Alright. Getting ready to leave for my first cold weather hiking. I am also going to do my first ever bushwacking through the George Washington National Forest. So I have all my stuff ready to go, including my compass.
My question; I usually eat really light (2500 calories a day) while hiking, but a lot of forum members have told me that isn't enough through a previus post, but also my doctor last week reinterated the same thing. She said she would like to see a daily intake of around 6,000 calories a day during warm weather and in cold weather, especially around or below freezing, 9,000-10,000 daily calories intake. Ouch. I just might as well pack a Uhaul trailer full of food and hook it up to my pack and start pulling. What are tasty foods, easy to prepare, that are light but very high in calories? I do have a sweet tooth but hate those energy bars. I also love oatmeal, but apparently it's not enough for breakfast alone. Pasta and rice was good things too, but I need to add to those too. I am researching recipes to make a head of time, but do you have any little tricks to add more calories?
Suggestions????