(Podcast) Family Adventure Nutrition with Emily Carlson (Magnetic North)

Season 3 Episode 4.

In this episode, we talk with Emily Carlson of Magnetic North (magneticnorth.us) about family nutrition across a variety of outdoor activities and ages of participants! Magnetic North focuses on durability training — continuing to do the things you love for as long as you want to do them.

Covered in this episode: the best foods to pack for outdoor adventures; whether packaged foods are necessary; choosing foods that power you best for the activity you’re doing; including kids in food packing; grab-and-go vs. full-on cooking; carbohydrates, proteins, and fats and what they do for us; short trips vs. long trips; how elevation affects the way your body burns fuel (and water); the other necessities of sleep and hydration; how to avoid spikes and crashes; how elevation changes the macros your body burns; things you can do to help your body prepare in the weeks leading up to a longer trip; supplements and shakes; why taking your time with meals matters; how stress affects digestion; fads and fasting; and a super-special secret s’mores technique!

We loved creating this episode — there are so many wonderful nibbles about nutrition and fueling yourself and your family for any adventure. If you’d like to learn more about Magnetic North, their new Durability School, or one-on-one coaching with Emily (she’s awesome, and so is her cohort Brittany), find them at magneticnorth.us and on Instagram @magneticnorth___. Thanks for listening and sharing our podcast!