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    BRIAN BOLIN
    BPL Member

    @oboz

    Locale: OVER YONDER'

    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 caffeine

    I 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! :D

    #1581942
    CW
    BPL Member

    @simplespirit

    Locale: .

    Usually 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)

    #1581958
    Hiking Malto
    BPL Member

    @gg-man

    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. Works for me.

    Others… pepperoni, club crackers and cheese.

    Common theme, all calorie dense but yummy!

    #1581959
    Jennifer W
    BPL Member

    @tothetrail

    Locale: So. Cal.

    My 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 Nuts

    #1581971
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    +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.

    #1581975
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    What are they? (I know, I'm a philistine)

    Thanks.

    #1581976
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    My homemade choco-almond butter protein balls
    jerky when my pusher is making it
    and i actually like mini-Clif bars

    #1581984
    BRIAN BOLIN
    BPL Member

    @oboz

    Locale: OVER YONDER'

    Googling Abba Zaba , never heard of it

    And now I know…and now I'm hungry! LOLabba-zaba

    "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.

    #1581987
    David Lutz
    Member

    @davidlutz

    Locale: Bay Area

    Abba Dabba and Big Hunk – Old School!

    #1581990
    Jennifer W
    BPL Member

    @tothetrail

    Locale: So. Cal.

    Abba 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.

    #1581997
    BRIAN BOLIN
    BPL Member

    @oboz

    Locale: OVER YONDER'

    They make a lot of yummy bars

    http://www.annabelle-candy.com/abba-zabba/

    #1582009
    Steven Paris
    BPL Member

    @saparisor

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    If 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!

    #1582013
    BRIAN BOLIN
    BPL Member

    @oboz

    Locale: OVER YONDER'

    I 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 :D

    #1582039
    Jason Elsworth
    Spectator

    @jephoto

    Locale: New Zealand

    Crackers
    Almonds
    Peanut butter
    Flour tortillas
    Carob choc

    #1582053
    Sarah Kirkconnell
    BPL Member

    @sarbar

    Locale: Homesteading On An Island In The PNW

    I 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 bars

    On first day out:
    fresh fruit and berries
    fresh baked bread from the bakery on the way out of town
    donuts
    yogurt

    #1582062
    Ed Engel
    Member

    @doorknob

    Locale: West of what you think is west

    Sara – 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.

    #1582108
    Bob Gross
    BPL Member

    @b-g-2-2

    Locale: Silicon Valley

    I 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.–

    #1582161
    Robert Blean
    BPL Member

    @blean

    Locale: San Jose -- too far from Sierras

    Bob

    I have a recipe for Logan Bread that I've used for about thirty years now.

    Would you care to post the recipe?

    — MV

    #1582170
    joe newton
    BPL Member

    @holdfast

    Locale: Bergen, Norway

    Pretzel 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.cfm

    Crushed 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.

    #1582175
    Adam Rothermich
    BPL Member

    @aroth87

    Locale: Missouri Ozarks

    My 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.html

    Adam

    #1582185
    Laurie Ann March
    Member

    @laurie_ann

    Locale: Ontario, Canada

    Homemade Harvest Oatmeal Bars (very high-cal for their weight)
    Gorp made with seeds, toasted and mapled walnut halves and banana chips
    Snickers
    Dried fruit

    #1582186
    Laurie Ann March
    Member

    @laurie_ann

    Locale: Ontario, Canada

    for 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 crackers

    #1582194
    BRIAN BOLIN
    BPL Member

    @oboz

    Locale: OVER YONDER'

    Another 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…ugh

    #1582203
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    + 2 on Look candy bars. Thee are pretty hard to find.

    #1582206
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    I 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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