A Backwoods Super Food

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cmgray

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I wish I could take credit for the delicious backpacking food source. Since I can't I will just pass on the link and information. Ive taken this stuff on numerous, several day trips. It always keeps me energized and tastes well.

Ultralight Joe's Moose Goo
NOTE: If you pass this around to your friends, I have but one request - please refer to it as "Ultralight Joe's Moose Goo". Since I run this site anonymously, it's not an ego thing. I just get a kick out of hearing it mentioned on the trail, let's me know I'm contributing to my fellow trekkers. A simple pleasure, perhaps, but I take what I can get. :-) Thanks!

Basic Recipe:
2 parts honey
2 parts corn flour (NOT corn meal! I plan to try sweet rice flour soon.)
1 part peanut butter (preservative-laden)
Mix thoroughly, will take some time.
Pack into Coghlan's Squeeze Tube (REI, Campmor, etc), or in cold weather wrap in wax paper.

Single Squeeze Tube Proportions (2-3 lunches w/ large tortillas):
8 tbsp honey
8 tbsp corn flour
4 tbsp peanut butter
Per tube:
1320 calories
172g carbs (70 simple, 102 complex)
24g protein
38g fat (That's a high proportion of fat, but what the heck...)

BEWARE! Below 40F, Ultralight Joe's Moose Goo becomes impossible to squeeze out! I open the tube from the back and spoon it out when that happens. For snow camping I pack it in wax paper instead, eat it like a candy bar, or pre-pack it into tortillas.

http://www.ultralightbackpacker.com/
 
My problem with most of these things is that I think they have too much sugar . Have you tried making it with whole grains ? Such as cracked bulghar wheat or cut oats ? Other nut butters are available .I mention variations not only for variation but allergy to some things.
 
Ive only ever made the recipe as described. But I ve never felt like Ive crashed several hours after eating the way you might with a candy bar. The stuff keeps forever. I have a tube in my BOB as we speak, its been there for a few weeks, and still smells ok.
 
That sounds very similar to the stuff Ed Garvey talks about in the book Appalachian Hiker, if I'm remembering right. (It's been about 20 years since I read the book.) I think he also liked to add powdered milk and bacon drippings to his.

I've recently settled on Larabars, for several reasons, but mainly because they are less temperature sensitive than many backcountry snacks I've used... less prone to getting rock hard in the cold morning or melting in the hot afternoon. They also are pretty good in terms of healthy ingredients, good flavor, etc.
 
my fav are CLIFF bars and CLIFF Builder protein bars.
they don't get too melty when hot but they do get a bit firm when cold. when that happens I just put them under my arm (wrapped of course) for like 5 min and then good to go.
 
Have you tried some bagles and hard cheese with a few dried fruits or sausage.... taste great keeps you going and going. With out the sugar rush..
 
Sounds good, but how does it taste?
I wonder if I could use protien powder or even that weight gainer powder instead of the flour.
 
Ok I'm a nerd. I went out and bought corn flour so I could make this. It tastes pretty darn good, now I'm scared I might get fat sitting around eating this. I dont eat peanut butter regularly but I used reduced fat JIF (dont know if that makes a difference) and it tastes like honey flavored peanut butter or peanut butter cookie dough. Big suprise I know. Its comparable to the peanut butter flavor of the powerbar, cliff bar or other similiar protien bars. I dont have any wieght/protien powder on hand to try but i think if you started with haf corn flour and half the other it wouldnt taste much different.

I was thinkng it might be good with raisins in it but then it couldnt be squeezed out of a tube. Oh yea, thanks, I already went to REI today to get some stuff and now I need o go back tomorrow and get some of those refillable tubes.
 
sasha said:
Have you tried some bagles and hard cheese with a few dried fruits or sausage.... taste great keeps you going and going. With out the sugar rush..
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I bought a wedge of asiago cheese, it doesnt expire for 11 months! Granted thats with refrigeration, I wonder how long it would last at room temperature...
 
sasha said:
Have you tried some bagles and hard cheese with a few dried fruits or sausage.... taste great keeps you going and going. With out the sugar rush..
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I eat lots of garlic bagels, fine imported cheeses, and salame/sausage on my outings. Good stuff!
 
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