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<blockquote data-quote="Uncle Russ" data-source="post: 275731" data-attributes="member: 14337"><p>I pack in for 5-7 days, and fortunately, I am not one who is put off by freeze dried or other concentrated foods--although I have to admit that by the end of the trip, I am ready to get a hot shower and head for the nearest steak house or Mexican food on the double! I learned about nutrition when I used to do a once-a-year non-stop 260 mile canoe race during which we ate about 2-3 ounces of food every hour from sealed packets and drank constantly through tubes.</p><p> </p><p>Now, when hunting, I package one-day's food all together and vacuum seal everything for that day. I take 2 pounds per day--period. Here is my regimen:</p><p> </p><p><u>Breakfast</u>: two packages of two Nature Valley granola bars each--4 total. I happen to like the "oats and honey" flavor and use only that. I heat 12 ounces of water in my titanium kettle and drop 3 Folgers Coffee Single bags in and leave them while I drink the whole thing down then pull off the cardboard tags and pitch them under a pinion or juniper.</p><p> </p><p><u>Morning Snack</u>: 2-3 ounces of honey-glazed roasted pecans, roasted but unsalted almonds, and/or dried fruit. Low salt is important because it makes you thirsty and water is heavy. I drink like a pig at the trough anyway--it comes from being Texan.</p><p> </p><p><u>Lunch</u>: a chunk of cheese and a chunk of ham--both ladened with preservatives--not good for you, but for 5-7 days, so what. My grandparents ate the stuff for 80 years and eventually died, so I probably will too, one of these days.</p><p> </p><p><u>Afternoon snack</u>: A little premium beef jerky--not the kind they sell at Cabelas--and some dried fruit.</p><p> </p><p><u>Supper</u>: Here is where I take the huge majority of my calories. I have a real thing about not being able to sleep with an empty stomach--not the best way, I know, but it's my way--I pretty much have to do it. One freeze dried meal (for two people.) Water boiled in my Kettle, and poured into the plastic/foil bag and I eat out of the bag. I follow this with a couple more granola bars and a cup of hot chocolate, mixed in the kettle. I then pour water into the kettle, clean it out and drink the water--good to go for breakfast.</p><p> </p><p><u>Bedtime Snack</u>: A bag of M&M s to keep the sleeping bag warm. I take a variety of regular, peanut, dark chocolate, and almond.</p><p> </p><p>So there you have it--dull as dishwater but full of calories--I take nothing that doesn't amount to 100 calories per ounce and prefer to average 140 per ounce. That comes out to over 4,000 calories per day--perfect for the trail for a lard-butt like Uncle Russ--(who, if the truth be known, could live off his own fat for a couple of years.)</p><p> </p><p>Russ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uncle Russ, post: 275731, member: 14337"] I pack in for 5-7 days, and fortunately, I am not one who is put off by freeze dried or other concentrated foods--although I have to admit that by the end of the trip, I am ready to get a hot shower and head for the nearest steak house or Mexican food on the double! I learned about nutrition when I used to do a once-a-year non-stop 260 mile canoe race during which we ate about 2-3 ounces of food every hour from sealed packets and drank constantly through tubes. Now, when hunting, I package one-day's food all together and vacuum seal everything for that day. I take 2 pounds per day--period. Here is my regimen: [U]Breakfast[/U]: two packages of two Nature Valley granola bars each--4 total. I happen to like the "oats and honey" flavor and use only that. I heat 12 ounces of water in my titanium kettle and drop 3 Folgers Coffee Single bags in and leave them while I drink the whole thing down then pull off the cardboard tags and pitch them under a pinion or juniper. [U]Morning Snack[/U]: 2-3 ounces of honey-glazed roasted pecans, roasted but unsalted almonds, and/or dried fruit. Low salt is important because it makes you thirsty and water is heavy. I drink like a pig at the trough anyway--it comes from being Texan. [U]Lunch[/U]: a chunk of cheese and a chunk of ham--both ladened with preservatives--not good for you, but for 5-7 days, so what. My grandparents ate the stuff for 80 years and eventually died, so I probably will too, one of these days. [U]Afternoon snack[/U]: A little premium beef jerky--not the kind they sell at Cabelas--and some dried fruit. [U]Supper[/U]: Here is where I take the huge majority of my calories. I have a real thing about not being able to sleep with an empty stomach--not the best way, I know, but it's my way--I pretty much have to do it. One freeze dried meal (for two people.) Water boiled in my Kettle, and poured into the plastic/foil bag and I eat out of the bag. I follow this with a couple more granola bars and a cup of hot chocolate, mixed in the kettle. I then pour water into the kettle, clean it out and drink the water--good to go for breakfast. [U]Bedtime Snack[/U]: A bag of M&M s to keep the sleeping bag warm. I take a variety of regular, peanut, dark chocolate, and almond. So there you have it--dull as dishwater but full of calories--I take nothing that doesn't amount to 100 calories per ounce and prefer to average 140 per ounce. That comes out to over 4,000 calories per day--perfect for the trail for a lard-butt like Uncle Russ--(who, if the truth be known, could live off his own fat for a couple of years.) Russ [/QUOTE]
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