Great question Valerie, my thoughts would be that the high fat content in softer cheeses would be a problem in a dehydrator, but I've never tried it so no idea.
And I agree with your last statement, I've eaten more than my fair share of less than healthy food on the trail, but I've really become more aware of what I eat at home and it's just bled over into what I eat on the trail. The way I now look at it is why not just dehydrate the same real food I eat at home to take on the trail. :-), of course it's always a case of HYOH, and I'm not certainly not a long distance hiker.
