I'm one of the confirmed no-cook guys. I haven't carried a stove for many years. Here's a link to my diet summary:
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=213108
I say lay off the bars. No need for them--they're expensive and you have to carry the packaging. Make your own cereal with oats, nuts, and dried fruit. Old fashioned oats work just as well for me as instant or quick, and I like the consistency better. Carry good old raisins and peanuts (hey, that spells GORP) in bags instead of bars. Go heavy on the nuts and cheese (and dried meat if you eat it) for protein and fat. A bag of cashews is a real treat, in addition to the gorp. I carry a ramen or two for emergencies or when nothing else is available, but that stuff is pretty nasty on a regular basis. Tortillas (whole grain if available, which is seldom) make a great vehicle for just about anything--cheese, meat, or peanut butter. With the weight I save in fuel, I always justify carrying at least one fresh fruit or veg per day, maybe just a carrot, pepper, or piece of celery.
I went stoveless on my AT thru. It worked fine for me. I lost hardly any weight or muscle mass and came right back to my firefighter job without skipping a beat. It was pretty cheap too. My trail food budget for the AT thru was $800.
I wish someone had told me about stoveless hiking earlier. I learned about it from a guy I met early on the PCT. I started bouncing my stove ahead a few hundred miles at a time, alternating cook with no-cook, and figured out that I like no-cook better.