Winter note
Cold raises calorie demand and can make hard bars difficult to eat. Choose snacks that stay edible.
10 Essentials spoke
Nutrition
Extra calories protect pace, judgment, thermoregulation, and morale when the route takes longer than planned.
Catalog items5
Source families1
Typical range40-150 g
How to use it
Extra high-calorie food beyond what you expect to need.
- Pack food you can eat while moving and food you will still want when tired.
- Separate emergency calories from routine snacks.
- Eat before you bonk; appetite often lags behind effort.
- Balance quick sugar with slower calories for longer days.
Packing tip
Keep one emergency food item sealed so it does not quietly become a normal snack.
GearCatalog items
Structured item stats transferred from the PeakList GearCatalog source families.
Dehydrated Meal (2 Servings)
- Family
- Food & Trail Nutrition" shortName : "Food" icon : fork.knife localizationKey : gear.foodTrailNutrition.title
- Weight
- 150 g
- Best for
- General hiking
- Suitability
- good
Energy Bar
- Family
- Food & Trail Nutrition" shortName : "Food" icon : fork.knife localizationKey : gear.foodTrailNutrition.title
- Weight
- 50 g
- Best for
- General hiking
- Suitability
- excellent
Trail Mix
- Family
- Food & Trail Nutrition" shortName : "Food" icon : fork.knife localizationKey : gear.foodTrailNutrition.title
- Weight
- 100 g
- Best for
- General hiking
- Suitability
- good
Calorie Drink Mix
- Family
- Food & Trail Nutrition" shortName : "Food" icon : fork.knife localizationKey : gear.foodTrailNutrition.title
- Weight
- 60 g
- Best for
- General hiking
- Suitability
- limited
Energy Gel
- Family
- Food & Trail Nutrition" shortName : "Food" icon : fork.knife localizationKey : gear.foodTrailNutrition.title
- Weight
- 40 g
- Best for
- General hiking
- Suitability
- limited
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