OM thanks for the metabolic explanation. My wife at age 66, did 2 rugged 4k plus gains in the past year, so it's not as if we aren't on the right track.... We've been backpacking together for 25 years, and I don't ever remember a candy bar being carried with the exception of a Hershey Bar with almonds I'd eat before crawling in the bag in the winter. I was more hoping to find a recipe for those waffles. A neighbor tried to make us some, after she tried them on a long hike through the Alps. They came out like mini hockey pucks, so the search continues. Besides the de gustibus non disputandum thing, (matters of taste can't be argued) different metabolisms process things at different rates, but I heartily agree a sugar overload isn't what gets the job done.
_________________________
Charlie