Licorice: food of the Gods?

[onlyhuman]

I love licorice and I was thinking yesterday that it might be a good thing to eat on long rides. I'd like somebody who knows about exercise and nutrition to say "my goodness, I think you might be right!"

That soft Australian licorice.

 

[Bill Gates]

I've recently discovered the benefits of jaffa cakes on a ride. High GI carbs and just 1 gm of fat, plus they are tasty and easy to digest. Perfect

 

[zimzum42]

Hate licorice, but Jelly Babies are good. Go down very easily they do...

Read something once that the carbohydrates are just the right kind, I think it was cricketers who were using them

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Keeps you regular. Pontifract cakes are the best.

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

I've recently discovered the benefits of jaffa cakes on a ride. High GI carbs and just 1 gm of fat, plus they are tasty and easy to digest. Perfect

Oh, you bast*rd.... that'll be me buying a triple pack for my next ride then! Never even crossed my mind until now... git!!!

 

[palinurus]

Where can you get Pontefract cakes from these days?

 

[palinurus]

And don't reply "Pontefract" either

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

I am sure Haribo do a version [but not as good as they used to be].

 

[Fab Foodie]

My riding buddy goes for Liquorice on long rides (the real soft stuff), it's nice, but too much will give you the shoots!

 

[Velorum]

It tastes like shite

 

[Fab Foodie]

It tastes like shite

Exactly how do you know this?

 

[Velorum]

I claim the 5th amendment

 

[iLB]

Exactly how do you know this?

 

[lukesdad]

And looks like it.

 

[Corvette chic]

little shop near me does pontefract cakes but you may want to check these out

http://www.stockleyssweets.co.uk/

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