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Ideal 125 calories per ounce
680g of food per person per day
Ideal is 1.5g protein / kg weight
5-6 meals / day 20g each
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https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/blogs/ultralight/how-to-develop-your-own-personal-nutrition-strategy-new-lightweight-backpacking-food-ideas
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https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/blogs/ultralight/build-better-ultralight-backpacking-meals-with-heavyweight-nutrition
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Requirements
Person
Weight
Carbs
Protein
Fat
1
Willem Shepherd
93
614
168
98
2
VB
Vanessa Gauvin Brodeur
63
416
114
67
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1030
Sum
282
Sum
165
Sum
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Body weight (lb) x 0.106 ounces (3g) of carbohydrates / day
Body weight (lb) x 0.029 ounces (.8) of protein / day
Body weight (lb) x 0.017 ounces (.5) of fat / day

Willem

Basal 2200
Burn 1700
Willem - 135g/day

Vanessa

Basal 1700
Burn 1100
Vanessa - 90g/day
Coffes
20-25g / day
Need 200g coffee
400g milk
1 cup = 1/4 cup milk powder
3 cups per day = 3/4 mil powder
5 cups milk powder = 360g

Lunch ideas

Bagels or Tortillas (
Thomas Bagels
⁠
,
Mission Tortillas
⁠
)
Hard Meats - Salami, Summer Sausage, etc. (
Applegate
⁠
)
Hard Cheese - Parmesan, Romano, etc.
Almond Butter Packets (
Justin's
⁠
)
Peanut Butter Packets (
Justin's
⁠
)
Jelly or Honey (
Nature Nate's
⁠
)
Tuna or Chicken in foil packets (
StarKist
⁠
)
Small Condiment Packets - Mayo, Mustard, Relish, Hot Sauce, etc.
Supplement with other snacks (more snack info below)

Snack ideas

Bars (
Larabar
⁠
,
Clif Bar
⁠
,
ProBar
⁠
,
Ivan Bar
⁠
,
Luna
⁠
,
Kind
⁠
,
Bobo’s
⁠
)
⁠
Trail Mix
⁠
⁠
Nuts & Seeds (
Almonds
⁠
,
peanuts
⁠
, etc.)
Dried Fruit (
Mango
⁠
,
Apple
⁠
, etc.)
Fruit Leather Strips (
Solely
⁠
)
Jerky (
Jack Link’s
⁠
)
Crackers (
Triscuits
⁠
,
Goldfish
⁠
,
Ritz
⁠
, etc.)
Candy (Snickers, Peanut
M&Ms
⁠
,
Chocolate Almonds
⁠
, etc.)
Food breakdown
Day
People
Meal
Item
Cal
Fat
Carbs
Protein
Weight (g)
1
12
Willem Shepherd
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
VB
Vanessa Gauvin Brodeur
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
2
12
Willem Shepherd
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
VB
Vanessa Gauvin Brodeur
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
3
12
Willem Shepherd
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
VB
Vanessa Gauvin Brodeur
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
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​
Snack
​
​
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Dinner
​
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​
​
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Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
4
12
Willem Shepherd
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
VB
Vanessa Gauvin Brodeur
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
5
12
Willem Shepherd
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
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​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
VB
Vanessa Gauvin Brodeur
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
6
12
Willem Shepherd
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
VB
Vanessa Gauvin Brodeur
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
7
12
Willem Shepherd
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
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​
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Lunch
​
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Snack
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Dinner
​
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Dessert
​
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​
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​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
VB
Vanessa Gauvin Brodeur
6
Breakfast
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
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​
​
​
​
Lunch
​
​
​
​
​
​
Snack
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dinner
​
​
​
​
​
​
Dessert
​
​
​
​
​
​
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
0
Sum
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