eating on the bike
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2013-05-19 1:50 PM |
Member 38 Los Angeles | Subject: eating on the bike First....I apolgize if this question has been asked before. Curious about what you are eating on long bike rides. I am starting to do some longer rides and my stomach is getting growly after awhile. My sports drink doesn't seem to cut it. Yesterday, mid-ride on a 50 miler, I had half a Clif Bar...no so great....had a bit of stomach cramping. I would like to know if any of you have suggestions and favorites for food on multi hour rides? Thanks |
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2013-05-20 7:27 AM in reply to: westsider |
Master 8247 Eugene, Oregon | Subject: RE: eating on the bike People eat a wide range of things. You can experiment and see what works best for you. If you're training for a long race then it helps at some point to do a few higher intensity longer rides and make sure your favored nutrition works for you--what works for a more leisurely ride doesn't always sit well at race intensity. The key concept is easily digestible, portable, and tasty. If price matters then some options are cheaper than others. Ideas to start with might include: *energy bars (I find the less sweet ones go down better). Downside--may need lots of water to get down. *granola or cereal bars (cheaper than above ,sometimes) Same downside plus tend to self-destruct. *gu or gel or chomps (sport nutrition stuff). Easy to carry and eat; rather expensive; taste may be too sweet for some. *fresh fruit like bananas, dried fruit and nuts (probably not good in a race as harder to eat) *peanut butter sandwiches, or PB on rice cakes or crackers (messy for races) *fig newtons and similar *my 70+ cyclist mom, who hates sweet stuff, swears by Chex spicy party mix with almonds. Makes me too thirsty, but she seems to be a camel. You could try it! No need for sodium in your drinks if doing this stuff. *pretzel sticks (see above) Hope this is useful. If all else fails, you could just get your calories from liquids like Infinite. Or move to Vietnam and stop for noodles and coconuts. |
2013-05-20 11:53 AM in reply to: westsider |
Pro 5755 | Subject: RE: eating on the bike I find PB&J to be really good on the bike. You can cut it into quarters and eat on the go. Also you can substitute honey for the jelly, and/or add banana slices. Dried fruit is also really good. Dates are full of carbs. Basically it just comes down to trying a bunch of different things and seeing what works. |
2013-05-22 12:07 PM in reply to: #4748654 |
260 | Subject: RE: eating on the bike I have had more success drinking more of my calories . I use the Perpetuem drink ( hammer product) as multi hour drink but many here use a multi hour Infinit drink.
As for eating - I found the Honey Stinger Waffles to be much easier to digest than Cliff Bars ( which melt in the heat too)and I'm also a fan of the HoneyStinger Chews.
if you're not a fan of the sweet stuff PB & J sandwiches work , many also swear by uncrustables. I also use some of the portables recipes from the Allan Lim cookbook the Feed Zone - the rice bars are really easy to digest and are easy to carry if you can get the texture right!
It's likely you will need to try a number of different things until you find what works for you.
Chex Mix certainly sounds interesting!
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2013-05-22 12:08 PM in reply to: #4753072 |
260 | Subject: RE: eating on the bike Sorry about the lack of paragraphs in my last post - the iPad removed them all! |
2013-06-03 10:27 PM in reply to: westsider |
Extreme Veteran 1704 Penticton, BC | Subject: RE: eating on the bike X2 for the Honey Stinger Waffles. Easy to eat and digest. You might also consider Carbopro in your drinks. It works well for me. This last Saturday after a 4hr ride a friend offered me some of her snacks. They were a salty pretzel on the outside (about 3/4" x 3/4") with a bit of peanut butter on the inside. They were kind of dry so you need to drink with them but they tasted good and would travel well in a bento box. She said she got them from Costco. On the same ride my wife acting as our Sherpa brought along "Ginger Mound" cookies which were really popular...I only got one!! And, bananas are always popular as well. |
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2013-06-04 8:54 PM in reply to: westsider |
Extreme Veteran 909 Westchester, NY | Subject: RE: eating on the bike I've been experimenting with the feed zone portables book.. I love the egg, rice, Parmesan cheese cakes... 2 bites done.. About 150 calories each, easy to swallow. Mix 6 eggs Pour into muffin pan Add rice (about 1/3 the muffin) Drizzle cheese on top. Bake for 8-10 mins. True yum and easy on the tummy and not messy. |
2013-06-04 10:10 PM in reply to: louamerica |
4 | Subject: RE: eating on the bike I have been pounding the rice waffles (from "The Feed Zone") with peanut butter, peanut butter & jelly, and peanut butter & honey being my favorite. Also like the Allen rice bars. Tried the chocolate peanut coconut rice cakes, while are good, prefer the previous recipes. Both girlfriend and I have been eating these and have had no GI issues. I have been using Water, Honey, and Salt in place of sports drinks. Just ordered the Feed Zone Portables book. |
2013-06-05 1:33 PM in reply to: westsider |
Member 522 Saint Paul, MN | Subject: RE: eating on the bike Normally use Picky Bars, but recently purchased the Feed Zone Portables cook book as well and look forward to trying some of those recipes. |
2013-06-05 2:55 PM in reply to: westsider |
Member 228 Lenexa, KS | Subject: RE: eating on the bike Depends on the time of day and how long the ride is, but if I take something it's usually some kind of Kashi bar (or a couple) and one of my protein bars. They're my regular snacks for the day anyway so I pretty much eat whatever I would have normally during that time period. Actually I recall one particular bike ride warming up for a tempo repeat set while chomping on a chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-a. So you can imagine I don't have many stomach issues on the bike. |
2013-06-06 9:14 PM in reply to: westsider |
Expert 1244 New York | Subject: RE: eating on the bike I second PB&J -- that got me through the Ironman bike, actually. Also Fig Newman's are awesome, as are Double Stuff Oreos. In the summer, my regular ride takes me past a wall of wild raspberries, so I've been known to stop there and fill my Bento box with some fruit -- not really great for calories, but it still tastes good on a hot summer day! |
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2013-06-09 4:38 PM in reply to: swishyskirt |
Payson, AZ | Subject: RE: eating on the bike cookies. Or PB&J sandwich. But usually cookies |
2013-06-25 11:15 PM in reply to: louamerica |
Regular 118 | Subject: RE: eating on the bike I have gone on a few rides using the Feedzone Portables recipe for blueberries and chocolate rice cakes, except I switched out blueberries for peanut butter. So it is peanut butter and chocolate rice cakes, and I have had no issues. My stomach is pretty sensitive. That is the only recipe I have tried so far, and am looking forward to trying others. |
2013-06-28 11:35 AM in reply to: cdivine9 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: eating on the bike The usual gels, gu chomps or similar are all out there I use red licorace. Its cheep, its yummy, its portable, it doesn't melt and I can get it anywhere. Cut some twizzlers in 1/2 and put them in your bento box. I also use a sports drink too but its easy to get sick of the taste of it. I have used fig newtons (got sick of them) laffy taffy, those orange slice candies (but the sugar gets all over you) tried teh orange cheese and PB crackers (too messy) and some other stuff I can't think of right now You need some calories. Use what is palatable to you. Lots of people do all liquid but personally I like eating something solid and would prefer it to be real food. In an IM race I eat bananas off the course on the bike but living in a hot place in the country its not practical for me to use them. Who wants a hot, soft, mushy brown banana you have been sweating on for 4-5 hours..BLECH. |
2013-06-28 11:40 AM in reply to: westsider |
Master 1811 Nashville, TN | Subject: RE: eating on the bike take a look at feedzone portables I love both of the books |
2013-06-29 5:32 AM in reply to: westsider |
Member 169 | Subject: RE: eating on the bike I have discovered those squeezable applesauce (think kids lunchboxes) that are perfect. Look for all natural no sugar added etc...about 16-20 carbs for a lil natural portable energy, fits perfect in jersey pocket and I freeze tem so they will be cool about an our in to my ride. Twist off lid...squeeze and suck it up! better on the stomach than GU and all natural! |
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2013-07-02 12:58 AM in reply to: westsider |
Veteran 176 North Bay Area, CA | Subject: RE: eating on the bike Try some Hammer Sustained Energy mixed with some Heed. You can easily make yourself a 550-750 calorie bottle which should satisfy you for 2-3 hour rides. Bonk Breaker bars broken up into smaller bite size pieces also work. Spread a bar out over 1.5 hours. |
2013-07-02 1:41 PM in reply to: 0 |
1159 | Subject: RE: eating on the bike i hadn't thought about that, but it totally makes sense...one of my favorite post-workout snacks is applesauce with some almonds and sliced ham Edited by austhokie 2013-07-02 1:41 PM |
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