Top snacks to take on walks
So, here’s our top suggestions for snacks to pack to keep you going through the walk…
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Bananas
Undoubtedly the best walking snack food known to mankind!
Bananas are a fantastic source of slow-release energy, making them guaranteed to see you through the morning’s walking and well into the afternoon. Like other fruit, they are a great source of vitamin C – essential to help fight off any nasty bugs.
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Nuts
A fruit which has become largely ignored, thanks to popular image of nuts being fattening. Well, if you eat a bag of salted nuts every day, they probably are – but as a snack food whilst walking, nuts are fantastic.
They are a good source of protein and contain essential fatty acids – these are “good fats” which will give you a boost of nutritious energy.
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Oat-based Cereal Bars
You’ve got to love those oats… especially as they are great at keeping your energy levels up throughout the day’s walking. Carrying a vat of porridge around the Northumberland hills isn’t really an option – but a couple of oat-based cereal bars should fit into a daysack pocket. The carbohydrates included within will sort your energy for quite a while.
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Dried Fruits
All dried fruit is a good source of energy. The main benefits of dried fruit for walkers is their space-saving and long-life properties – making them excellent for multi-day walks.
The fibre content will fill you up and help keep your intestines in fine working order.
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Raw Vegetables
If you can prepare some chopped carrot, cucumber, red peppers, etc, then they make a super crunchy snack.
The ones we’ve mentioned have a great mix of lycopene, folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin B and vitamin C – all in a small tub of crunchy colour!