Big wall celiac food suggestions

This will be the first wall season for me while eating gluten free (celiac probably?). Does anyone have suggestions for what to eat while on the wall? 

Bonus points: a partner of mine also has a nut allergy, so nut and gluten free suggestions are also appreciated so I dont kill him

My beef jerky is a solid staple.  Honestly have zero idea what gluten is or if beef jerky has it or not.  

Jack Hwrote:

This will be the first wall season for me while eating gluten free (celiac probably?). Does anyone have suggestions for what to eat while on the wall? 

Bonus points: a partner of mine also has a nut allergy, so nut and gluten free suggestions are also appreciated so I dont kill him

Are you planning on a stove/cooking? If so, I have lots of luck with knorr rice dishes, then adding protein (tuna, chicken, etc) to them. 

Skot Richardswrote:

My beef jerky is a solid staple.  Honestly have zero idea what gluten is or if beef jerky has it or not.  

I don't believe you don't know what gluten is.

-candy, canned fruit, sweet potato, meats, cheeses.

You dont want anything that is hard to chew or swallow. Unless you are an advanced big wall gastronome… stick to the shit you love. 

Byron - The knorr rice dishes seem promising. I hadn't considered the little rice cups are a thing. I think I plan on having a stove. 

Cole - thanks for the advice. I'm a big wall gastronome noob, so I'll try to keep it simple and easy to eat

Skot - tbh I dont really understand what gluten is... but my gut has figured it out and decided it don't like it. I appreciate that alfifis are gluten free

If you’re really keen on getting high quality answers, Amity Warme is both a professional wall climber and a registered dietitian. I believe you can do a call with her and she can give you a meal plan or advice or whatnot.

i've found thru hiking reddit posts about food to eat to be very helpful. 

I have celiac, never been up a big wall but I have a lot of experience with backpacking meals. I figure its more or less the same principles. These are some of my go to meals.

#1: Andrew Skurka rice and Beans: Similar to dehydrated meals but cost 1-2 dollars per serving instead of 10. Tastes much better than it sounds. (Bonus can be cooked via cold soaking)  andrewskurka.com/backpackin…

#2: Redneck Padthai: Gluten free ramen (I usually use lotus foods), Peanut Butter, gluten free soy sauce packets and canned chicken. I normally cook the noodles, strain most of the water, add everything else and mix.

#3: Pesto Pasta: Gluten free pasta (Barilla macaroni noodles have a very short cook time relative to other pastas for saving fuel), pesto seasoning packet, olive oil and either canned chicken or tuna.

I usually carry a plastic bottle filled with olive oil that I add to all of these as a source of extra calories. 

Gluten free tortillas can work great for lunches filling them with either peanut butter/seed butter or meats and cheese. I have found that mission gluten free spinach tortillas have the best texture and stay intact well while backpacking.

For breakfast things like overnight oats or grits are great options with dehydrated fruit.

Cole Lawrencewrote:

I don't believe you don't know what gluten is.

-candy, canned fruit, sweet potato, meats, cheeses.

You dont want anything that is hard to chew or swallow. Unless you are an advanced big wall gastronome… stick to the shit you love. 

I didn’t say I’ve never heard of it.  I have.  I just don’t know what it is.  Never bothered to look 

For breakfast, granola with vanilla protein powder, dehydrated milk, and peanut butter is super easy and pretty filling. Tasty bites for dinner all day when wall climbing. Can be eaten cold if you're too tired to use a stove. I just eat bars for lunch. Potato chips for a high calorie treat at night. Plus you favorite candy that won't melt.