Don’t use jello for protein

Or dehydrated bean flakes.

I have better luck with dehydrated quinoa, dehydrated kidney beans, and dehydrated garbanzo beans.

–B.G.–

My hobo fishing kit is 80g and I have caught plenty of fish with it. Fish is a great source of protein, and weigh nothing in your pack, so long as you can catch them out there. Mmm… nothing like grilled perch on a stick.

People were using jello for protein?

Two issues stopped me.

1) couldnt find a refrigerator light enough
2) also couldnt find an extension cord long enough.

Bill Cosby might hear you.

I can't believe people would really think you could eat Jello for protein. Beans don't have all the essential amino acids to make complete proteins in humans either. Add rice to it and you're there. Spirulina is a complete protein as well.

For protein? really?

Not only is jello grosss – since it's really just ground bovine hoof, water, sugar, artificial flavors and colors – but how would it ever qualify as a protein source?

Plus, so many great protein options exist. In addition to soy protein sports drink mixes or bars, there are nuts, tofu, dehydrated legumes, quinoa and couscous, etc.

So much better and so easy to carry!

Just bring real protein. They make foil pouches of tuna and salmon you can find in most grocery stores. Sometimes you can find chicken (you can't say the b-word here, but it's the body part that starts with a b) and, god forbid, spam slices in foil pouches, too. The other day I found cooked duck legs at an Asian store and some stuff that can be only described as pork fluff. Looks like brown cotton candy. Also lots of dried fish, including dried whole fish like anchovy or squid. But yeah, hooks and some velveeta or other bait is probably going to be the best protein, if you can catch it.