Just over to Lost Maples… I ended up packing 2 backpacking meals for dinner, I found some I think called Mary Jane’s :
http://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/store/c/78-Backpacking-Food-Samplers.aspx
(from REI), that were not totally loaded with carbs and calories, more within what I could actually eat. I think if I was on a more arduous trip I would have wanted ones that were bigger than what I bought, but these worked out for the shorter hikes.
The first night was an easy hike, so I ate the smaller meal and the second day was more active so I ate the other since it had more carbs and calories. I did lower my basal rate about an hour or so before I started hiking. Lunches- we ate hard cheese, summer sausage with crackers. And I had one backpacking meal for breakfast, but then the last day ate a meal replacement bar. I also packed some little bars called Sammy Jammys (from Wheatsville Food Coop), I think I packed about 6 but only ate 3. I also packed some trail mix- nuts and dried fruit, and ate that some, but not nearly as much as I thought I would. I compulsively packed 2 jars of glucose tabs, but really didn’t need all that either- just some for the overnight lows. I had a few extra cliff bars too,but didn’t eat them.
So all in all:
2 backpacking dinners (ate all)
1 backpacking breakfast (ate all- well gave some to my dog- it was too much food)
3 meal replacement bars (ate 1)
6- Sammy Jammys (I think these have 18 carbs each? ate 3)
trail mix
shared hard cheese/ sausage/ crackers (one box) with 3 other people
too many glucose tablets! I would have been fine with one- and still prob not used it all since I could modify my basal rates.
Water was trickier- since it was pretty warm out and the backpacking food needs water to hydrate it.
Did you take your trip yet?