Dave Collins's video: Ultralight Backpacking Food - CleverHiker com

Best Backpacking Food Guide: https://www.cleverhiker.com/lightweight-backpacking-food-guide-meal-planning-nutrition Best Freeze Dried Backpacking Meals: https://www.cleverhiker.com/blog/best-freeze-dried-backpacking-meals Backpacking Meal Recipes: https://www.cleverhiker.com/blog/13-great-backpacking-meal-recipes-amp-food-dehydration-tips 10 Best Backpacking Stoves: https://www.cleverhiker.com/best-backpacking-stoves 10 Best Hiking Shoes & Boots: https://www.cleverhiker.com/footwear 10 Best Backpacking Tents: https://www.cleverhiker.com/best-tents-backpacking/ 10 Best Sleeping Bags and Quilts: https://www.cleverhiker.com/best-sleeping-bags 10 Best Sleeping Pads: https://www.cleverhiker.com/best-sleeping-pads 10 Best Backpacking Packs: https://www.cleverhiker.com/best-backpacking-backpacks CleverHiker Top Gear Picks: https://www.cleverhiker.com/top-gear-picks More Gear Recommendations: https://www.cleverhiker.com/best-backpacking-gear-guide See the FULL series for FREE at https://www.cleverhiker.com Episode 7 of my Lightweight Backpacking Foundations series Top Ultralight Backpacking Food Tips: Some choose: - A food is fuel mentality - Strictly for calories, taste, and ease - Body is a temple approach - Take time to prepare, dehydrate their own recopies, and are willing to bring a little extra weight for better nutrition. - For ease and convenience Lightweight backpackers tend to lean towards the food is fuel mentality. To go light and get serious, measure Calories per ounce. - Get as light as possible. - Nut & seeds, olive oil, peanut butter, chocolate, high fat foods – more cal/oz - Fresh fruits and veggies – less cal/oz - Good range 120-130 cal/oz The goal – nutrition, taste, & calories while keeping weight low - Good trail nutrition is just like good nutrition at home – - Balance of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates – with fiber, fruit + veg when possible - When “cooking” on the trail - Ease of “cooking” for most lightweight backpackers is important - Boil water and pour in a bag - Choose meals with short cook times - Amount of food. You’ll need more calories than normal, especially for full days and long trips - Some thru-hikers find that they consume 5-6,000 calories per day – very long hiking days - Avoid all canned food. Heavy - low in calories - pack out the trash. - Repackage all food when possible to reduce weight and volume - Save weight and add nutrition with dried Fruits & Veggies - Use a food dehydrator to make your own delicious and healthy trail snacks. Popular UL Food Choices: Snacks • Very important part of trail diet – keeping constantly fueled • Dried fruit • Trail mix • Energy bars – lots of bars • Fruit leather strips • Nuts • Chocolate • Chips & crackers • Beef jerky • Candy Breakfast • Will you want to cook? • Powdered milk • Granola • Pop tarts • Bars • Carnation instant breakfast mix • Snacks – trail mix, dried fruit • Tea/coffee • Instant oatmeal Lunch • Sandwitches • Whole wheat tortillas • Bagels • Salami • Summer sausage • Peanut butter & jelly • Honey • Hard cheeses • Fill in with snacks Dinner • Freeze dried meals are light but can be expensive – $7-10 per • Similar meals can be found in grocery stores for a fraction of the price • Dehydrated meals • Dry soups • Pasta sides • Rice sides • Instant potato flakes • Instant stuffing • Easy Mac • Ramen noodles • Couscous • Tuna and chicken in foil packets • Add freeze dried veggies when possible Extras • Fast food packets for condiments • Hot sauce • Olive Oil • Seasoning • Powdered sports drinks • Hot coco