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Sample Ultralight Food List
From my Rocky Mountain Trip - 5 days and 4 nights
Qty Oz tot   oz/pers/d Cal/oz Tot. Cal Lb total
Food Mill Cookies 0 0 0.00 110 0 0.00
Fig Newtons 0 0 0.00 105 0 0.00
Sunshine Raisin Biscuts 0.00 100 0 0.00
Peanut M&M's 1 8 2.00 146 1168 0.50
Power Bars 0 0 0.00 105 0 0.00
Pemmican Bars 4 15 3.75 115 1725 0.94
Fruity Gummy Candy 0.00 92 0 0.00
Red Vines/Swedish Fish 0.00 93 0 0.00
Gorp 32 8.00 127 4064 2.00
Cashews 0.00 160 0 0.00
Mincemeat 0.00 61 0 0.00
Prunes 0.00 64 0 0.00
Dried Apricots 0.00 74 0 0.00
Dried Figs 0.00 78 0 0.00
Raisins 0.00 82 0 0.00
Dried Cranberries 0.00 92 0 0.00
Peanut Butter 9 2.25 169 1521 0.56
Jelly 0.00 77 0 0.00
Hard Salami 0.00 110 0 0.00
Turkey Jerkey 1 4 1.00 80 320 0.25
GatorAide, bulk (2.1/qt) 0 0 0.00 100 0 0.00
Grape Nuts 8 2.00 105 840 0.50
Familia 0.00 100 0 0.00
Milkman Milk 4 13.76 3.44 125 1720 0.86
Inst. Pud. (needs 2c. milk) 0 0 0.00 100 0 0.00
Chocoalte Milk? 0.00 110 0 0.00
Cheese 0.00 115 0 0.00
Crackers (triscut, stoned 1 9 2.25 125 1125 0.56
  wheat thins, etc.)
Dense Bread 0.00 100 0 0.00
Caffeene Pills, Vit C
PB container 0.18
Totals 3120.75 12483 6.35
Calories/day 3121
Calories/oz 123