Years ago we went on a canoe trip in N. Manitoba.  We all had our group food, but each of us were responsible for bringing our own stash of treats.  One of our group brought Reese's peanut butter cups.  They faired okay in the cool September weather, in warmer weather tropical chocolate survives the best.  Anyway, he almost drove us to insane, by slowly eating two a day at break time for the entire 30 days trip.   Towards the end of the trip we canoed into a Hudson Bay post and were able to restock our supplies.  We all spent large sums of money on cases of candy, ice cream and of course peanut butter cups.

German's Sweet Chocolate bars.  Very dense, don't melt as easily as other chocolate bars.  A bar lasts several days, breaking off a few squares at a time.

Dry roasted whole almonds.  I roast my own.   Neil like roasted soy beans and corn nuts.  (I don't). 

Wow chocalte malts, that does sound good.

We usually eat lunch on the go, so we bring trail mix with m&m's, cashews, beef jerky (made my own this year), sausage sticks, granola bars, energy bars, packaged crackers with cheese/ peanut butter, graham crackers with peanut butter, pita with sausage and laughing cow cheese, hard candy, gum, and this year added some marshmellows and 2 hershey bars.

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I love chocalte malts. So I bring packets each with the appropriate amount of powdered milk, nestles chocolate, and Carnation Malted Milk Mix.  Pour the mixture into a bottle of cold lake water, shake, and very quickly you have a tasty and filling snack.

A couple of years ago one of the guys in our group was resting.  He asked from inside the tent if we had any apples left, we had a few granny smith (tart).   He asked me to cut one up and fry it in a little butter.  I humored him.  He then asked if we had any cinnamon granola bars, we did.  Crumble them up and fry them too he said.  I added a little more butter and fried them too.  We had a great fresh apple crisp sitting by the fire in the BW, if only there was a good ice cream substitute.

Here are some personal and group snack favorites:

-  dried watermelon (from fresh, the yellow-fleshed ones are awesome)
-  dried cherries (from fresh or canned tart cherries)
-  dried cranberries (commercially prepared as craisins)
-  dried pineapple (from canned chunks)
-  dried banana chips (from fresh bananas)
-  dried apricots (commercially prepared, Turkish)
-  fig newtons (or cranberry newtons)
-  smoked cheese and crackers (commercially prepared)
-  beef sticks (commercially prepared , Hickory Farms)
-  smoked venison (dry, not chewy)
-  hot tamales (the red cinnamon candies, replaced atomic fireballs - a choking hazard)
-  dried smoked salmon (from canned smoked salmon, just a pinch between cheek and gum)
-  dried tomatoes (from canned, diced (or crushed) and spiced tomatoes)
-  dried green olives (from prepared jars - really salty)
-  boullion cubes (another salt kick)
-  instant pudding (peanut butter chocolate is my favorite, but hard to find lately)
-  Gatorade drink mix (allows me to happily hydrate more often)

What I crave after a few days is chocolate milk and Coke Classic.

-aj

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I usually don't bring anything odd or frivolous, except one time I brought freeze-dried ice cream sandwiches.  That wasn't so good.  I'd say the venison stix Gimp_of_01 brings along are a sure-fire snack.

What I miss food-wise is gyros sandwiches.  Heck, I'm jonesin' for one right now.

i would paddle solo, 4 miles into a headwind, for lorna doones!

Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookies, Tazo Black Tea, honey, stashed deep inside my personal pack after 5 days I can pay for my trip at $5.00 a cookie, $10.00 for a tea bag, and $5.00 a Tbs for honey LOL.

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indulgences i take along are pretty simple.   we always take a bag or 2 of assorted mini hershey candy bars.  im lucky...i love dark chocolate, no one else seems to (good for me).

a bag of mixed nuts are also along (made a great ground squirrel friend last september, i think we fed him more than we ate)

hard candy...specifically jolly ranchers....watermellon...mmmmmmmmmmm.  

Jan

btw....i also miss an ice cold beverage, as the beaver does.  would it be overkill to pack a cooler of ice cudes protected by dry ice??  hmmm.....possibilities.