I am looking for high enerby trail snacks without melty components, such as chocolate or enerby bars?

Feel free to add suggestions about backcountry meals as well, I am always looking for suggestions.

Thanks!
I've had shot-blocks before running and skating, but had not thought about using them when hiking...hmm.
Brett H: Thanks!I am pretty psyched to try out those refillable tubes.I am a fan of honey and PB on the trail.Unfortunately none of the outdoors stores near me carry the refillable kind.So I will have to order online.Thanks!

Start with granola. Throw in some raisins for sweetness, peanuts, cashews or almonds for extra protein and crunch, chop up some dehydrated fruits like apples and toss them in too. This should give you energy, vitamins and minerals plus protein. Keep it in a large ziploc and you can snack on it anytime.

m&m's.. met in mouth, not in your hand.

they ussually hold up pretty well in my trail mixes, and l also like to use honey roasted peanuts. the honey is a great energy boost

l really like Kashi bars. They come in many flavors and are very healthy. Now for some other great energy, have you tried shot blocks? They are little geletian cubes that a lot of runners and cyclists use and taste kind of like gummy worms, but with good stuff in them. l use these a lot. You can find them in good sporting goods stores and bicycle shops.

Similar to others, u can not go wrong with the typical variations of trail mix. They're all good, but get a couple different kinds. l usually get a salty one & a sweet one. Do not get too much chocolate in the mix because it will melt.

Dried fruit is good as well.

l tend to get bored with trail mixes & granola bars after the first day. Thus, l bring other items. Jerky is nice. It is light, has lots of flavor & offers good salt content, which can be nice when hot out. It is pretty easy to make ur own jerky from cheap steak at the store.

A dried stick of salami & some hard aged cheese is good as well. They hold up better than u would expect. Easy 3-4 days in hot climate (but out of the sun). They're nice at the end of a day.

l also got into bringing a variation of PB&J. At most camp stores u can buy small refillable tubes. They're about 7 inches long, 2 inches wide. One end has a normal screw cap like a tube of toothpast. The other end folds open/closed so u can put filling in it. They work quit well, just do not try to over fill it.

l put jelly in one & peanut butter in the other. Than rather than bringing a loaf of bread (which always gets crushed in the pack), bring a package of flour tortillas (bagles r okay as well, but take up a lot more room). When hungry, squeeze some peanut butter & jelly onto one end of the tortillas & roll it up. No cleaning required. In an odd way, it is almost kind of refreshing (due to the jelly). I've also used honey, which is good as well. Regardless, it is different & it has the carbs, sugar & protein needed. It is a nice change from trail mix.

You can use cooked ham & mustard in that setup, but it is not as good. .in my opinion.

Lastly. l do a lot of cycling & got into using the energy mixes that u add to water. l am a big fan of Cytomax, Citrus flavor. l will often bring a zip lock back of it backpacking, so l can put some in water bottles. It not only offers carbs, electrolytes, sugars etc.but also makes water taste much better.

If u r doing a hike with altitude, then Cytomax becomes even more useful. Typically at altitude u would try to eat more bannas & oranges, but it is hard to bring those up a mountain. Cytomax gives u many of the same nutrients to help with altitude.

For me it is all about variety of food. You need to eat & if the food is not appealing, u wo not eat it. So spend time bringing what u like & a little variety.

Wow! How do u people pack all that stuff? Try beef jerky--lots of protein but minimal fat. The downside to it is that my jaw hurts after eating it all day. Clif bars r okay but l wo not eat them anymore after having gone through 15 in 5 days. l pack nuts & seeds--the nut meat itself--the shells just take up weight/space & u have to discreetly chuck them aside which runs the risk of attracting unwanted animals. Dried fruit is good too but it gets heavy if u take a lot. l do not like the energy goop--tastes nasty & the boost does not seem to coincide with the type of activity on the trail--plodding along at a slow pace.

Carry a stick of pepperoni or some hard salami or some good imported Prosciutto de Parma and then get some good cheeses like a Cabot extra sharp Cheddar or a decent imported Asagio or Locatelli Romano
On a per gram basis fats offer you twice the amount of energy as carbs / sugars do