[pct-l] Food

[Edward Anderson]

Brandon,
I always bring along a variety of non-perishable foods that don't require 
cooking, for lunches ( I usually ate two lunches each day ) I carry some of 
my lunch foods in my knapsack (since I rode a horse, I always wore a knapsack 
containing what I would need to survive if I was ever separated from my horse). 
 Here is the kinds of foods that I brought while riding most of the trail from 
border to border:

Energy bars - my favorite is the Nature Valley bar Sweet and Salty Nut. That bar 
is. to me the tastiest, and is also the highest that I have found in 
calories/ounce - 142/ounce. On a warm day there will be some melting (but not 
nearly as bad as Snickers) That is not a big problem - just lick it off the 
inside of the wrapper. I also bring Snickers Almond (131 C/ounce) Nature Valley 
Trail Mix (117C/O) and other bars for both calories and protein.

Nuts:  A wide variety of nuts. I especially like walnuts, and they are second in 
calories only to the more expensive macadamia nuts (196C/O vs 199C/O). Planters 
Dry Roasted Peanuts with Sea Salt are delicious, have good calories (160C/O) and 
are a good source of  salt. Also in the nut category, I often brought along 
peanut butter/tortilla rolled sandwiches. 


Cheese:  I bring lots of Baby Bell cheeses in all three flavors. Be sure to 
store them somewhere in your pack where they won't become crushed. I have never 
had them spoil without refrigeration unless they have been crushed. Then mold 
will begin to form along the cracks in the wax containment seal. If this 
happened I just trimmed off the mold. I always purchase all of my food before 
beginning my rides and then resupply myself ( by driving ahead and caching ). 


Dehydrated fruit and Beef Jerky:  I brought a variety of dried fruits and a 
small amount of jerky.  

Drink:  I love Tang as a cold drink.

Have a great hike,

MendoRider 



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From: Brandon Reed <brandon.reed2008 at yahoo.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 7:46:16 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Food

I'm gonna starts my hike with cold food options to save the weight on fuel and 
stove, plus with the heat, desert, abundance of resupply, and generally just 
being more tired in the start of a hike, I normally don't eat hot meals. I will 
mail my stove to have later in the trip. Does anyone have any suggestions or 
sites to review for cold food options that wont bore me by day 2. I can only eat 

tuna and candy bars for so many meals before I start to go crazy. 


      
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