[pct-l] Drinkable calories & PCT hiker pricing

[Eugene]

I've been spending some time looking for a way to get down a lot of calories without a lot of hassle and weight.  As I kept looking for different foods (PB, nuts, grains, Nido) I kept coming back to a couple supplements carried by a vendor I've been buying my bulk protein from.  The two things I'm looking at are Oat Muscle and EFA.  Both can be thrown into a bottle like protein, shaken and drank.

 

Oat Muscle is a high source of carbohydrates and EFA is a high source of fats.  Here are some of the numbers I put together:

 

                           cals/oz      cals/tbsp

Oat Muscle                 159.4        31.9

EFA                        187.5        37.5

 

For comparison, here are a few other high calorie foods:

 

                           cals/oz   cals/tbsp

Nestle Nido                141.2     37.5

Couscous                   99.4      7.8

Oatmeal                    106.3     18.8

Skippy extra crunchy PB    166.3     95.0

Sunflower seeds            238.1     62.5

 

The last two food items provide as much or more calories than the powders, however, I find that I can't find the time to consume enough of this stuff to make a huge difference.  My training hikes have shown that I don't have a problem mixing powders into all of my drinks.  I figure I should easily be able to drink 2000 calories a day, or 3000 if I try a little harder.  It hardly takes any time to prepare, and takes no more time to consume than the water that I'd already be drinking on breaks.  So my training hikes have been telling me that if I want to consume lots of calories without taking lots of time to prepare meals, I need to drink my calories.  I had communicated with Alex, the owner of Protein Factory, previously about PCT dietary needs.  Yesterday I finally contacted him about getting a discount for PCT hikers.  This is what he offered:

 

Oat muscle.  Normal price is $6.99.  PCT price is $6.00.

EFA.  Normal price is $7.69.  PCT price is $6.50.

 

He said if anyone was interested, he'd offer a coupon code for us to use.  Is anyone else interested?  I'm ordering a hundred pounds or so today.

 

Oh yeah, you may also be able to save money by calling or emailing them to request your order be sent via USPS.

 

Fwiw, I have no affiliation with this company aside from being a customer that enjoys the quality and price of their protein.

 

Anyway, I just wanted to pass along what I was doing for my "meals" and the deal that was extended to our community.

 

Eugene
 		 	   		  
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