Mt Whitney Zone Forums Trip Reports TR: JMT Aug 6 - Aug 29

Bee:
My daily food (roughly less than 2 lbs per day) consisted of the following:

5:30a: Oatmeal, granola, milk powder (premix in a ziploc bag) with boiling water
Coffee, milk powder, sugar (premix) with boiling water
9 a: One 160g protein wafer bar
10 a: one granola bar 160 g
12 noon: 450 g protein and high cal bar (for lunch)
3p: one granola bar 160 g

In between self made trail mix (lots of raisins, cashew, dried fruit, lots of dry pine apple pieces).

I bought a 4 plate dehydrator (from bed bath) last year and discovered Trader Joe ready made Indian curries and snacks, dried each dinner portion and mixed with dehydrated chapati (like thick tortilla) or pre-cooked & dried rice. I have lots of Indian soups (again dried into powder). So dinner is a lavish affair (always looked forward at the end of the day), one entrée and soup (mostly south Indian). For some dinners I carried spiced upma (ready made wheat flower, onions and other spices premixed - available in Indian grocery stores). So this time I was eating real good and did not loose any muscle at the end of 24 days. I lost about 12 pounds (153 to 141) and dont feel bad at all! So food planning was a 6 month affair and I did not take any item for the trail which I have not cooked and tasted at home. That helped a lot.