[iron]

what's the best food out there, calorie/$, that still tastes good? i'm guessing peanut butter. at costco, i can get two 3lb jugs for something like $8 (i think). at 8000 calories/jug it comes out to 2000 calories/$. for comparison, a protein bar is about 200 calories/$.

[touron]

Here is some Oboy Oberto Pepperoni priced at $.31/110 calories. This does not beat PB, though.

[DIYSteve]

Costco olive oil is a good bang for the buck -- $18.88 for 4 liters of pretty good extra virgin cold press stuff. Olive oil is dense in calories, contains "good fats," keeps the blood sugar flat, etc. Olive oil is tasty with bread, crackers, noodles, etc., but some guys (hyperdistance runner Stu Mittleman, notably) drink olive oil during endurance events. But not me.

[Tom]

You could make your own power gel from honey. I tried it a while back but to make it economical you really need to use it up before it goes bad. I suspect you'd have no problem in that department. http://www.summitpost.org/article/239378/home-made-power-gels-energy-for-less.html BTW, I think I saw agave syrup at Costco the last time I was there, but it tends to be more expensive than honey.

[Sennin]

Baskin Robbin’s Large Oreo Chocolate Shake = 2600 calories.

[Sennin]

1 package of Top Ramen = 200 Calories. Sometimes you can find them on sale, 10 for $1 (sometimes even cheaper). 2000/$1 and lighter than peanut butter!

[Toonces]

For those who consider light weight a virtue, Krispy Kremes are hard to beat in the cost/calories calculus.

[sarbar]

[touron]

[joker]

When I had just read the thread title, I was ready to reply "go to a rendering plant and I bet you can strike a mean bargain on lard...", but then I opened the thread and saw:

[Chief Joseph]

I am partial to honey and I read somewhere that honey is the only food that does not spoil. I read that archaeologists have discovered honey in Egyptian tombs that was still good. Reminds me of a candy that I really miss, it was called "bit 'o honey". they were paper wrapped squares in candy bar form but no chocolate. Wonder why they stopped making it? Maybe too many loose fillings lost due to the sticky texture?

[joker]

Maybe forgotten, but not gone: buy your bit-o-honey here

[Conrad]

There's Bit-o-Honey in the bulk bins at my Winco. Love it!

[BirdDog]

IMO the best Calorie/$$$ value is Logan Bread. Nice dense, tasty, calorie packed stuff. I'll try to dig up my recipie for you. Here's one I found on the internet, lot's more out there I'm sure. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Logan-Bread/Detail.aspx

[Yana]

Nothing will taste good if you eat too much of it, not even Nutella. That being said, check this out (the sklup). These people have been on multiple very long trips where resupplies were few and far in between, so they had to figure out something pretty efficient.