Allison and I had a few discussions about cookie dough as a diet staple and I removed that thread from one of my other posts, so I’ve started this thread for an open disscussion about all things food:
Two topics:
Favorite food/drinks on rides
Favorite food/drinks for recovery
Cliff bars for riding - poutine and chocolate milk for “recovery”
Ride: Sharkies and Bananas for riding
Recovery: all bran Peanut butter and chocolate things
Ride: bananas. I tried Clif bars and they’re good but it’s hard to find them for under $2 a pop
Also, for Vermonster I tried making my own energy bars with some ground up oats and birdseed, maple syrup and raisins. Response was generally good and a weekend lasting batch cost me, I bet, less than $5.
Does anyone know where to get cheap almonds?
Recovery: Obvious. Cookie dough.
Ride - Chocolate covered granola bars. Dilute Gatorade
Recovery- Bowl of Cherrios and V8 juice.
And I think we shout start mass producing and marketing some of Johns bars. “TURTLE BIRDSEED and MAPLE SYRUP”
Ride: cliff shots, Newton figs, dried fruit and nuts mixes (for longer rides), and yogurt covered bars
Recovery: Chocolate milk, large quantities of anything and everything
and Adam, I hope you don’t put the V8 in your cereals 
Riding: PowerGel, Fruits (fresh and dried)
Recovery: Fresh Fruits, Nuts, whole grains bread (or whatever is available…)
mmh too bad Adam! I totally agree with Allison!.. Nothing best than cookies on a ride with a good coke (a bit diluted with water).
For recovery: a good red bull (nothing best to have more energy for the rest of the day). To eat, my favorite: a berries tart then you gonna be able to win a race the next morning (like laval-st-agath).
No really, without joking:
During the ride:
power bar, carb boom energy gel, dry apricots and for long rides I take electrolytes too (not too have cramps). Banana are good cause they full the stomach, but you it is not recommended to eat fruits before or during a ride because they are full of fibers and guess what it gives…(caffeine is good though cause it helps to assimilate proteins - or glucides, have to check it - ).
After the ride:
a glass of chocolate milk (for proteins) and as much glucides asyou can.
A good book to go deeper in it (in french) : Les fondamentaux du cyclisme - Christian Vaast
Here are some other suggestions and more
http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/nutrition-boost-your-recovery-23323
During rides: cliff bars, $2 price tag be damned. My favorite flavors: Maple nut, Pumpkin pie, carrot cake, oatmeal apple raisin. Raisins, just plain. PB and J sandwitches if i am riding all day. Water, mainly, plus one bottle of gatorade if I am racing XC for more than 3 hours. Gu energy gels for xc races. I like cliff bloks, but I don’t have much experience with them. once in a while, I’ll gnaw on some beef jerky (only high quality stuff) to get me up some grueling climb and give me something else to thing about.
After rides: Oh boy. My all time favorite eating period. Usually, 3 fried eggs with cheddar cheese and ketchup on top, plus two pieces of toast with jam. If it was a REALLY long ride, then I usually do a four egg omlete with cheese and whatever veggies I can throw in it. Oatmeal with blueberries, cinnamon, and maple syrup is also a staple. leftover pasta or stirfry’s also find there way in there a lot. A big glass of water never hurt either. If it was a sprinting workout or a weightlifting thing, then I might pound back a whey protein isolate drink, so I can get HUGE. No, really it’s so I can get fast.
I really eat a lot of PB and J sandwitches. Before, during, and after rides. And I drink milk in my cereal most mornings.
math frad, in what universe does a person eat cookies with coke?
Instead of doing cliff blocks a cheaper alternative is to get fruit gummies (the welsh’s brand is all fruit and less gross shit)about 80 calories, 20 carbs and a gram o protein (about 11 pieces per package). They fit comfortably under the seam of your bibs on the leg.
Also, olives (when available, obviously not something portable) are great to eat as a snack during a ride. Puts lots of salt back into you.
As to drinks I’ve always put a tea bag, type depending on mood, in a waterbottle. If I’m so inclined I’ll add honey or corn syrup for the sugar/flavor addition. Mostly the improved taste makes me drink more water throughout the ride.
my winning formula for on the bike is gatorade powder diluted in Red Bull. It’s tested. Gives results.
Might develop a twitch…
I used to eat pie filling from a can that I wrapped into individual serving sized pouches with that glad press n seal wrap. It was easy to eat during a race and tasted pretty good. My favorite was blueberry. 1 can gave about 20-30 servings and cost about $3 vs Im guessing about $30-40 for gel pouches. I also added a little mix of NacL and KCl of high purity Iborrowed` from my lab for electrolytes, and a little sprinkle of protein powder as well.
I am such a nerd… :shock:
“gatorade powder diluted in Red Bull”
That sounds pretty dangerous but I actually have all those ingredients at home. How much gatorade powder/redbull do you use.(one small can or the 16 oz ones)