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A few weeks in to my first long trip, a mentor said in a grocery store in Franklin, North Carolina: "You'll become one of two kinds of hiker: you'll count calor
by bacon_waffle 8y ago
A few weeks in to my first long trip, a mentor said in a grocery store in Franklin, North Carolina: "You'll become one of two kinds of hiker: you'll count calories per pound, or you'll count calories per dollar. Either way, you win with cake frosting".
- x43b 8y agoCarbohydrates are 4 calories/gram. Fats are 9 calories/gram. Frosting does not win.
- gumby 8y agoI believe frosting is mostly fat by weight. Nevertheless butter beats it, pretty much by definition.
- x43b 8y agohttps://www.pillsburybaking.com/products/creamy-supreme/classic-white https://www.pillsburybaking.com/products/creamy-supreme/clas... Looks like a >4:1 carb:fat ratio by weight.
- fiblye 8y agoBut eating cake frosting by the spoonful is far easier and more pleasing than downing pure butter or olive oil. (speaking from experience)
- DanBC 8y agoAnd climbers already have an equivalent of cake frosting: kendal mint cake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendal_Mint_Cake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendal_Mint_Cake
- gumby 8y agoThanks for looking this up!
- peterkshultz 8y agoAppalachian Trail? I did it too! Fritos and Nutty Buddies were my go-to. I added a few notes about my trip here: https://pkshultz.com/at/ https://pkshultz.com/at/
- bacon_waffle 8y agoYep! Dropping out of high school to go backpacking on the AT was one of the better decisions I've made. It's been a decade and a half, and I'm still making connections through the trail network. Since you're such a recent finisher; Springer Fever is a real thing, and I think it's best not to suppress it too much.
- gumby 8y agoI struggle with his on through hikes bc as a diabetic I can’t eat a lot of the standard calorie dense foods. A lot of fats is really all that works for me :-(.