High calorie foods ?

[MuddyWaters]

Great, I'm known for Little Debbie's. I have been trying to change my evil ways. Glad you discovered the magic.

To the OP, Little Debbie's are some of the cheapest empty calories you can find. They will definitely fuel you but you will want to scour the hiker boxes for some food with at least some margin value. PNB should definitely play a leading role.

Im an afficionado of little debbie oatmeal pies and brownies myself.
When purchased at walmart, the 12ct box of oatmeal pies is one of the highest calories/$ things you can get, only thing I know of thats higher is a bottle of vegetable oil. Going off of memory from a few yrs back , the oatmeal pies were ~2150 cal/$ and the vegetable oil was ~3400 cal /dollar or so.

I can always choke those down, no matter how lousy I feel, etc. Extra calories.

I think Warren Doyle used to espouse the Little Debbie thru-hiker diet.

[swjohnsey]

Parkay (squeeze margarine) is a good calorie booster for many trail foods.

[CamelMan]

There are also grains and seeds like amaranth, millet, and quinoa that... can be eaten after soaking cold

Thanks, that's good information. I figured only instant or parboiled grains (well, the one that's available is rice) would work.

[Venchka]

Parkay (squeeze margarine) is a good calorie booster for many trail foods.

I would prefer to gnaw on the plastic container that it comes in.
Given that ghee is readily available and powdered butter can be bought online and in stores like REI, why would anyone eat Parkay????????

Wayne

[ski_walker]

Thanks a bunch ! Great ideas !

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[Connie]

I would prefer to gnaw on the plastic container that it comes in.
Given that ghee is readily available and powdered butter can be bought online and in stores like REI, why would anyone eat Parkay????????

Wayne

I have seen Butter Buds.

Ghee does not require refrigeration, but how do you pack it?

[swjohnsey]

Have you ever tried to find ghee in a convenience store in Tennessee?

[Venchka]

I have seen Butter Buds.

Ghee does not require refrigeration, but how do you pack it?

Butter buds aren't the same as powdered butter.
I found a lightweight 8 ounce size screw top container at the container store.

Wayne

[Venchka]

Have you ever tried to find ghee in a convenience store in Tennessee?

No. I still wouldn't eat Parkay.
If vegan people can be OCD about food, so can I.

Wayne

[swjohnsey]

Prolly don't like lard either.

[Connie]

DIY:

Ghee is simmered at low temperature and poured off, the solid bits left behind in the pan.

[MuddyWaters]

margarine is horrible for you.
Id rather eat lard
because it tastes like butter sort of isnt a good enough reason to eat that stuff

[swjohnsey]

Earl ate lard.

[rafe]

Earl ate lard.

It makes the downhills go faster.

[Dogwood]

Butter buds aren't the same as powdered butter.
I found a lightweight 8 ounce size screw top container at the container store.

Wayne

Saved me from having to post this info. BB contains dehydrated butter but that is only an ingredient not all of what it contains. BB is butter favored granules mostly made from maltodextrin that is derived from from GMO corn. Yes, another damn pervasive GMO corn product. Monsanto, once primarily a chemical company, is running too da bank with their GMOs especially their GM corn monopoly.

[Venchka]

Now Monsanto is running to the bank with the German buyout money.

Wayne


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[saltysack]

Krave chili lime jerky is my new favorite....some of the best I've had


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[JC13]

If you are lacking protein you could always stop in the Wally World and grab some protein powder.

[Odd Man Out]

Lots of talk of oats. I find instant oatmeal to be evil, but I do like making oatmeal with regular oats and hot water. If you don't boil it, the texture is very different, but quite yummy and very easy to clean up as it doesn't get all gummy.

[CamelMan]

Lots of talk of oats. I find instant oatmeal to be evil

Because of the sugar and additives? Yeah, it is a little evil. As for the regular (quick) oats the only way I can eat enough of it is not to boil it. Otherwise it's great for weight loss.