Early Game energy tips?

[tough compass]

Just sped through the early game for my wife (She was late Summer yr1 and wanted a different pet). Main goal was to have her set up with sprinklers by summer 1, so a lot of focus on the ocean for kelp (just bronze and silver), followed by blasting through the mines. (explosives in the fire mine are a godsend when you're still swinging a bronze pickaxe. regular rocks are still just 2 hits, but ore is 9)

For energy, I dehydrated any ocean forages I came across. That worked well until the tree festival. 1500 for the 300 seeds and turned them into candy. 6000 total energy for 1500 gold is awesome.

I see a lot of people suggesting bug jerky, but I've never gotten around to upgrading to a kitchen until my summer crops start coming in.

Anyone else have any favorites for early game energy?

[fringe musk]

I buy drinks from Raj's coffee stand. I don't think it's the coffee I buy, it's something else, I don't remember what but whatever the most cost per energy efficient drink

[covert rune]

Shake your trees and get the seeds, make candied tree seeds(people usually save that as the last thing you do before the end of the day)! Later you get jamu and that is wonderful!

[pseudo canopy]

Sugar from Sam's is also good

[fringe musk]

my first run i set the game spedd down to 50% and hit the space 1-2 times per day which worked out pretty well