Aconcagua: Summit of the Americas: Food

I'm a meat and potatoes kind of guy. If it were up to me I'd be bringing a pot roast and mashed potatoes for every day on this expedition. Since a crockpot aint too practical, I had to change things up a bit. I targeted 3,500-4000ish calories/day for 15 days max. This is probably optimistic, especially once we get higher in altitude, but I figure it's better to have too much rather than too little.

My diet for this trip consisted of the following items that I've had pretty good experience with. The main thing is that you enjoy eating and drinking the product. If you don't enjoy it, don't bother. I tried to mix in the carbs (65-70%), fats (20-30%), and proteins (10-15%). As for packing, all of the food was divided into daily bags with the goal being that I should try and eat everything in the bag each day. This will allow me to figure out how well I'm doing with my plan.

Hindsight, I may have had experience eating these foods for a couple days, but never for three weeks straight. By the end of the trip, I didn't want to look at a protein bar, hammer gel, or Mountain House meal. For future expeditions, I will definitely learn how to incorporate other types of meals and expand on my trail cooking skills. I personally, need to include a better mix of "normal" foods and hi-tech energy foods. Just simple peanut butter and bread would have been a life saver.

Quaker Instant Oatmeal