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Re:Stigler Diet by crwalker on Monday March 05, 2018 @03:46PM (#16524225)
Bookmarking this for later use. I've always wanted to find a recipe somewhere between Soylent and Lembas Bread that can be used for long hiking or canoe trips.

Unfortunately the beans and cabbage hardly sound appetizing for a bread. The obvious ideas are wheat, nuts, and dried fruits.

Any good resources for this?

Re:Stigler Diet by vorpalhex on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:21PM (#16524519)
There's a difference between food good for survival and food that is good for you.

You can buy modern high calorie food bars that will last ten years and contain 3000 cals in a tiny package, but they're mostly carbs. Again, great for survival but not something to live off of while on a fun trip in the backcountry.

I usually pack precooked meats (frozen if needed), dried meats, firm biscuits or crackers, and some nuts and fruit. Granola and oats are good too of course.

If you have conveyance (a canoe or kayak, an atv, etc) then you can afford to bring much less dense (and usually better tasting) food.

Re:Stigler Diet by eric_h on Monday March 05, 2018 @05:34PM (#16525188)
> If you have conveyance (a canoe or kayak, an atv, etc) then you can afford to bring much less dense (and usually better tasting) food.

Can confirm, many years ago went on a canoe trip on the Shenandoah for a week and we brought about 400lbs total food and equipment per 2 man canoe. We ate like kings, and mine and my boat-mate's canoe was the only one that didn't capsize on the trip (everyone had fully waterproof bags, so no one lost anything, it was just a matter of pride).

Re:Stigler Diet by mizzack on Monday March 05, 2018 @03:50PM (#16524260)
Re:Stigler Diet by arca_vorago on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:53PM (#16524818)
I love pemmican. Just be careful on the berries though, as they can vastly reduce how long it stays good.
Re:Stigler Diet by fenwick67 on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:56PM (#16524835)
PB&J are great if you don't want to break camp. It sounds lame but they're basically fruit nuts flour and salt.
Re:Stigler Diet by vinchuc0 on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:04PM (#16524381)
Refer to my other comment. If you must, any constraint optimization solver will do. Here's two: [1] Example http://apmonitor.com/online/view_pass.php [2] HN Thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15530630
Re:Stigler Diet by starpilot on Monday March 05, 2018 @04:22PM (#16524539)
Logan Bread https://sectionhiker.com/logan-bread-recipe/ (various recipes out there, but I've tried this one)

or Mealsquares: https://www.mealsquares.com/

The Logan bread was tastier, though the Mealsquares are really pretty good just a bit dry.

Re:Stigler Diet by f_allwein on Monday March 05, 2018 @06:02PM (#16525371)
There's a guy in the UK who eats nothing but beans on toast... Apparently, not super healthy, but not too bad either. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3089167/Could-surv...
Re:Stigler Diet by sp332 on Monday March 05, 2018 @05:11PM (#16524986)
You could try fermenting the cabbage to get a lot more flavor.