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Mar 4, 2010 at 6:17 pm #1256076
HELP! OK I have searched. But I would like to know, what are your favorite LIGHT WEIGHT snacks or lunches midday on the trail?
I personally like:Slim Jim and Cheese stick 1.5oz
Banana Chips and freeze dried strawberries
Peanut M&Ms
Jelly Belly Sport Beans w & w/o caffeineI need help with new ideas on what to carry to just get me by until I hit camp and have dinner. What do you carry?
Any replies appreciated.
Also I am sooooo tired of eating GORP! :DMar 4, 2010 at 6:21 pm #1581942Usually we take a variety of the following:
organic cookies (oreo type usually)
my gorp blend (almonds, peanuts, choc chips, craisins, dates)
100% vit c fruit snacks
dried fruit
jerky
peanut butter filled pretzels
whole grain crackers
kettle chips (bbq flavor)Mar 4, 2010 at 6:39 pm #1581958Not really lunch but I usually snack on bags of fritos, pringles or other chips. I put them in bags of 200-300 calories and slightly crush them to increase the density. Works for me.
Others… pepperoni, club crackers and cheese.
Common theme, all calorie dense but yummy!
Mar 4, 2010 at 6:40 pm #1581959My favorites are:
Dark Chocolate Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Freeze Dried Apple pouches from Costco
Almond M&M's
Abba Zaba
Big Hunk
Pistachios
Cocoa Roast Almonds
Honey Glazed Macadamia NutsMar 4, 2010 at 6:54 pm #1581971+1 on Abba Zaba and Big Hunk. My guy at 7-11 makes sure they never run out, because I stop by several times a week.
Mar 4, 2010 at 6:57 pm #1581975What are they? (I know, I'm a philistine)
Thanks.
Mar 4, 2010 at 6:59 pm #1581976My homemade choco-almond butter protein balls
jerky when my pusher is making it
and i actually like mini-Clif barsMar 4, 2010 at 7:07 pm #1581984Googling Abba Zaba , never heard of it
And now I know…and now I'm hungry! LOL
"Not really lunch but I usually snack on bags of fritos, pringles or other chips. I put them in bags of 200-300 calories and slightly crush them to increase the density"
Not a bad idea Greg, like a chip crunch mix.
Mar 4, 2010 at 7:09 pm #1581987Abba Dabba and Big Hunk – Old School!
Mar 4, 2010 at 7:12 pm #1581990Abba Zaba is a a really chewy taffy with peanut butter in the center.
Big Hunk is more of a honey tasting nougat filled with peanuts.
They are both really chewy and take some time to eat. They both do well in all types of temperatures. If they get soft, it's fine, and if they freeze, they easily break up into pieces.
Smart & Final sells the mini bars (including the "Look" bar–a Big Hunk covered in dark chocolate, also really good, but a bit messy if it gets warm) in a huge bag.
Mar 4, 2010 at 7:21 pm #1581997They make a lot of yummy bars
Mar 4, 2010 at 7:49 pm #1582009If you are lucky enough to have a Trader Joe's grocery store nearby, they have a great assortment of trail mixes (try the Tempting Trail Mix), wasabi peas, dried fruit like mango and dragonfruit, plantain chips and the list goes on. They also carry many popular bars, like Balance, Clif, etc.
Great place for finding unusual snacks!
Mar 4, 2010 at 7:53 pm #1582013I do and I have to check out their dried fruit to change up the naners and strawberries.
Thats another thing I am sooo tired of is the BARS. Clif is good and very packable, but heavy. But I am so burn out on bars, just as much as GORP.
Now to google dragonfruit :DMar 4, 2010 at 8:30 pm #1582039Crackers
Almonds
Peanut butter
Flour tortillas
Carob chocMar 4, 2010 at 8:54 pm #1582053I like instant hummus, other instant dips/spreads that I make. Carry them with crackers or tortillas.
Shelf stable cheese (hard and spreadable versions)
dried fruit
cashews
kettle potato chips
candy bars
homemade bars (none of them yecky energy bars for me! I like them tasty)
cookies
brownies
small cups of soup easily made
soft fruit leather barsOn first day out:
fresh fruit and berries
fresh baked bread from the bakery on the way out of town
donuts
yogurtMar 4, 2010 at 9:03 pm #1582062Sara – how long do you think homemade bars last on the trail in the summer (High Sierra). I'm usually out for 2-3 weeks with food drops.
Mar 4, 2010 at 10:25 pm #1582108I have a recipe for Logan Bread that I've used for about thirty years now. It has a similar calorie density to the others, but it has no milk or egg in it, so there is less to spoil. If I know I am going to be eating it up within a few weeks, I make it one way (moister), and if I think its consumption will stretch out over a longer period, I make it slightly differently (drier). It starts to taste a little bland after three months of storage in a sandwich bag. I've eaten some that was nine months in the bag with no spoilage. The good thing about the homemade recipes is that you can alter them slightly to suit your own preferences. I can eat it no matter how tired I am, or no matter how much appetite I've lost.
–B.G.–Mar 5, 2010 at 12:58 am #1582161Bob
I have a recipe for Logan Bread that I've used for about thirty years now.
Would you care to post the recipe?
— MV
Mar 5, 2010 at 2:34 am #1582170Pretzel Pete's Gourmet Peanut Butter filled nuggets (these bad boys will struggle to make it to the trail once I've opened them!
http://www.pretzelpete.com/pretzelpetedifference.cfmCrushed chips/crackers
Peanut M&Ms
Tuna Jerky (found in a world food store)
Tortillas and shelf stable cheese or meat (probably both…)
Love the idea of instant hummus. Will have to give that a try.
Mar 5, 2010 at 3:17 am #1582175My favorites:
Peanut M&Ms
Pringles- as said before ~200 calories in a baggie and slightly crushed
Snickers!!!!
Clif Bars (White Choc Macadamia is my new favorite)If I'm just day hiking or on the first day out I like to bring a little hard salami and cheese with tortillas.
Side note: anybody else ever make some of Ultralight Joe's Moose Goo? If you can stand the texture its really not all that bad :P. Especially with some M&Ms on a tortilla…
http://www.ultralightbackpacker.com/moosegoo.htmlAdam
Mar 5, 2010 at 4:56 am #1582185Homemade Harvest Oatmeal Bars (very high-cal for their weight)
Gorp made with seeds, toasted and mapled walnut halves and banana chips
Snickers
Dried fruitMar 5, 2010 at 4:59 am #1582186for lunches I like things that I can rehydrate with cool water, such as
homemade hummus or dips
citrus lentil salad
slaws with added cheese or meat
brie (shelf stable variety) and crackers
olive tapenade with pita bread or crackersMar 5, 2010 at 5:44 am #1582194Another good idea. Using spreadable cheese. On tortilla sounds good.
I hope homemade bars taste better than the store bought ones. Usually have to drink 1liter of water just to get them down…ughMar 5, 2010 at 6:27 am #1582203+ 2 on Look candy bars. Thee are pretty hard to find.
Mar 5, 2010 at 6:33 am #1582206I am not one to make my own food. For snacks I usually just buy the Planters trail mix without and candy in it and repackage it. In the desert the candy melts and makes a mess. However if I put my bulk supply inside my quilt or sleeping bag, it does not melt. I carry my days supply in a side pocket or at the top inside of the pack.
Other stand bys are beef jerky and salami (sp?). I keep snacks pretty simple.
I normally don't get that hungry during the day, and have to remember to eat something. I like instant oatmeal for breakfast, and then eat a huge dinner if possible.
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