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Posted by pillowthread on May 8, 2008 at 11:22:00 pm EDT
In reply to Ultralight backpacking...good foods to take? posted by gsdavis on April 13, 2008 at 10:05:07 pm EDT

A lot of oatmeal.

A lot of electrolyte powder.

A lot of short, dry pasta, and dehydrated sauce.

A lot of nuts.

Beans, too, if you can reason the weight.

Depending on how you hike, and how long you hike per day, around 4000 calories is a good number to try to intake per day. Lot of carbs...like, 100's of grams per day. As for protein, the formula goes: 3/4 of your BODY WEIGHT in lbs. = grams of protein per day...and, any less and you'll likely start losing weight. You must monitor you caloric intake like a hawk for a couple of weeks, at home, but eating as though you were in the backcountry, putting down however many miles you'd would normally do in a day. Logs of carbs, protein, calories, fat (All the sub-dividions too, of course), and important vitamins like Naicin and Glutamine must be kept. Then use this info to tailor your in-field diet to your simulated needs.

Vitmins are light and stash ANYWHERE, as do fish oils and flax oil (Omega 3's). Bring your flinstones chewables with you next trip...

I completely agree on the ketchup/mustard/relish/mayoniase/sweet-sour sauce/soy-sauce packet idea! Anything to keep meals a bit above ordinary is worth the weight on my back.

Don't forget the little bottles of Tabasco...or even better, little Boseman bottles filled with different sauces...

Sausage and cheese!! Big old logs of sausage, and whole mini-wheels of cheese.

Peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches, with strawberry being the recommended jelly, take the cake, though, as my favorite backcountry food. There's nothing like summiting, taking out lunch, and smearing up a PB&J.

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