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What are Calorie Bars
November 20, 2012
Calorie bars are food which individuals store and trust in during emergencies. You can buy calorie bars at many different camping and outdoor stores and internet site. They are great for camping trips and wilderness trips such as backpacking or fishing. Emergency Rations or ERs are made to last for three days or longer. There are lots of people also get shelf stable emergency food instead but calorie bars are better for caring in a back pack for taking with you if you need to evacuate an area. The majority of calorie bars are made using vegetable shortening, sugar, flour, and coconut. These type of rations are made to help people survive until other food supplies are available or help arrives and are a lot of times taken when traveling in the hills or back packing because there is a risk of being stranded by an accident. In many organized hikes or runs in the mountains, it is required to carry calorie bars.
Who uses Calorie Bars
Calorie bars are often purchased by people who like camping such as back-packers, who hike a long ways from food. Calorie bars are high in calories for their size and weight. They are high in fat and sugar which is why they are called emergency rations. Lots of them contain 200 calories in a section so you can eat as many calories as needed. You usually eat several every four hours like normal.
Calorie bars also are carried by people who are walking into a mountain are in case they become lost and can't get access food. Water is the other very important.
Why should I buy calorie bars
72 hour emergency kits needs to contain a supply of these high energy and nutritious calorie bars. These bars usually taste of light coconut because they have coconut in them. They have a moist crumbly texture which most people like. These bars have very little protein or salt which means they won't cause you to be thirsty when eating them. Many emergencies will last up to 72 hours or three days and having adequate nourishment is very important along with enough water. You should make sure that you have enough supplies on hand and you know how to use them when a disaster happens. Calorie bars should be kept in a cool dry place where they can be easily found. You don't want to dig though a bunch of stuff searching for them when it is time to run for your life.
Emergency officials agree that the need for emergency food supplies which are light weight and easy to cary is important. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It was created by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978. This organization recommends that every person in your family should have three days supply of non-perishable food storage just in case of emergency.
Basal Metabolic Rate or BRM
Basal Metabolic Rate is the why you can figure out how many calories you need to eat. BMR is the amount of calories the body uses at rest just to survive.
There is quite a range of BMR for individuals. Is is figured out based on height, weight, and your activity level. The gender of the person also affects the numbers because guys need more calories per day than gals do. To help understand how it works here is an example. The BMR for a 180 lb male who is 6' 2" tall and is 40 years old would be about 1900 calories per day. The Basal Metabolic Rate for a 135 lb female who is 5' 7" and 40 years old is about 1400 calories per day.
BMR Calculation
Women: BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) - ( 4.7 x age in years )
Men: BMR = 66 + ( 6.23 x weight in pounds ) + ( 12.7 x height in inches ) - ( 6.8 x age in year )
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