Originally Posted by fuzz2050

The problem I've always had with foraged (from the wild) foods is that while they may have lots of vitamins and minerals, they often don't have much in the way of calories. When I'm touring (or even at home actually), I need food for the calories, it isn't vitamin deficiency I'm worried about.

There's nothing wrong with a nice back country salad to start a meal, but it doesn't have much in the way of calories.