[pct-l] Cost of hike

[Paint Your Wagon]

I have some good news for you and your friend- I just went shopping; buying me some tasty hiker food. 

I took a magic marker and wrote the amount of calories for each food on the food’s container. 

Here’s a typical day’s worth; noting each container’s caloric values- 

Breakfast- 

2 Nescafe Cappuccinos / 100 calories each, Sweet Chocolate Nut Mix / 675 calories 

(I ran out of oatmeal packets and this is my randomly picked 5th day’s breakfast entree), 

Snacks- 

for am and pm- 

sesame seeds / 1,080 calories, pineapple / 1,020 calories, snap peas / 420 calories, 

Pay Day candy bar / 440 calories, Nescafe caramel latte drink / 100 calories, Lime Margarita mix / 40 calories, Abuelita chocolate mix / 110 calories,

Lunch- 

consisting of 2 sandwiches of raisin/cinnamon bread / 100 calories per slice, w/ chocolate peanut butter spread / 200 calories each serving, 

for a total of 800 calories in 2 sandwiches, followed by

Supper- 

Idahoan potatoes / 440 calories, Kraft tuna helper w/ cheese, seasoning, and noodles / 1,150 calories, Abuelita chocolate mix / 110 calories, 

for a grand total of 7,785 calories.

This was a randomly selected meal that I put together. 

One other day’s meal totaled a mere 3,095 calories. 

Bottom line- 

I spent a little under $200 for 15 days worth of food, and I’m showing you what a typical days worth of food is worth, 

caloric wise and variety wise, and in a straight off the cuff manner with no agenda or premeditated calculations. 

What’s the food’s weight you ask? 

Hold on while I gather that information.

OK-  
Breakfast:
cappacino- 1 oz. 
cappacino- 1 oz.
nut mix- 5 ozs.

AM and PM snacks: 
sesame seeds- 6 ozs.
pineapple chunks- 8 ozs.
snap peas- 3.3 ozs.
candy bar- 3.4 ozs.
cappacino- 1 oz.
drink mix- 1 oz.
chocolate mix- 1 oz.

Supper:
potatoes- 4 ozs.
noodle, cheese, seasoning- 13.7 ozs.
chocolate mix- 1 oz.

Total weight: 43.4 ozs. with a value of 7,785 calories. 

Actually, THAT is a very good ratio of weight versus calories. 

I went shopping a few hours ago, totally shooting from the hip. 

I am pleasantly surprised and flabbergasted to boot!

It was fun doing this for my own ed-u-ma-ca-tion,

Thanks,

<>Paint<>