A hot plate of Maggi and Tea
Maggi-loving trekkers, this one for you. The best thing about your journey is the food! What do you eat when you're in a new place or when you reach your destination and want to unwind? When you are cold, waiting for the sunrise, or watching the perfect sunset. A hot plate of Maggi and tea is all that trekker's dream at his favorite destination.
Be it Lonavala tiger point, Venna Lake at Mahabaleshwar, Beaches of Alibaug, the summit of Kalsubai Trek, Ashoka Waterfall, Rajmachi Trek, Dhabas on the highway, you will always find someone offering hot Maggi and a cuppa of tea. It has become a trusted food source that can be prepared quickly and connects with our memories of travel and good times.
Road Trip for Maggi
Some road trips are just planned so that we can eat Maggi at midnight at your favorite dhaba, which adds its touch with extra cheese, veggies, butter chicken, paneer, Indian Chinese sauces and many more combos. We all have experienced these moments with our friends and family.
In Maharashtra, Kanda Poha and Tea are stapled breakfast for trekkers, with Maggi being the new addition. What is your favorite food? Mine is a peanut butter sandwich and with black coffee. How do I get it on treks? I carry my breakfast, and my portal gas stove helps me with boiled water. So do mention in the comments your favorite food on treks.
Kanda Poha and Tea
In Maharashtra, Kanda Poha and Tea are stapled breakfast for trekkers, with Maggi being the new addition. What is your favorite food? Mine is a peanut butter sandwich and with black coffee. How do I get it on treks? I carry my breakfast, and my portal gas stove helps me with boiled water. So do mention in the comments your favorite food on treks.
Where should you go to find the most authentic cuisine? Trekkers are treated to authentic local food on treks made by villagers who carry the raw material until the summit, set up a kitchen, and serve warm food in the most beautiful locations. A lot of hard work is behind a simple meal on your trek.
Maggi Junk food
Similarly, for many trekkers, Maggi is also junk food that they avoid.
There are many healthy options for trekkers like muesli and soy milk, Poha, Nuts and jaggery, Oats, Dry fruits, Chikki, Fruits, Theplas, Green tea, Herbal teas. These are easy to store for longer periods in your backpack, and freshness will last for days.
Cooking in the mountains
Now trekkers have started carrying portable gas stoves to cook their meals.
It is really handy to boil water and use a ready-to-cook meal packet, and you have your favorite dish ready and enjoy it anywhere. Plus, a portable gas stove is eco-friendly and time-saving. You can easily cook a Maggi in few minutes on a portable gas stove inside your tent, even on a windy day. Forest department and Archaeology Survey of India rules don't allow campfire in the forest or Forts when trekking or camping.
Trash in the mountains
Maggi wrappers are also a contributor to pollution and garbage problems in the mountains. Maggi the favorite food among trekkers; most wrappers are dumped on the slopes, burnt in the garbage pits, left behind inside caves and temporary kitchen setups. These are wrappers get carried away by winds to the edge of the mountain from where you cannot collect them. Monkeys also look for scraps inside them and distribute them all over the mountains.
Local kitchens and Dhabas mostly burn the wrappers inside a pit, which creates harmful smokes, and when it rains, a slurry gets mixed in groundwater, crops, streams. You can ask the Dhaba guy for the wrapper or carry your wrapper back to your home and dispose of it properly to avoid such situations. If you come across any wrappers on the slope, you should pick them up and put them in your garbage bag and dispose of them after segregation at your home.
You love the mountains, but you also love Maggi.
We get it. The mountains are gorgeous, and we need to keep them that way for future generations. But it just so happens that one of those things is being able to experience the hills free of garbage, in the way they've stayed for the last few million years in the way they're intended to be. And no matter how much you enjoy Maggi, I trust you won't fight with that.
So why not do something regarding it? Join us on our calling to clean up all of these trails and make sure your favorite mountain doesn't become a landfill. It's easy to pick up the trash you see on your route. Let's show everyone what can happen when trekkers come together for a common goal to achieve trash-free mountains.
Do you know how to manage your waste in the mountains?
You're not alone. We've all been there, and we want to help. With a little bit of knowledge, you can be better prepared for your next trip up the mountain with some simple tips that will make it easier for both you and the environment.
Here are five easy steps to help reduce your impact on our beautiful planet while still having an awesome time in nature!
- Pack out what you pack in
- Don't burn wrappers or leave them behind.
- Use biodegradable products like toilet paper, dish soap, etc.
- Bring reusable water bottles, spoons, plates and coffee mugs instead of disposable ones
- Take care of yourself by staying hydrated and eating healthy food when possible
Please share this article with friends so they can do their part too!
Challenge to our trekkers
You know those favorite mountains in the pictures. They're not just for hiking. We've been doing some research and found that they are a treasure trove of trash! So many trekkers think that they are nature lovers and care about the environment by going into the mountains.
If you can, quit using single-use food packets, bottles and cutlery on your next three treks. Then we can say you are a trekker who belongs in the mountain and contributes to keeping the mountain clean. The list of top items causing trash on your favorite mountains.
- Single-use packaged drinking water bottles
- Food items stored in single-use wrappers, packets.
- Using single-use plastic teacups
- Foam and plastic single-use food plates, spoons, straws.
- Leaving behind Beer and Alchohol bottles
- Gutka & Tobacco sachets
- Cigarette packets and buds
Tips to avoid creating trash on your next trek in the mountains.
- Bring a reusable water bottle.
- Bring your spoon, fork, mug, plates, metal straw.
- Bring a garbage bag to pick up your trash back to the city.
