Trailcraft Russ admits he’s gone off the deep end in regards to lightening his pack. Now he’s weighing all his food to make sure he takes only the light stuff along. He’s created a chart comparing how many calories per ounce various foods contain — turns out those Mountain House meals that make cardboard seem like linguini alfredo have one thing going for them: highest calories-per-ounce ratings (come to think of it they do taste like something an engineer would design).