If you go tramping overnight, what would you eat?

There’s an amazing alternative to rice that you might not have considered!

What is rice, really? It’s mostly just bulk — something to help finish a rich meal like butter chicken. You usually need bread, pasta, or rice to complete the meal; otherwise, it’s hard to finish such heavy, flavorful food.

Trampers often carry rice plus canned fish or chicken. But when you’re out hiking or exercising, do you need protein? Absolutely!

What if your meal base was packed with protein — so much that it even beats canned salmon? Yes, you read that right!

Did you know that buckwheat contains 13g of protein per 100g? Meanwhile, 100g of canned salmon (like the smoked flavor from Countdown) has around 12g of protein.

So, imagine making your evening meal at a hut: roasted buckwheat kasha paired with canned salmon. You’d be doubling your protein intake!

Buckwheat isn’t just filler like rice, potatoes, or pasta anymore — it’s your food. Plus, you’d need less salmon than you would if you were eating rice.

Think about it: if you swapped out rice for buckwheat in your meals, you might not even need as many veggies!

When you compare pasta, potatoes, and rice as staple base foods, they’re all steel — but buckwheat? Buckwheat is gold.

It’s also one of the healthiest carbs around, which is why it’s often the #1 choice for diabetics.