Twizzlers - the perfect trail food
July/22/2006 02:40 PM Mississippi River
I was going through some old links on our website when I
ran across this interview we did with
Minnesota Radio. That spot aired on Morning
Edition as well, and really helped to get the word
out about the expedition. I'm forever grateful to
Greta Cunningham for driving down to Red Wing and
recording that session for us.
She asked what we were eating on the river among other things.
We gave the standard answers about cooking once
a day, eating lots of calories, and all that stuff,
but then I had to admit that Twizzlers
were kind of a staple too. I'd like to blame this on
Jess's mom, as she gave us a big bag of those things
before we left, but that would be a cop-out. I'm more
the junk-food junkie of the two of us by far. When I
hiked the Appalachian Trail, I had a horrible,
horrible diet. Looking back, I can't believe all the
junk I ate - peppermint patties by the pound and
snack cakes galore. Little Debbie and Swiss Miss were
my inamoratas on that trip.
We ate much better on the river, and I credit Jess for that. I felt better and stronger as a result.
I can't help but get nostalgic every time I pass by the Twizzlers at the grocery store. They really bring back some good memories of paddling down Big Muddy. That's my excuse for buying them again and I'm sticking to it.
I'm not an addict. I can stop any time. Really.
She asked what we were eating on the river among other things.
We ate much better on the river, and I credit Jess for that. I felt better and stronger as a result.
I can't help but get nostalgic every time I pass by the Twizzlers at the grocery store. They really bring back some good memories of paddling down Big Muddy. That's my excuse for buying them again and I'm sticking to it.
I'm not an addict. I can stop any time. Really.
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