[pct-l] stoveless menu tips?

[Melanie Clarke]

For stoveless food items:

I will put a mountain house (or other brand) dehydrated dinner in a
ziplock.  Around 4pm, I will fill the dinner with water and put it in
another extra ziplock (that I reuse for the next meal) and place it near
the top of my pack to be warmed by the sun.  By 5:30 or so, it will be
fully re-constituted and delicious!  For breakfast, I blend cereal, oatmeal
etc. so it condenses and doesn't take a lot of room in the pack and soy
powder (or powdered milk)  I add water to that when I wake up in the
morning and it's ready after my tent is packed and ready to go.  Lunch, I
just eat dried fruit, nuts, soynuts and other eat as you go stuff.

You can really do without the stove.

Toga

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Paul Bodnar <paulbodnar at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> > Can others give me tips on what lightweight, stoveless food items have
> > worked for them?
>
> Fat has about 9 calories per gram, carbohydrates and protein have about 4
> calories per gram.  Therefore the lightweight food, or lightest food per
> unit energy is food high in fat.
>
> Here is a short list of some food items;
>
> -cheese
> -dried meat, beef jerky, turkey jerky etc.
> -salami
> -crackers
> -energy bars
> -candy bars (Snickers etc.)
> -hard candy (Jolly Rancher etc.)
> -breakfast drinks (Carnation Instant Breakfast)
> -Pop Tarts and other derivatives
> -bagels and bread
> -dried fruit
> -fresh fruit (first day from town)
> -olive oil  (high in fat and good on a variety of things)
> -tortillas
> -nuts
> -sunflower seeds
> -powder drink mix (many varieties)
>
> Variety is key in any diet, so I recommend going to different grocery
> stores and spend the time looking at all the items.  If you see something
> that might work, give it a try before your hike.  If you like it, you can
> add it to the list.
>
> Paul
>
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