What should I eat on rides? - Page 2

aworthycause · #16 09-29.-2009

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Originally Posted by georgetcr

Don't eat within 2-3 hours of starting a ride. Consume 200-300 calories an hour during the ride from a carbo rich source ( I eat fresh dates - packed with carbs/sugars). Power bars and cliff bars etc. are garbage and over priced. By this point, you should probably hit your goal of thirty miles. If you start to ride longer than two hours, you need to be intaking some protein as well as the other food. Keep your fluid intake up as well, about 20 ounces an hour, more if it is hot. Too many people don't drink near enough.

Rubbish

Provided you eat healthily you should have enough energy to go for two hours without eating. However, if you are doing more than this you need to eat earlier; it takes up 45 mins for the food you eat to take effect, so if you don't eat for 3 hours in you are going on empty at about 3.5 hours. Eat earlier and eat small bits at a time, but you are right about needing some protein too.
I also used to think these bars were over priced ( i tried this recipe to make my own) but have since mostly found I like the convenience of ready-made bars. Mostly I just prefer the fact that they stay unmushed in your pocket.

alienator · #17 09-29.-2009

It's important to make sure that this point isn't missed: you have to also pay attention to what you eat after the ride. I like to have a tasty cheeseburger:

Palerider62 · #18 10-01.-2009

Hi, I'm new here... but I find a generous handful of unsalted almonds just before the ride helps to curb "the hungries" after 2 hours on the bike. ( I also ride a heavy bike on the road too...)

Yogurt or bananas just don't last long...

RWeb · #19 10-12.-2009

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Originally Posted by 64Paramount

I hadn't heard about that either.

I used to buy those by the case on the internet when I raced cars. They're a good mix of protein, carbs, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They taste good and they don't feel heavy on your stomach. That was my experience anyway.

They are a bit expensive if you buy them individually at the grocery store, but I sometimes will buy one or two if I'm going to be traveling.

I'd rather eat one of those than what they serve on airplanes these days..or rather than eat fast food in the airport.

If I was going on a long enough bike ride ( for me 60 miles or more ) to need to eat, my first choices would be either a Cliff bar or a Kashi bar.

I find those protein bars not THAT nice to eat (we're probably talking about different brands here) but another thing that I take are portable juice packets that are loaded with protein/nutrients but sometimes I have trouble opening them while riding. The other alternative is having a drink bottle with a protein shake inside. I generally ride with three drink bottles, though lately I've been testing with the 3rd holder to hold the protein shake. If you have one with milk during the summertime, and it warms up, then that's the only downside...otherwise give it a go. Sure more weight on the bike, but weigh up your options I guess. Bars are lighter for sure...btu I like my shakes...