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  • pitbulz21
    Platoon Sgt
    • Sep 2013
    • 1875

    Snack

    So what’s everyone’s go to nutrition when they’re out in the bush or on the trail? Mine is peanut butter, sometimes plain, sometimes with dehydrated fruit mixed in. Just a jar and a spoon works for me. Share some ideas guys.
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  • Dwight55
    M14BR Chaplain
    • Mar 2011
    • 6326

    #2
    Re: Snack

    Personally I like Hershey bars and fruit.

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    • 4570govt
      Moderator
      • Mar 2011
      • 16872

      #3
      Re: Snack

      Vienna sausages in a can, Spam, boiled eggs, crackers. Instant coffee, if I want to boil some water. Maybe not trail or camping meals, but pretty much what I always packed to the woods when logging or cutting firewood. I still pretty much eat the same things, when I spend the day at the long steel range once a week.
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      • Tarheel Trooper
        Administrator
        • Apr 2011
        • 7962

        #4
        Re: Snack

        I'm pretty fond of the Cliff bars. Good for quick meals on the run. About as well balanced as can be. Cheap if you buy in bulk.
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        • sergeant major
          Sgt Major
          • May 2012
          • 3297

          #5
          Re: Snack

          Don't laugh, "MREs", I can buy them by the case at the Commissary on Fort Meade for $111. You get 25 meals in a case.
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          • pitbulz21
            Platoon Sgt
            • Sep 2013
            • 1875

            #6
            Re: Snack

            Originally posted by Tarheel Trooper
            I'm pretty fond of the Cliff bars. Good for quick meals on the run. About as well balanced as can be. Cheap if you buy in bulk.
            Always keep several of them in the bottom of the bag backups. I pretty much like everyone I’ve tried so far.
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            • 4570govt
              Moderator
              • Mar 2011
              • 16872

              #7
              Re: Snack

              Originally posted by sergeant major
              Don't laugh, "MREs", I can buy them by the case at the Commissary on Fort Meade for $111. You get 25 meals in a case.
              That sounds pretty good to me!
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              • VanHahner
                Command Sgt Major
                • May 2011
                • 14800

                #8
                Re: Snack

                When I use to ride in century events, you had to travel light. After going the route with Energy Bars and their 140 calories output, I quickly found that I couldn't stock enough of them in my small pouch, when your burning around 500 calories an hour.
                Not only that, they are pretty dry, which requires precious water to wash it down.

                On a tip, I which to Abba-Zaba Bars (250 cal.) which contains peanut butter, and never looked back !



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                • polish29
                  Platoon Sgt
                  • Apr 2011
                  • 1032

                  #9
                  Re: Snack

                  Back when I started with MSP we only made $7200 a year, 10 hour shifts with no overtime, so I tonged oysters. When I got hungry I shucked some and ate them raw.
                  Tonging oysters was by far the hardest work I have ever done but I could make over $100 a day clear.
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                  • Hawk
                    Owner / Administrator
                    • Mar 2011
                    • 19945

                    #10
                    Re: Snack

                    When I worked for the USDA as a safety technician I used to supplement my income by dredging for bay scallops. Made good money at it and as we loved scallops, filled the freezer ta boot.

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                    • leadbug
                      Section Leader
                      • Apr 2011
                      • 965

                      #11
                      Re: Snack

                      MRE's are great. A couple of us used to go to the supply room and raid the inventory sometimes. That is when we didn't feel like trekking to the mess hall.

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                      • sergeant major
                        Sgt Major
                        • May 2012
                        • 3297

                        #12
                        Re: Snack

                        Originally posted by leadbug
                        MRE's are great. A couple of us used to go to the supply room and raid the inventory sometimes. That is when we didn't feel like trekking to the mess hall.
                        MRE's are good...you have to remember they have a very high calorie count to sustain combat troops, if you're on a diet you might want to stay away from this type of meal. I remember eating "C" rations in 1966 Vietnam that was dated late WWII and Korean war era...don't remember seeing any dates after late 1950s.
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                        • 4570govt
                          Moderator
                          • Mar 2011
                          • 16872

                          #13
                          Re: Snack

                          Originally posted by leadbug
                          MRE's are great. A couple of us used to go to the supply room and raid the inventory sometimes. That is when we didn't feel like trekking to the mess hall.
                          I remember once in Delta Junction, Alaska, we were on a FTX and dug into our defensive position against some lower 48 units...we got word that hot chow was being served and we could go to 50% security, so send men to the cook tent just long enough to get our chow and get back to the line. Once we got to the tent, we noticed cases of bacon stacked outside(20 below zero), you guessed it, we grabbed a case and got back to our positions, we had enough for the whole platoon! Later on, when we had a chance to put up the ten man tents, we cooked the bacon on the yukon stoves! Best bacon I ever had!
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                          • leadbug
                            Section Leader
                            • Apr 2011
                            • 965

                            #14
                            Re: Snack

                            The taking of that bacon is a great story. LOL

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