Mid-day snacks / on the go lunch - Whats your favorites?

[HUNTHIKELIFT]

HELP! OK I have searched. But I would like to know, what are your favorite LIGHT WEIGHT(I'm a gram weenie) 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!

[fiddlehead]

Potato chips.
Little Debbies.
Nuts.
Dried fruit (my own, not store-bought as their too dry)

I feel like a need a mix of sweet and salty snacks.
And I also think that your body craves what it needs.

[HUNTHIKELIFT]

Potato chips.
Little Debbies.
Nuts.
Dried fruit (my own, not store-bought as their too dry)

I feel like a need a mix of sweet and salty snacks.
And I also think that your body craves what it needs.

Little Debbies! Now see...that's what I need. Didn't think of them and they are cheap and lightweight. Thanks fiddlehead

[HUNTHIKELIFT]

ALLLLLLRIGHTY....did a search and read what came up... I scroll down after I post new thread and see this:

http://whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=51903

[bigcranky]

Combos (cheese filled pretzels)
Oreos
Snickers

[HUNTHIKELIFT]

Combos (cheese filled pretzels)
Oreos
Snickers

Combos is another i didn't think of! I have done the Oreos and I crush them and the minisnickers melt too. I'm glad I posted this...Thanks for replies

[RollingStone]

I personally like Balance Bars, Snicker, and Baby Ruths. They offer a pretty big bang for the ounce and buck. I'll also do my own gorp mix sometimes too.Usually with mixed nuts, plain M&M's and dried Blueberries. Measure out only a few ounces at time.

[daddytwosticks]

Fritos Corn Chips (dip sized)...great snack/lunch plus they are multi-purpose (emergency fire starter).

[HUNTHIKELIFT]

Fritos Corn Chips (dip sized)...great snack/lunch plus they are multi-purpose (emergency fire starter).

Definitely a good fire starter. Been there done that lol

[LaurieAnn]

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

[Ox97GaMe]

I carry a small Pringles can or the Lay's Stax container. After you eat the chips, it works great for stuffing cookies, snack cakes, or even fruits like grapes, raisins, tangerines in. The canister weighs next to nothing and helps keep things from getting crushed while in the pack.

For my snacks, I usually carry snack crackers. My favorite is the Smokehouse Cheddar from Lance. I also like the Quaker chewy granola bars.

[Roche]

Breakfast bars.

[DAJA]

mini begal and peanut butter
snickers
cliff bars
gorp
cheese
jerky

[mweinstone]

lot of sugar guys. how bout pizza? pepperoni and cheese on tortilla! and then have some sardeens. now thats proteen instead of noteen.or peanut butter with no sugar on cinnomine rasin bagels.maby you have a ziplock of cooked leftovers from dinner the night afore. thats satisfing and quick. but to eat sugar is heavy and unrewarding. little debbies are an offence to my people. she should be hunted and captured and forced to be organic.

[toegem]

Three pepper hummus on pita, hand full of gorp and sports drink.

[Manwich]

Goober in a Tortilla I prepare before i leave in the morning.

[LaurieAnn]

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

[Dicentra]

Dried mangos and dark chocolate. Every trip. Every time.

I also like corn nuts, soy nuts, California Crunchies (flavored almonds), various trail bars, shelf stable cheese, salami, crackers... Basically anything that sounds good. I like a big variety.

[1azarus]

Dried mangos and dark chocolate. Every trip. Every time.

I also like corn nuts, soy nuts, California Crunchies (flavored almonds), various trail bars, shelf stable cheese, salami, crackers... Basically anything that sounds good. I like a big variety.

I was going to say dried mangoes dipped in dark chocolate... is that what you meant? i've only found them once -- dipped about half way... loved em.

[tech30528]

Big Sur bars. I get them at Mountain Crossing since I live in the area, but you can mail order them too (I have) and Felicity says there is another outfitter store up near Virginia that carries them. Not only are they reaaallly good, they pack over 600 calories per bar. I go for fuel density with trail food, and never understood the Ramen thing, there's just no substance to them. I also like Clif Bars, I get boxes of the mini ones at WalMart to stave off the hungries during the day at work. They come three flavors in a box, and each bar is 100 calories.