Peak Refuel Serving Size

[Iltasyuko]

For someone with a good size appetite, does the 2 serving size bag really equate to 2 servings?

I see a Chicken Alfredo package with 870 calories, which to me would mean a 2 serving bag is really a one serving / one meal for a person.

 

[Tahoe1305]

In my opinion…one bag of Alfredo is a good amount of food. I’m not a big dude though. I eat a whole one for dinner and feel more full than normal and I don’t like feeling full.

If you eat a lot and/ or need the calories due to a high output day, I’d consider that meal a single serving for dinner (I don’t eat them for lunch but would be way too much for me for lunch).

 

[Iltasyuko]

In my opinion…one bag of Alfredo is a good amount of food. I’m not a big dude though. I eat a whole one for dinner and feel more full than normal and I don’t like feeling full.

If you eat a lot and/ or need the calories due to a high output day, I’d consider that meal a single serving for dinner (I don’t eat them for lunch but would be way too much for me for lunch).

Thanks - that is pretty much what I was thinking.

 

[bucksnbirds]

I would consider one bag a meal. Not overly filling for me, but perfect to not feel bogged down either.

 

[TheTone]

My experience with peak; definitely do a taste test at home. I had a couple different ones last year; one was okay, the other I would have only finished if I was near death from starvation.

 

[CodeMonkey]

Check the label. Some of the meals are a ton of calories all at once, so you better be prepared to take a crap pretty soon thereafter.

 

[WeiserBucks]

All the Peak are basically one serving for me except the pesto, it's pretty small.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

They are dense calories so for a dinner after a strenuous day it’s fairly easy to eat it all and sleep with a full belly. But it all depends if you factored for that in your daily intake and are hungry or if you ate heavily all day. If they were lower calorie density like some other brands it would be hard to consume that caloric content without feeling extremely full imho.

 

[knale87]

I typically have no problem consuming the entire meal at the end of the day

 

[StuckoYota99]

We usually consume 1 bag per person. If you're really curious then I would recommend buying a sampler kit and trying multiple different meals to see how they fill you up but also test how they agree with your stomach before you go out into the woods.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

I've never had leftovers from a peak meal. But, the breakfast skillet is enormous, takes way too long to eat in the morning so I don't buy that one anymore.

 

[PredatoronthePrairie]

I consider one barely enough. Usually scraping the bottom of the bag then slamming whatever leftover food I had from my days rations. Weigh 180 for reference, not that it really matters.

Have changed the time when I eat though. Used to eat after the days hunt. Now I try and squeeze it in about 2 hrs before sundown.

 

[oake]

I’d echo the advice to try a few at home prior than dealing with disappointment, while hungry on the side of a mountain

Another mention I’ll make is a couple of there recipes have beans and at elevation take a little longer to “simmer” - meaning more time than the label suggests

 

[Desk Jockey]

I would agree, one meal equals one serving.

FWIW, I am a big fan of peak. I probably use their meals for 75% of my back country dinners with the balance being whatever else seems interesting at REI.

 

[doc holiday13]

One bag, one meal. Mountain house is the same. 2 servings per bag.. Laughable especially if you're on the side of a mountain.

 

[Jmort1754]

I am big dude, 6'5 265 1 bag plus a snack for a nighttime meal for me.

 

[Dos Perros]

I've never had leftovers from a peak meal. But, the breakfast skillet is enormous, takes way too long to eat in the morning so I don't buy that one anymore.

My brother in Christ, have you thought about eating it for dinner? That's what I do. I add a Taco Bell hot sauce packet.

 

[Drenalin]

My brother in Christ, have you thought about eating it for dinner? That's what I do. I add a Taco Bell hot sauce packet.

My brother in Christ, Chik-Fil-A has Texas Pete in little packets. You don't have to suffer Taco Bell anything.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

My brother in Christ, have you thought about eating it for dinner? That's what I do. I add a Taco Bell hot sauce packet.

I don't eat breakfast food after 9 am, ever.

 

[Dos Perros]

My brother in Christ, Chik-Fil-A has Texas Pete in little packets. You don't have to suffer Taco Bell anything.

Pretty embarrassed to admit I don't know what that is, but I shall look into it.