoonful of tahini or fave organic nut
butter
Directions:
Make a slit halfway down the
banana length-wise with the skin on. Stuff your
chips and tahini vertically down the centre of
your banana boat. Wrap tightly in tin foil and
throw it on the fire. Devour this baked heaven
with a spoon.
Health Benefits:
• Bananas are high in potassium
• Cacao is packed with antioxidants
• Tahini is high in calcium andminerals,
and added bonus, helps with liver detox.
JULESFUELBANNOCK
1 cup oat flour
1/2 cup cooked Jules Fuel
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/8 tsp sea salt
1 tsp coconut oil
2 tspmaple syrup
1/4 cup water
Directions:
Mix flours, baking powder, spices,
and salt. Combine maple syrup, coconut oil
(liquid), and Jules Fuel. Combine liquid and
solidmixture with a bit of the water and form
into a dough. (Be wary, toomuch water and the
dough will fall off the stick).
Wrap on a roasting stick and rotate over fire.
Dip in maple syrup or jam
Health Benefits:
• Jules Fuel has antioxidants, iron, plant
protein and essential fatty acids to
counteract the Fireball whiskey and potato
chips you may have indulged in earlier.
Turn that
traditional native
bannock into
somethingsuper
nutritiouswith
JulesFuel.
