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Posted by steve t on April 19, 2008 at 11:52:35 pm EDT
In reply to Ultralight backpacking...good foods to take? posted by gsdavis on April 13, 2008 at 10:05:07 pm EDT

I plan to eat about 4000 calories per day, with good balance between simple/complex carbs, fats, and protein, and keep it all to ~2lbs per day. And I don't like to cook, so don't do anything beyond boiling water. So breakfast is usually oatmeal (quick oats, not instant) fortified with nuts, dried fruit, granola and powdered whole milk. Add a couple sticks of beef jerky and a cup of coffee. About 1000 calories. On the trail I'll down 400-500 calories of gorp over the next few hours. Lunch is usually peanut butter, or a 7oz packet of chicken,tuna, or salmon on a whole grain tortilla plus dried fruit and nuts, and a probar. Another 400-500 calories of gorp during the afternoon. Dinner is a 2 person prepackaged dehydrated meal fortified with either dehydrated milk or protein powder and another probar. And maybe 4-5 jolly ranchers during the course of the day.

I have kept this up for a couple of weeks without too much boredom, but not sure how it would wear over an extended thru hike.

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