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Some backpackers enjoy cooking elaborate meals with fresh ingredients, particularly on short trips, and others carry the gear and take the time to [[fishing|catch fish]] or [[hunting|hunt]] small game for food. However, especially for long expeditions, most backpackers' food criteria are roughly the same: high [[energy]] content (particularly [[protein]]), with long [[shelf life]] and low [[mass]] and volume. | Some backpackers enjoy cooking elaborate meals with fresh ingredients, particularly on short trips, and others carry the gear and take the time to [[fishing|catch fish]] or [[hunting|hunt]] small game for food. However, especially for long expeditions, most backpackers' food criteria are roughly the same: high [[energy]] content (particularly [[protein]]), with long [[shelf life]] and low [[mass]] and volume. | ||
Ordinary household foods used on backpacking trips include [[cheese]], [[bread]], [[sausage]], | Ordinary household foods used on backpacking trips include [[cheese]], [[bread]], [[sausage]], fruit, [[peanut butter]], and [[pasta]]. Popular snack foods include [[trail mix]], easily prepared at home; convenient and nutritious [[energy bar]]s; and [[chocolate]] and other forms of [[candy]], which provide quick energy and flavor. Traditional outdoor food includes dried foodstuffs such as [[jerky (food)|jerky]] or [[pemmican]], and also products like [[oatmeal]] (which can also be consumed raw in emergency situations). | ||
Most backpackers avoid [[Canning|canned food]], except for meats or small delicacies. Metal cans and their contents are usually heavy, and, like all trash, the empties must be carried back out. | Most backpackers avoid [[Canning|canned food]], except for meats or small delicacies. Metal cans and their contents are usually heavy, and, like all trash, the empties must be carried back out. | ||
