Originally Posted By humblefan
What are some good foods for long term stocking for hikes that are high calorie foods without much weight in a ready to eat format?

So far I got peanut butter is .5 oz mylar squeezables, tuna in oil packets, marshmallows compacted in foodsaver bags, and dehydrated apple slices for snacks.

Anything else I might consider?


Do a google search for the file below:

Calories per oz 7500 plus foods.pdf

Copy the filename above and paste it into the google search. If you surround it by quotes, you may get a better result.

"Calories per oz 7500 plus foods.pdf"

This gives you a list, arranged by calories per ounce, for 7500 foods.

You can do with it what you want. You can also find the same files in a spreadsheet form, XLS instead of PDF.

It will help you to understand the data better if you remember that the macronutrient fat provides 9 Calories per gram or about 255 Calories per ounce.

Carbohydrates and Protein provide 4 Calories per gram or about 114 Calories per ounce.

Water provides 0 Calories, but it is essential for other reasons.

You might want to remember that meat is typically 3 parts water to one part protein with some fat thrown in and maybe some bone. Freeze dried meat has the water component almost completely removed.