[pct-l] food weight

[Eric]

That was me :)  50% fat is necessary when you need 5000+ calories per day!
However, I believe each person's body functions better on different kinds of
diets, so they should listen to their body and choose what they need to
take. My proteins and carbs (mostly potatoes) are dehydrated, so that saves
some weight. My food weight per day is around 2 pounds.

Regards,
Eric
www.primalpct.com

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Melanie Clarke <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear James,
>
> Completely dehydrated Protein and Carbohydrates have about 4 kcal's per
> gram.  Fat (nuts) have 9 kcal's per gram.  So 4,000 calories of pure
> protein
> and carbohydrates will weigh about 2.2 lbs.  About 4,000 calories of pure
> fat will weigh about .9 lbs, less than half that.  Burning carbohydrates is
> most efficient for your body's needs on the trail but it is a burden to
> carry so bring maybe about 30% fat calories, nuts soy nuts etc.  Tall young
> men may want to bring more than that.
>
> I think one young man a month ago says he brings 50% fat calories and does
> fine.  Fat calories are the easiest to carry as your body derives more
> energy per weight.  That is why your body stores extra energy as fat in
> your
> body.  It is the easiest to carry around.
>
> Melanie
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 5:33 PM, James F. Miller
> <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
> >
> > Anyone have an idea of a ball park number that a days worth of food
> should
> > weigh for say 5000 calories?
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