Every year for many years, my mother would send me a "Fruitcake Confection" from Harry & David at Christmas time. Definitely NOT your grandmother's fruitcake -- this stuff is awesome! If I could keep myself from eating the whole thing, I froze it and then when hiking a month or so later, cut it up for hiking snacks.... Pure atomic power!
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Peanut butter is 5.9 calories per gram. Peanuts are a tad less dense at 5.8 calories per gram, but have several advantages: the packaging is lighter, the package shrinks as the product is eaten, and there's no oil leakage.
Or my mother-in-law's fruitcake, about the same density as depleted uranium.
Macadamia nuts. #1 in fat and calories among the nut family. A decent amount of potassium. Don’t stress on calories alone. Electrolytes count too.
Don’t wait until you get to the grocery store to do your nutrition studies. Virtually everything edible is detailed on the Internet.
I will add Knorr Sides to the non-foods list. I am very happy with selected freeze dried meals. I’ll bear the cost for the weight, variety and taste.
Wayne
pepparoni is my must have for winter backpacking. lots of calories from fat.
Last edited by 4eyedbuzzard; 06-29-2020 at 11:08.
I've only had one version of pemmican, and that was a hundred years ago. Do you have a recipe or a good brand recommendation?
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Nope, I don't. Like you, I've only eaten it once. Didn't make a memorable impression from a food I want to eat standpoint. I carry eat what tastes good and provides variety. Just throwing it out there as an option. There are a bunch of recipes online. Might be some manufactured stuff out there, but as it's not a high demand consumer item . . . This is what I find https://www.google.com/search?q=pemm...w=1904&bih=920
EDIT: Higher calorie stuff I eat on trail - tuna in olive oil (empty cans aren't any heavier than empty pouches), trail mix/gorp, summer sausage, peanut butter, etc. Easy to find at stores, variety, cost, etc, all play into it. But I'm not going for weeks without resupply nor am I into the shedding pack weight to the point of not enjoying my food, etc., just to save a pound or two.
Last edited by 4eyedbuzzard; 06-29-2020 at 11:30.
I have seen some of those Epic bars in the local stores...I'll probably give one a try. I'm trying to put a little more variety into my mid-day break -- it's been mostly jerky & pepperoni (along with some type of cheese and dehydrated fruit.) I can't bring myself to eat tuna. Spam can be good, though.
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Anyone got an opinion on Green Belly Bars?I'm taking a package for an overnighter this weekend just to see if they are edible or not......(note,too expensive to rip into at home so I will carry a backup meal of noodles
There is no best. You will tire of too much of anything.
For one of many things to bring I suggest dried roasted yams with butter powder and salt to taste: 2000 calories per pound.
For 30 grams you should get about 135 calories: 24 grams dried yams @ 4 calories/gram + 6 grams Hoosier Hill Farm butter powder @ 7.5 calories/gram. We roasted yams, mashed, dehydrated, then food processor to make into dust. On the trail mix the yam powder with butter powder and cover with hot water. Depending on how finely it's ground rehydration time varies from a few minutes to 20.
One snack I do like at this time of year -- when I tend to want more salt -- is pork rinds. A little 2oz bag can deliver over 300 tasty calories!
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Snickers candy bars 280 calories @ 2ozs.
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Pork Rinds and Snickers -- the Breakfast of Champions!
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