take lots of carbohydrates for energy and don't worry too much about anything
else. you'll need about twice the daily recommended calories when paddlign
or hiking all day than for normal living at home.

There is a recipe for "vegetarian pemmican" on my website at
www.ncf.ca/~ag384/Food.htm. I take it paddling, cycling, and watching
movies on videos in front of the TV. I worked it out with a home made
nutrition spreadsheet a few years ago.

The home made nutrition spreadsheet is also on my website. It's DOS
program. I made a separate spreadsheet for paddling, cyucling, and hiking
which calculates the size and weight of the food in addition to the cost
and nutrition.

Bpyboy ) writes:
> It might be sort of off topic, but maybe not?
>
> Just wondering what you guys pack in for hicking, canoe trips, or other
> extended trips where you need to hump the food in on your back?
>
> I'm reading "The Hungry Hiker's book" (excellent by the way), and would like to
> test out some of the foods.
>
> My staples on the trail are lots of pasta, peanut butter, jerky, nuts, dried
> fruit (GORP!) and tons of powdered Gatorade. Of course I also take some
> multivitimins, as such a diet doesn't even come close to the recomended daily
> nutrition.
>
> Any other book suggestions for outdoor backpacking type foods? I'd like to try
> and increase my list to include maybe dried mixed veggies (maybe powder dried
> veggies so they cook very fast?), maybe dried potatoes to replace the carbs in
> some of the pasta? (any good sauce recipes that can be dried, or that keep
> well?)

rice and rolled oats.
pick your own fresh veggies on the trail.

>
> It's just the older i get, the more comfortable i prefer to be out in the
> sticks! back in the day, i was never too concerned with it, but honestly the
> peanut butter and "John Wayne crakers" are getting VERY OLD!
>
> Thanks for any advice/book or site recomendations.
> John
>
> ps, any good red or white sauce recipes? I have had good luck drying the
> meatless/non-dairy ones, and re-hydrating them on the trail, even with my stove
> who's heat control is basically FULL BLAST or OFF. It would be good to have
> them all pre-seasoned, so it would really be a "just add water" kind of deal on
> the trail.


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