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Post by petester on Jan 14, 2018 10:20:21 GMT -8
Hello I'm eventually traveling from the Springs to Santa Cruz hopefully by bike but I may have to hike so I'm asking you learned people what the lightest most nutritious food to carry is.
I have one of those big packs without the frame which is holding a 3.5 lb sleeping bag 2 shorts 1 pants 2 shirt 6 pair socks 4 underwear 1 blanket 1 pair sandals.
Oh yeah also the cheapest stuff possible,so I'm thinking granola bars right? Can I go days on just granola bars without getting sick from malnutrition? Also vitamins.
Thanks for your time.
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Post by RumiDude on Jan 14, 2018 13:04:27 GMT -8
Protein 1 gram = 4 calories Carbohydrate 1 gram = 4 calories Fat ! gram = 9 calories
From the above, you can see that fat contains over twice the calories per gram than either protein or carbohydrate. So foods with more fat are more calorie dense. Nuts are good for packing energy because they have some good omega-3 fat in them.
I don't think eating only ganola bars for several days will make you sick from malnutrician, but you may get sick of, i.e. tired of, eating them.
Rumi
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Post by petester on Jan 14, 2018 15:00:37 GMT -8
Thanks for the input.
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 14, 2018 21:55:34 GMT -8
Agree with Rumi. When I traveled Europe on a few bucks a day, I ate a lot of bread and cheese, with apples and carrots on the side. Those aren't quite as cheap here as they were there, but it's not bad from a $$ perspective, though heavy. On the other hand, if you do this, especially on a bike, you shouldn't need to carry more than a day or two of food at a time, so I'd go for more weight but also more taste and nutrition. Most granola bars are mostly sugar, so while you might not get sick, it's not all that great an approach for maintaining the energy levels needed for a trip like that.
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Post by tomas on Jan 15, 2018 7:05:50 GMT -8
Will you be taking a stove with you?
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 15, 2018 12:47:50 GMT -8
Will you be taking a stove with you? Good question, though given the budget suggested by the OP's other questions, I'm guessing no. If you are taking a stove, there are lots of cheap, light options at the grocery store (think Lipton sides, etc.). They are high in salt, low in nutrients, but they'll get you through (I know. I did a lot of backpacking on those things when I was a starving grad student).
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Post by joevogel on Jan 15, 2018 13:45:32 GMT -8
Rice sides are very cheap and filling. They have a pretty good cal per oz ratio.... but their complete nutritional value is lacking Also, after reading further and considering you wont be taking a stove you can either cold soak ramen, rice sides, oatmeal packets etc. or make your own granola bars, peanut butter balls, granola etc. Mix it up so you aren't eating the same thing every day.
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