[at-l] How much does food weigh?

[garyticknor at starpower.net (Gary Ticknor)]

Carbs (ramen, pop-tarts, oatmeal) and protein have 4 cals/gram, at ~25 
grams/ounce that's ~100 cals/oz (closer to 110). Fats have 9 cals/gram, 
more than twice as caloric as carbs. While 32 ounces (2 pounds) of carbs 
has some 3500 calories, add some fats and you can boost that over 4000/day.

A side note: Alcohol has, I believe, 8 cals/gram. Has anyone tried 
drinking their way up the trail? I mean successfully past Damascus? 
Maybe with vitamin supplements? After all, there was a reason that 
porters were fed stout and porter!

- On-the-wagon Greenbriar, some 44 pounds into his 100 pound diet

william fitzpatrick wrote:

> My "guess" before my hike was that "food" has about 100 callories per ounce. 
> So 3200 calories per day would be around 2 pounds.
>...
> 
> --- South Walker <southwalker@barefootfarm.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Does anybody have a good handle on how much the food a thru-hiker carries
>>weighs?
>>
>>I am attempting to arrive at what the weight is of one days worth of food,
>>including snacks.
>>
>>I recently quoted the answer as 2 1/2 to 3 pounds. ...
>>Does anyone know how much one days worth of food would weigh?