[pct-l] Food and Calories

[At Rerunner]

Has anyone mentioned Olive Oil? I have a little plastic funnel that i
carry so as to be able to efficiently transfer the oil into a lighter
container. 240 cals/oz and makes a tasty dip/additive with lots of
anti-oxidants if you get the good stuff (virgin & extra-virgin olive
oil). It lowers that nasty old LDL cholesterol also...best to
double-ziplock and keep in the bottom of the pack also:)

fenu

On 1/8/09, Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com
<diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>
> On Jan 8, 2009, at 12:56 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>> I always like to whip out this link when food and calories is
>> discussed:
>> http://www.pmags.com/joomla/index.php/Backpacking-and-Hiking-
>> documents/ct_calories_mpd.html
>>
>>
>> Amusing and/or scary... :D
>
> I suspected Snickers to be a good value calories/weight and calories/
> dollar. I found king-sized snickers on sale at K-Mart in South Lake
> Tahoe at 10 for $10. That's $1 for 600 calories.
>
> Unfortunately, I did not like the Snickers. They were melty and they
> did not leave me feeling strong and healthy. I did not like the way
> they tasted. I tried Nut Rageous, which I thought tasted better, but
> candy just did not provide me the right nutrition for the effort I
> was doing.
>
> I couldn't stand ordinary energy bars anymore, either. Cheese was the
> only high-calorie food I really liked anymore. And what I wouldn't
> have done for an avocado. The Cobb salad in Sierra City had a half an
> avocado on top (plus real bacon) and was the most heavenly thing I
> ever ate.
>
> I craved fresh fruit and veggies. They were the only thing that
> tasted good to me anymore after a while. Having a naturally low
> metabolism that I swear was slowed even further by the long hike, I
> don't think I needed the calories so much as the vitamins and "chi",
> or life energy, of real food. When I got home, fresh fruit and
> veggies were all I could eat for a month. I even gained back most of
> the weight I lost on a diet of mostly peaches, grapefruit and salad.
>
> Still, it is interesting information to know.
>
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