[pct-l] Food

[steve_pct at hotmail.com (Steve Setzer)]

Also, there aren't many calories in the freeze dried packets.  One package, 
which supposedly serves two, has about 500 calories if I remember correctly. 
  A package of lipton has over 700 calories and double ramen has about 800.  
Mac-n-cheese has close to 900, I think. I also put powdered milk and foil 
tuna in everything so that's adds some calories too.  Its all about the 
calories I tell ya!  And by the way, I'm a skinny bastard and was worried 
about losing weight on my thru hike this summer. Somehow I didn't even lose 
a pound. At one point after the Sierra I think I was down about 10 pounds 
but I gained it all back by the end.  And then I put on a few extra 
afterwards by eating a fresh baked apple pie a day with Iceman and True at 
Iceman's parent's place.  I estimated my daily calorie intake at around 5 or 
6 thousand when I was on the trail.  More when I was in town.  I also 
carried more food than many people.  Over 3 pounds a day sometimes.

And it has already been mentioned that the freeze dried dinners are 
expensive.  And I think they taste bad but that's a personal thing.
Steve

>From: Tidal Wave <tidalwavela@yahoo.com>
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Food
>Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:14:47 -0600 (CST)
>
>I am basically a lurker, but I plan to do the hike in 06.  I've wondered 
>about this.  People talk a lot about what kind of food to bring, but I 
>seldom (never?) see people recommend the freeze dried food in packages that 
>you can buy at REI or Adventure 16 etc.  Is it because of the price?  It 
>seems to me that these foods would offer variety.  Would it be a major faus 
>pax on the trail to open up a Beef Stroganoff with noodles and peas?
>
>Thanks, Kizobear
>

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