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[at-l] [Fwd: Light Food]

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From: Geoff Beerbower <beerbower@axon.rutgers.edu>
Subject: RE: Re: [at-l] "Light" food
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         Reply to:   RE: Re: [at-l] "Light" food
>not to slam energy bars but with an emphasis on calories, 
>wouldn't we be as
>well
>off to just eat 3.5 oz of raisins?  or some fig newtons?  

Don't waste your money on the energy bars.  I have calculated the
calories/weight ratio and the calories/$ ratio of a great number of foods.  The
energy bars are okay as far as cals/weight, but they aren't at the top of
the charts.  As far as calories/$, the energy bars just plain suck.   Even
if you had money to burn and didn't care about the weight, you would be
better served by taking along an assortment of nuts, dried fruits, candy,
and pretzels for snacks (yes, this is the recipe for GORP if you mix it all
together).  This will actually be more nutritious than power bars because
you are eating a variety of foods.  No single food can give you everything
you need.  But a variety of foods, especially in the amounts that
long-distance hiking requires, will provide what you need (with the possible
exception of vitamins - consider supplementing wether you eat powerbars or
not).  It is also important to some people (me included) to have a variety of
tastes, you won't get that with a power bar.  Power bars and similar
products sound good in theory, but they don't hold up under scrutiny.  They
are expensive and don't provide any real advantage.  I strongly encourage
anyone who doesn't agree with me to do the math themselves.

Geoff

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