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    BTW...great list WOO! Thanks! Maddog
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    I got hooked on 490 calorie fried cherry pies as a mid morning snack.

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    others have already covered most of it 1 new one i didnt see that i really love is pesto mix its cheap, light, and very tasty.you just heat olive oil and add pesto mix its great on rice or noodles.

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    A couple of meals for you:


    Mediteranian:

    Parmesean Cous Cous
    add tuna
    add curry powder
    add hot sauce

    Thai:

    Ramen - ditch spice packs
    cook and leave water
    add peanut butter - stir well
    add soy sauce
    add hot sauce
    sm can cocunut milk (super gourmet)

    Euro / American

    Cereal with powdered milk
    dried fruit

    ?

    Peanut butter
    nutella

    ?


    Cheese / triscuits

    I could go on and on - unless someone
    gives me one of those backpacking
    store (mountain house) meals, i buy
    all my backpacking food at grocery or
    whole foods (type) stores
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wise Old Owl View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by randyg45 View Post
    Bear Creek soups
    Doesn't these brand of soups require a long cooking time? In one of the usual sized bags, how many servings for you?

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    They don't take terribly long to cook. Some as little as 10 minutes, and some longer. I usually just bring the soup to a boil, let it sit in my cozy for 10 minutes to soak, and then heat it up again if it doesn't look like it's cooked all the way. That way I don't use too much fuel. I really like the creamy soups, like the pototoe one. Add a can of chicken!
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    Quote Originally Posted by LDog View Post
    Yes, and you don't really have to mix them together to get the complete protein. Just consume them within the same day to get the benefit.

    I forgot to mention quinoa which is becoming more widely available. Try and get a pre-rinsed version, and instant flakes are available. A complete protein all by itself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by perrymk View Post
    True, but the combination sounds pretty tasty to me . Toasted wheat germ, peanut butter, honey, maybe a little cinnamon. I'm scared to try it now as I really don't need that many calories.

    Another benefit is no cooking required. Might need a little extra water or coffee to wash all that down.
    I even eat this at home occasionally. Great on tortilla or english muffin.
    Also, +1 on precooked bacon. I take hard boiled eggs for the first couple of days in cooler weather.

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    Man that Starbux Via instant Iced coffee packets sounds good...

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    re.Bear Creek soups

    Not the cheese broccoli. That stuff is heaven and near instant.​ Add ramen without spice pack for variety. makes a good evening meal too.

    I always carry tortillas. Bread: the staff of life.

    Any soup with beans takes a long time to cook.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sddavis View Post
    I got hooked on 490 calorie fried cherry pies as a mid morning snack.
    So did I until one day I bit into one and only found one cherry ...empty shell...so cheated....
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    One of the valuable tools I use is the smart phone camera to remind me of products and prices.... quick snap and I dump in a file for packing


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    Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.

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    I could a poptart and not eat anything else anymore for mos of the day, tuna is nice too though, I guess I would take a variety of things, all of them not really healthy, but I also take some fruit along.

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    +eat, also; why is there no edit button ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wise Old Owl View Post
    One of the valuable tools I use is the smart phone camera to remind me of products and prices.... quick snap and I dump in a file for packing


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    I love those Alessi soups! we don't have the varieties available here.

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    The falafel packs next to the couscous are good.

    Also the answer to your pop-tart crumbling is to pour it in a PB tortilla, the crumbs will stick to the PB, that's a fine burrito.

    Avocados pack out well, and have one of the better caloric to weight ratios of anything in the produce section.

    Lastly if you leave town with less than 1lb of cheese your wrong.

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    Best formula I use: 1 serving cheap carbs (usually noodles of some sort), 1 serving protein (tuna in tin foil, sometimes jerky), 1 serving fat (olive oil or peanut butter), 1 pinch spices - usually salt, pepper, cayenne, occasionally hot sauce. Cook it up, mix it all together with a little extra water and form a sauce to go with it. It's mildly "Thai" tasting...I can live off of this for days on end when on trail!

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    I usually carry tuna in foil (at least two or three packs), a can of Bega cheese (long shelf life), pilot crackers or flat bread. Lasts for a good three day weekend backpacking trip and takes up little to no room and weight. The tuna is under 1lb, cheese is 0.55 pound and offers 600 calories and the bread, well it is flat and lightweight!
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    Sandwich Thins more durable and taste better than tortillas or pita
    Justin's Peanut butter packets (for shorter hikes)
    individual Nutella packets (^^^)
    brentwood Sandwich biscuits. (kinda like less sweet oreos) easy to find at Job Lot 1200cal for 8.5oz package ~140cal/oz
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