More about food.

.

.

Asking the right questions?  Another thing?  How much would that food weigh?  Well?  It depends on the calorie count density.  What?  I mean, if you are carrying food that is 150 calories per ounce, at 5k calories, that would be 33 ounces, or a bit over two pounds?  Right.  But if it is 100 calories per ounce, then 50 ounces or 3.125 pounds.  Ah... Now I see.  So... just going by "two pounds per day" really isn't the right answer?  Depends.

Hey, just sorting things.  Trying to sort things.  With a little help, of course.

I considered things, as I made chia breakfast.  And, will soon have a snack.  Still hungry.  One thing I realize is that some days, even at home, I need... want... more food.  So, I am exploring how to best manage hunger.  Especially hunger that doesn't make sense, or is unusual.  I'm thinking pecans and a meat stick... did find some of the latter with no carbs, finally, at a reasonable price.  And have been eating raw, usually, nuts for a while now.  Though some are okay to roast, many are not.  So... a snack and more water.  Water can be a very good friend, when hunger creeps in.  But... you don't want to water down real needful hunger, either.  Gotta be careful.  Well, I could lose a lot of weight, so that isn't my exact problem.  But... the idea is in there.

I may begin weighing things.  Generally, I use three ounces of chia.  But, when I begin adding hemp hearts, will it be half and half, and how much total.  Those, probably, will be bagged either for individual breakfasts/meals or in one large, premixed batch.  Possibly some portion of each of those?  I'm not even sure how calorie dense the (dry) chia is?

Ah, 60 calories per tablespoons, three tablespoons per ounce, so 180 calories per ounce?  But, with the whole mix?  I use two tablespoons of cream, half a tablespoon of cinnamon.  Those don't weight much (would be powdered on the trail), and fluids don't count, because I wouldn't necessarily be carrying water as food dependent, just added as needed.  The non-water additives would really drive up calories though, powdered cream or butter, without adding much to the weight.

I'll... sort that out, when I get that, and several other meal recipes, set up fully.  I'll bet I can get 200 to 250 calories per ounce for that!  It's a good start, for a meal every other day.  Perhaps daily, really.  With some mixing and matching.  Powdered cream, or butter, into coffee, is a lot of solid calories... and the right kind.  Now, to create other meals.  Oh, and nuts are generally 180 calories per ounce, or more.  Nice.

Part of the trick is finding calorie dense fat and protein sources, which are light, somewhat 'shelf-stable', and edible.  Not a bad fast start.  Toss in protein powders, which are quite light and dense.  At least for protein, at 70 to 90 (for chocolate flavored) per ounce.

I'm not terribly interested in ultra-lightweight packing, mind you.  I simply don't trust that gear.  Nor am I willing to compromise on some things.  Besides, being a three hundred pounder, I can carry more without a thought, and will have to... my rain gear will weigh nearly double, just so it can fit and work, for example.  I will need a larger tent, though maybe not so much with the hammock?  I won't every get down to a twenty pound carry weight, should I get into multi-day hiking/camping.  If I can get to 30, or even 40, I'd be surprised.

Still, if I can lighten the load, without going wrong, I will.  Food included.  

That's crazy.  Breakfast, with two tablespoons of cream, was 360 calories.  The snack?  Three ounces of various nuts and two meat sticks?  Came in at 790 calories!  Still, that is just parts of food for easier trail works.  Still, that does indicate that shelf-stable keto hiking foods, which don't break the bank, might be doable.  Of course, most things on youtube are trying to sell the high-$$$ stuff.

I will have to watch supper though, trying to stay around 1.5k per day, or less.  And usually far less.  Today is just an odd one.  Well, and last night.  So hungry!  Later.