[pct-l] Lunch Foods

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 Joe , who is a officer in the PCTA, ate a sandwich of ham and cheese daily 
on his thru-hike. Don , my parter, ate a peanutbutter and jam sandwich daily 
as he did the year before on the AT. The peanutbutter and jam did hit the 
spot as it contains lots of fat, protein and carbs when made with whole wheat 
bread. Taste is the main thing. Eat something you can handle for 5 months. I 
saw some hikers open their fourth resupply box and pitch half the food as 
they had grown tired of their choosen rations. Really, I never tired of 
tunu,mac and cheese for dinner topped with instant pudding for dessert. I 
just read in this months Backpacker mag., someone " reinvented Fizzies" . 
Those of us 40 and over remember these little alkoselzer like tables you 
would drop in water to make carbonated kool-aid. The new version sells for 75 
cents per three which doctor up a quart of water. I view powerbars, carb gue, 
cliff bars and the such as marketing gimmicks aimed at upscale newbies with 
more money than common sense when many old time foods can do the same thing 
for a fraction of the cost. 
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