Hi Duane. Using one of those clear blue, black capped, giant child proof containers (bear canister who's brand escapes me right now), I could get in 6+ days worth of food; NOT 7. This feeding schedule was a bit of a revelation that I tried earlier in the summer first and it worked well.

My breakfast's are boring though; 1/3rd cup instant oatmeal, 2T chia seed, 2T brown sugar. I just add hot water and let it sit as soon as I get up. While it sits I pack up stuff. In 10 min I'm finishing up with cleaning and packing, then out of there. Its about 30 min including constitutional . Those figs keep me regular...like clockwork

The other thing about the oatmeal is that it packs small relatively. But I think any kind of breakfast is important for covering distance; and you have to keep fueling yourself along the way. I was eating more than 1000 cal a day just with my snacks.

Another thing that worked for good mileage days was an extended lunch time soak period; find a nice creek or lake to soak the feet and legs in/do some laundry. After that I could easily haul ass for 5+ hours.