What to eat & drink

[vandatubes]

Been racking my brains here thinking about what to eat and drink that is different on tomorrows ride?

Nrg drink & Narna is abit same old same old.

Remembered as a lad an ' old boy ' who took along a flask of tea,a pipe,1/2lb of bread & butter pudding and a hip flask of Rum.

Sounds very up market.

He was a lean as a rake as fit as a fiddle.We called him Lofty (Don Estelle)as he had a very baggy pair of shorts.

But, man could he ride and many times put shame upon us
' whippersnappers ' his words.

regards

 

[Dayvo]

How long is your ride?

Will you be making stops?

What's the weather going to be like?

There are a lot of factors to be considered with regard to hydration and nutrition prior, and during, a ride.

Have a read of this; it might be useful.

http://www.cptips.com/snacks.htm

Have fun.

 

[wyno70]

I've recently been eating 'Special K' bars which any supermarket seems to stock. I asked a similar question and a common thread of Haribo popped up!!

When I was in Marks & Spencers the other day, I noticed that 'Percy Pigs' were almost the same nutritional content as Haribo i.e. 80% carbs, so recently it's Special K bars and Percy Pigs. They've seen me comfortably through a couple of 100 mile rides.

Marvellous!

 

[ByronBlack]

Not specifically for cycling, but when I was an active gym goer last year, if I had an overlong cardio session I found that 'Brunch Bars' or 'Tracker Bars' were excellent, and they were often cheaper than a lot of the energy bars, but did the same job.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Flapjacks, bananas, a can of coke and maybe 'Malt loaf and butter'. Food of the Gods!!!

 

[montage]

Brunch bars!! mmm
OMOMOMOMOMOMMOM

 

[TVC]

Brunch bars!! mmm
OMOMOMOMOMOMMOM

Raisin or Orange & Cranberry???????

It's the O&C for me, taste just like a healthy chocolate orange.
Forget the Hazelnut ones, they're only eaten by people who don't like to enjoy themselves

 

[Angelfishsolo]

My local teashop has just got some Bakewell Tart flavour flapjacks in stock. They are to die for!!!!

 

[jayce]

I take either a tracker or apple + banana and high juice drink but thats on a 2 hr ride

 

[stumpy]

In my experience one thing is for sure…..all “energy bars” (that are sold specifically as energy bars) are over priced !and hardly anyone (that I know) who‘s been riding for a while uses them!!! You can get the same or better from a super market for less and with a better variety of flavours. My fav thing to take is homemade flapjacks though…Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[scook94]

In my experience one thing is for sure…..all “energy bars” (that are sold specifically as energy bars) are over priced !and hardly anyone (that I know) who‘s been riding for a while uses them!!! You can get the same or better from a super market for less and with a better variety of flavours. My fav thing to take is homemade flapjacks though…Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

Care to share the recipe?

 

[Dayvo]

Poundland do a pack or 6 or 8 'energy' bars.

Suitable for shortish long rides.

 

[stumpy]

Care to share the recipe?

I'd love to but I'm gona start selling them for £3.50 a bar

 

[scook94]

I'd love to but I'm gona start selling them for £3.50 a bar

LOL I'll just google a recipe then shall I?

 

[DDYB]

Sorry to hijack the topic slightly................

I've just started cycling recently and sfter doing a few 5-10 mile rides I upped this to around 30 miles on Saturday. Average speed was around 15mph but we had a few long stops so we were out for around 3 hours in total. Anyway, made the mistake of only taking juice and by the last 5 miles I was really struggling for energy.

This weekend I'm hoping to do around 45 miles and now realise the importance of eating on a ride!

If you were cycling at 7:00am for 3 hours at around 15 mph what would you eat before and during the ride?