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Pasta Power

Put some past in your stomach for good trail food all the next day.

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With its excellent carbo-to-protein ratio, pasta with tofu or meat sauce is a sure-fire way to put the horsepower back into tired muscles. See Moveable Feast, May 2001, for a recipe for lightweight, tasty, and inexpensive Southwestern Pasta.

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