| Part Two - Food Planning | | | | the first ration period, and 100g x 6 x 2 = 1.2 |
| The next step is to create an overall concept of | | | | kilograms for the second ration period. If oatmeal is |
| your food program and then to enter the data within | | | | used elsewhere in the menu e.g. as a topping for |
| a structure that will work for you. To make a | | | | apple crumble this will also be summed here into the |
| comprehensive food program is a lot of work and | | | | total to be packed. |
| time. However after you have done all that work, | | | | 4.Master Shopping List Sheet will sum all the oatmeal |
| you have a functional and efficient way to work out | | | | we need for the entire trip e.g. 3 kilograms for 10 |
| your food requirements: | | | | day rations + 1.2 kilograms for the following 5 day |
| - Number of people | | | | ration period, plus any other recipes that require |
| - Number of days | | | | Oatmeal. Within this sheet we also have the prices |
| - what to pack for each ration period | | | | on a per kilogram basis so we can see how much the |
| - How much the food for each day will weigh | | | | oatmeal is going to cost us for this expedition, and |
| - How many calories,carbs etc are in each the food | | | | how much we will spend per person per day. |
| for each day | | | | 5. Nutrition Information Sheet. For those of you who |
| - How much you have to buy on your big shopping | | | | are keen, the next step is to create a sheet with |
| day at the supermarket, and, very importantly | | | | nutritional information for each ingredient, i.e. the |
| - How much all this is going to set you back. | | | | amount of carbs, protein, fat and calories. That way |
| Here is how we plan our food.1. Recipe Sheet. We | | | | you can sum the total nutritional content for each |
| break down each meal into a per person format. E.g. | | | | meal. For longer trips where it matters more, this |
| Oatmeal for one person requires 100g of oatmeal, | | | | enables you to cross check that you will be eating |
| 15g of milk powder, 30g of sugar and 10g of raisins. | | | | enough calories for each day. |
| 2. Rationing Sheet. This is where you enter info about | | | | You can also compare different foods on a calorie |
| how many times we are eating this meal, how many | | | | weight basis or any combo of qualities that you are |
| people are eating it each time, and how many ration | | | | interested in. |
| periods we need for the duration of the Expedition. | | | | Creating a food program is very satisfying once you |
| E.g. Ration period 1 is 10 days, we eat oatmeal for | | | | have put in the initial work to get it set up. As well as |
| breakfast 5 times and there are 6 people in the | | | | giving you a powerful tool to manage food, it also |
| group, so that equivalent to 30 oatmeal breakfasts. | | | | gives you the opportunity to really focus on different |
| Ration period 2 is 5 days, we eat oatmeal 2 times, | | | | aspects of food planning. A result of this analysis is |
| equal to 12 Oatmeal breakfasts. | | | | that you will certainly increase your overall |
| 3. Packing Sheet that will sum the amount of oatmeal | | | | understanding of the ins and outs of the whole |
| i.e. for 10 ration period we need to pack 100g x 5 | | | | process and be able to make more intelligent |
| breakfasts x 6 people = 3 kilograms of oatmeal for | | | | decisions about your food needs in the mountains. |