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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum BWCA Food and Recipes Light, compact, energy foods? |
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07/20/2011 06:54PM
i will be taking a fairly long trip this fall (about 14 days). i never eat much(volume) for dinners and oatmeal for breakfast every other morning. i feel im calorie starved at times. i do snack while traveling...luna bars, sausage sticks, and trail mix. thats about it.
is there a magic calorie bullet out there? my food packing space is very limited.
thanks.
is there a magic calorie bullet out there? my food packing space is very limited.
thanks.
07/20/2011 08:59PM
Packit gourmet smoothie. 420 calories per drink. Just add water. One of the gals on my trip has one every morning and loves them. They come in a couple different flavors. Compared to Carnation Instant breakfast drink which only has 120 calories.
Jump Start Fruit Smoothie
You might check out nutrition stores for similar.
Just a thought...
Jump Start Fruit Smoothie
You might check out nutrition stores for similar.
Just a thought...
07/20/2011 09:14PM
Those smoothies look good - I might have to try a couple to break the oatmeal monotony on longer trips.
Nuts may not seem light, but they have a lot of calories per ounce, plus they have fat, protein, and carbohydrate. Peanut butter also has quite a few. You can compare your options by figuring how many calories each provides per ounce.
Of course, fats have the most calories. That's what arctic explorers use to crank up the calories - oil and butter, and even cream.
Nuts may not seem light, but they have a lot of calories per ounce, plus they have fat, protein, and carbohydrate. Peanut butter also has quite a few. You can compare your options by figuring how many calories each provides per ounce.
Of course, fats have the most calories. That's what arctic explorers use to crank up the calories - oil and butter, and even cream.
07/20/2011 09:46PM
Nuts. I dry-roast almonds in the oven and pack them in zip-lock snack bags. They aren't super-light, but as others have said, they are full of nutrition, fat, and also the fiber is a good thing. Brazil nuts are good to include, as they are high in selenium. Pistachios. Pecans. We love nuts, especially Spartan1.
07/21/2011 05:58AM
I've found that for long hikes or days of work or whatever, there's nothing like bread (or crackers or hard tack) and cheese with a generous dose of butter.
I also believe in avoiding sugar, be it in trail mix, candy, energy bars or whatever, because of the "drop" you get a few hours later.
I also believe in avoiding sugar, be it in trail mix, candy, energy bars or whatever, because of the "drop" you get a few hours later.
07/21/2011 08:46AM
Hudson Bay Bread has all the calories anybody would need. I pack them separately in bags, and they make a great pick me up at lunchtime. With the variations found on this site, you can have many different flavors.
I had a new group with me this year, and they were a big hit. I pack them in a saltine container which crushes down as I use the contents.
I had a new group with me this year, and they were a big hit. I pack them in a saltine container which crushes down as I use the contents.
07/21/2011 01:41PM
Those smoothies look awesome and lightweight. Explore making them in a baggie for a snack. Forget the straw...mix with your knife (carefully), close up baggie, cut off corner with knife, and suck it out. Wipe knife off and go.
Also as others have said, nuts are great, though perhaps bulky. But they are a great, high-calorie, nutritious, pick-me-up snack.
Also as others have said, nuts are great, though perhaps bulky. But they are a great, high-calorie, nutritious, pick-me-up snack.
07/30/2011 10:38AM
I know that I had seen those 3600 calories bars somewhere and then today I got a catalog in the snail mail from Emergency Essential. Have never ordered anything from them. They have all kids of bulk dried, freeze dried food, water treatment, and storage systems. Geared more towards the survivalists.
They have them in different brands and at 1200, 2400, and 3600 calories. Says that they meet the US Coast Guard and SOLAS standards.
Energy Food Bars
They have them in different brands and at 1200, 2400, and 3600 calories. Says that they meet the US Coast Guard and SOLAS standards.
Energy Food Bars
KevinL
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