Food for blitz

Friday	Servings	cal/day	oz/day	cal/oz
Granola	3	420	3.15	133.33
Nature Valley	2	360	3	120.00
Daily Totals		780	6.15	126.83
Saturday	Servings	cal/day	oz/day	cal/oz
Pop Tart	3	1200	11.01	108.99
Granola	3	420	3.15	133.33
Gorp (2/3 cup)	1	1522	9.91	153.58
Nature Valley	1	180	1.5	120.00
Cheeze-its	2	320	2.1	152.38
Potatoes	4	400	3.64	109.89
powdered milk	0.5	40	0.405	98.77
Butter	2	200	0.98	204.08
Chocolate bar	1	230	1.55	148.39
Daily Totals		4512	34.245	131.76
Sunday	Servings	cal/day	oz/day	cal/oz
Pop Tart	3	1200	11.01	108.99
Granola	3	420	3.15	133.33
Gorp (2/3 cup)	1	1522	9.91	153.58
Nature Valley	1	180	1.5	120.00
Cheeze-its	3	480	3.15	152.38
Daily Totals		3802	28.72	132.38
Trip Totals		9094	69.115	131.58
Goal deviation (+/-)		94	-2.885

Above, you can see my food list. For the most part, it is a lot of snack-type foods with one hot meal built in. This is very similar to my SHT thru-hike, with the major change being a different supper.

The weekend is built around 150 cal/mile with food of at least 125 cal/oz. Hence, the goal was 9000 calories that weighed 72 ounces. The Goals (+/-) listing on the bottom shows that I am carrying 94 calories more than I intended and my food weighs almost 3 oz less than my goal. This is attributed to my over 131.58 cal/oz ratio. Not too shabby. The days are broken down to 5 miles, 30 miles and 25 miles for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. This gives the total calories needed per day. The totals per day are listed underneath each day.

As you can see, the bulk of the calories per day are coming from early morning Pop-Tarts and mid-day/afternoon Gorp (a mixture of sunflower seeds, M&Ms and peanuts mixed in a 1:1:1 ratio of ~2/3 cup each). I added a little more M&Ms than the above calls for, so the calorie count is probably negligibly higher.

There are a few alterations from prior hikes. First, I am not taking a dedicated energy bar a la Clif Bar or PowerBar. Second, I am taking Bear Naked Granola - Original and there are no Snickers bars in the mix. The third change comes with Saturday night supper, which is instant garlic potatoes. I have had them several times at home and can vouch for their goodness. Finally, I am not taking any dedicated extra food. Normally, I would have food for an additional meal (we carried 12 days plus an additional breakfast and morning snack on our May SHT trip). I have packed just enough to get me through the weekend and no more. Last May, it was painful for my mother to watch my brother and I pack our food. She repeatedly attempted to make sure we had enough, and wanted to put more in. I packed food this morning with no one but the cat watching, and he didn't say anything.

The calories per mile ratio is the same as our May SHT thru-hike, despite the feeling at the end of that trip that we were not eating enough. I think this is appropriate on such a short-term blitz because I will not be depleting long-term reserves so severely.