The Best Food for Thru-Hiking

Hiking & Backpacking Food for the Trail

Food is one of the most important considerations when hitting the trail. Use our food library below to explore your options, and take a look at our hiking food tips to learn more about calorie and weight considerations.

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Dehydrated
Drinks
Fresh
Freeze Dried
Nutrition Bars
Sweets
Condiments & Spices

Almond Butter

168 cal/oz
Almonds

164 cal/oz
Angel Hair Pasta

101 cal/oz
Annie's Fruit Snacks

86 cal/oz
Basmati Rice

39 cal/oz
BBQ Sauce

46 cal/oz
Beef Jerky

81 cal/oz
Beef Stew Seasoning

80 cal/oz
Bouillon Cubes

36 cal/oz
Butterfingers

132 cal/oz
Cashew Butter

150 cal/oz
Cashew Nuts

160 cal/oz
Cheez-Its

142 cal/oz
Chili Seasoning

100 cal/oz
Cinnamon Rolls

115 cal/oz
Cliff Bars

100 cal/oz
Coconut Oil

240 cal/oz
Coffee Singles

0 cal/oz
Couscous

108 cal/oz
Crystal Light Drink Mix

85 cal/oz
Dried Cherries

97 cal/oz
Dried Fruit

75 cal/oz
Energy Gels

89 cal/oz
Fig Bars

110 cal/oz
Freeze Dried Diced Chicken

142 cal/oz
Freeze Dried Ground Beef

169 cal/oz
Fruit Leather

96 cal/oz
Gatorade Powder

99 cal/oz
Goldfish

131 cal/oz
GoPicnic Ready-to-Eat Meals

87 cal/oz
Granola

118 cal/oz
Gravy

125 cal/oz
Harmony House Dehyrated Backpacking Kit

99 cal/oz
Hempseed

161 cal/oz
Herbes de Provence

0 cal/oz
Honey

60 cal/oz
Hot Chocolate

97 cal/oz
Hot Sauce

0 cal/oz
Hummus Mix

142 cal/oz
Instant Oatmeal

107 cal/oz
Instant Potatoes

129 cal/oz
Instant White Rice

105 cal/oz
Jiva Coffee Cubes

78 cal/oz
Jolly Ranchers

110 cal/oz
Ketchup

31 cal/oz
Kidney Beans

97 cal/oz
Lemonade

100 cal/oz
Limeade Drink Mix

100 cal/oz
M&Ms

133 cal/oz
Macadamia Nuts

209 cal/oz
Macaroni Pasta

100 cal/oz
Mayo

184 cal/oz
Mike & Ike's

100 cal/oz
Mini Babybel Cheeses

100 cal/oz
Mixed Nuts

105 cal/oz
Mountain House Beef Stroganoff with Noodles

130 cal/oz
Mountain House Biscuits and Gravy

127 cal/oz
Mountain House Breakfast Skillet

160 cal/oz
Mountain House Breakfast Variety Pack

120 cal/oz
Mountain House Chili Mac with Beef

120 cal/oz
Mountain House Lasagna with Meat Sauce

125 cal/oz
Mountain House Variety Pack

112 cal/oz
Muesli

97 cal/oz
Mushrooms

94 cal/oz
Mustard

12 cal/oz
Nature Valley Bars

128 cal/oz
Nilla Wafers

132 cal/oz
NuGo Nutrition Bars

96 cal/oz
Nutella

153 cal/oz
Olive Oil

243 cal/oz
Onion

97 cal/oz
Parmesan Cheese

113 cal/oz
Peanut Butter

166 cal/oz
Peanut Butter

159 cal/oz
Peanut M&Ms

148 cal/oz
Peanuts

156 cal/oz
Pepper

0 cal/oz
Pesto Seasoning

0 cal/oz
Pita Bread

73 cal/oz
Pop-Tarts

114 cal/oz
Powdered Butter

425 cal/oz
Powdered Cheese

172 cal/oz
Powdered Eggs

175 cal/oz
Powdered Milk

99 cal/oz
Pretzels

117 cal/oz
PROBARs

122 cal/oz
Ranch Dressing

107 cal/oz
Refried Beans

113 cal/oz
Salami

130 cal/oz
Salmon

30 cal/oz
Salt

0 cal/oz
Skittles

115 cal/oz
Snickers

143 cal/oz
Soup Mix

79 cal/oz
Spam

100 cal/oz
Sugar

111 cal/oz
Summer Sausage

90 cal/oz
Sunflower Butter

168 cal/oz
Sunflower Seeds

162 cal/oz
Tomato Powder

84 cal/oz
Tortillas

60 cal/oz
Tuna

62 cal/oz
Uncle Ben's Ready Rice

38 cal/oz
Wheat Thins

123 cal/oz

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Hiking & Backpacking Food for the Trail

Almond Butter

168 cal/oz

Almonds

164 cal/oz

Angel Hair Pasta

101 cal/oz

Annie's Fruit Snacks

86 cal/oz

Basmati Rice

39 cal/oz

BBQ Sauce

46 cal/oz

Beef Jerky

81 cal/oz

Beef Stew Seasoning

80 cal/oz

Bouillon Cubes

36 cal/oz

Butterfingers

132 cal/oz

Cashew Butter

150 cal/oz

Cashew Nuts

160 cal/oz

Cheez-Its

142 cal/oz

Chili Seasoning

100 cal/oz

Cinnamon Rolls

115 cal/oz

Cliff Bars

100 cal/oz

Coconut Oil

240 cal/oz

Coffee Singles

0 cal/oz

Couscous

108 cal/oz

Crystal Light Drink Mix

85 cal/oz

Dried Cherries

97 cal/oz

Dried Fruit

75 cal/oz

Energy Gels

89 cal/oz

Fig Bars

110 cal/oz

Freeze Dried Diced Chicken

142 cal/oz

Freeze Dried Ground Beef

169 cal/oz

Fruit Leather

96 cal/oz

Gatorade Powder

99 cal/oz

Goldfish

131 cal/oz

GoPicnic Ready-to-Eat Meals

87 cal/oz

Granola

118 cal/oz

Gravy

125 cal/oz

Harmony House Dehyrated Backpacking Kit

99 cal/oz

Hempseed

161 cal/oz

Herbes de Provence

0 cal/oz

Honey

60 cal/oz

Hot Chocolate

97 cal/oz

Hot Sauce

0 cal/oz

Hummus Mix

142 cal/oz