Food

For what it is worth here is my shopping list. It varies a little depending on which supermarket I find.

Breakfast
Muesli or granola, powdered milk, oatcakes, marmite, butter, boiled eggs.

Lunch
Bread, oatcakes, butter, hummus, cheese

Dinner
Vegetable stock cubes, garlic, soup powder, couscous, dried vegetables, potato powder, olive oil, vegetable masala (spice mixture from Nepal)

Snacks
Dried fruit, nuts, muesli bars, biscuits (shortbread fingers contain 30% butter), scones or muffins

Drinks
Chai teabags, fresh ginger, chai spices (from Nepal), cocoa powder, powdered milk.

Other
Batteries, tissues, medical (ibuprofen, antacids), one pasta meal (emergency)

Rare
Apples, carrots, chocolate, jam (US=jelly)

Notes

• On recent hikes I have been steadily upping the amount of fats with a consequent lowering of carbohydrates. Olive oil provides 9 calories/gram. Butter 7 Cal/g. Shortbread 5 Cal/g.
• There’s nothing so good as being hungry at the end of the day to enjoy a meal and fondly imagine that one is a great cook.
• There’s nothing so humbling as reading about others (think Scott or Shackleton) surviving for months in horrific conditions on a diet of penguin and seal blubber. It makes one so grateful for whatever one has.