Jelly babies.

[Deleted member 1258]

I personally prefer liquorice allsorts.

 

[Mrs M]

Sports mixtures

 

[steveindenmark]

Thanks, that's the only decent advice so far.

So how will you know when to take them?

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Why eat specifically for a hill? Surely if you fuel right for the entire ride you're better off anyway...

 

[Our connor]

I have type 2 diabetes and carry 6 jelly babies with me on every ride.i have never had to use them yet but they are there just in case. I have bonked twice while out on the bike both times before I was diagnosed, and I didn't know what was happening to me, my body just drained of energy and I had to stop. The second time I was 7 miles from home with a large hill to climb I still don't know how I got home that day. My diabetes nurse told me about the jelly babies and said nothing will act on you quicker,take them as soon as you start feeling tired.

 

[si_c]

how many at a time?

However many can you fit in your mouth before you can't chew. That is the correct amount.

 

[slowmotion]

However many can you fit in your mouth before you can't chew. That is the correct amount.

Within reason! The giant African pouched rat can stuff its mouth with food to reckless levels. Here's Wiki...

These cheek pouches allow it to gather up several kilograms of nuts per night for storage underground. It has been known to stuff its pouches so full of date palm nuts so as to be hardly able to squeeze through the entrance of its burrow.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Black jelly babies are ok if they're blackcurrant flavoured, but not the licorice ones.please

 

[Accy cyclist]

Sports mixtures

Do they still make them in the shape of tennis rackets football boots and golf clubs etc?

 

[Mrs M]

Do they still make them in the shape of tennis rackets football boots and golf clubs etc?

Yep

 

[Banjo]

Got to be Bassetts natural fruit variety . They weigh in at about 10 calories each . I keep nibbling away on them but cram in a handful (not all at once :-) )
about 15 minutes before a big climb if I know one is coming.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Got to be Bassetts natural fruit variety . They weigh in at about 10 calories each . I keep nibbling away on them but cram in a handful (not all at once :-) )
about 15 minutes before a big climb if I know one is coming.

We have to be careful though. A gob full of rubbery mush and a gob open trying to gulp in air could lead to choking on the stuff!!

 

[si_c]

We have to be careful though. A gob full of rubbery mush and a gob open trying to gulp in air could lead to choking on the stuff!!

Also a sticky chin.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Also a sticky chin.

Then sticky hands when you wipe it off. Maybe take some baby wipes to wipe away the jelly babies would be a good idea.

 

[smiler1207]

If you stick loads in your mouth at once your probably not going to chew them properly thus taking longer to get the sugar broken down in your body