I must admit that I have never given much thought to food, all I know is that I'm always hungry and I eat loads every day so I read Richard's comment and thought there's something in there that's important for me. I don't know what it is yet because I need to read through it again to get a proper grasp of it all. I've always been a hiker that walks between shop to shop, cafe to cafe and pub to pub. I just fill my hunger pangs in between with wraps, cheeses, nuts, chocky bars, fruit, etc plus water. The explanation from Richard and others about food and calories continues to interest me though, mainly because I have always neglected it as an important part of my hiking experience.
I know that this subject highlights something about me. I have never learned to cook in my whole life, I haven't got a clue and know if my wife wasn't around anymore I would live very frugally and more than likely not eat very well either. I'm now feeling guilty about it!
