Mangia Bene
Being Italian American, the first Italian word my Nona taught me was mangia-which in the command form means, Eat! And oh how I love to eat! If I wasn’t a hardcore hiker and runner, I fret over what my hardcore eating would do to my body. But aside from eating for basic functioning and for the sheer pleasure of eating delectable dishes-when it comes to hiking and ultra running, I need to assess my food for their performance value. Actively Northwest asked me and a handful of other Northwest outdoors and fitness experts their take on this question. Check out what I and other performance athletes eat to keep us going. What about you, what do you take into the backcountry with you to keep you ticking?
