Can you carry more food when cooking with a stove?

[dustytires_and_tinyfires]

Couscous is awesome.  Lentils are also a great option.  They cook up in about 30 minutes and you can add a spice packet like taco seasoning or burrito seasoning and you have a nice chili.  In my opinion lentils make a great substitute for meat in chili.  If you want to get fancy you can add some chopped onion and some sun dried tomatoes.  A cup (dry) is enough for 3 people. 

Mike Curiak carries some of his alcohol fuel in his handlebars.  He has a valve mounted in the end and he just tilts his bar down and pours.  I've been thinking of doing this.  I think a compressor drain valve would work but I haven't gotten around to doing it yet. 

[lnarachi]

I learned to make my own camp food with a dehydrator.
There are easy recipes, but its fun to make your own concoctions

Rice, cooked lentils, tikla masala chicken, etc.

[geekonabike]

Hello, new to the forum.

I can carry 3 days dry food (beef jerky, fritos, clif bars, etc) on my current setup. This summer I'm doing a route with 5 days between food resupply.

I've never been a stove person, but if I can carry more food with a stove setup (oatmeal, instant potatoes, ramen, etc.), then I'll become a stove convert.

Any input or links would be appreciated.

Thanks.

If calories is the only requirement instant or quick oatmeal is eat able in the morning after soaking overnight, just not as warm. I suspect this would be true of Ramen noodles also I just haven't tested. Of this is gonna work below freezing.

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[jaymtb]

Getting to the original question, you probably can carry more calories sans stove/pot etc.   However...if it isn't a race, with implied suffering, being in wild places with hot food at night and coffee in the AM can change your whole outlook on life for the better.   
I ditto the instant mashed potatoes to turn something into more like a gravy, with olive oil, protein/jerky, dried veggies, tortillas etc. 
Dry roasted peanuts can also be tossed onto meals to bump the calories.
A dehydrator can turn veggies like peppers into a tiny fraction of their volume and weight  to be plumbed back up with a soak in water.
With freeze dried meals it seems to take 2 servings to make a meal.  Then, it helps to add olive oil, maybe cheese, and some dried veggies (add water to them in advance).  Also tortillas- even if old and tired- can be torn up and tossed into the slurry.   Some freeze-dried stuff has way too much salt- likely since it is a cheap ingredient.
The Mtn. House lasagna seems to go down pretty well with some additions. 
A bit of Huichol  sauce or the like isn't heavy, but can liven up the swill you have mixed up.   

Cheers,
Jay