What do you think are the best and worst energy foods. Here's mine.
Worst:
BAR: The original Powerbar. Tastes like ****. You can pound nails with them when it's chilly. They might be useful for hucking at dogs. A close second would be any of the granola-type bars.
DRINK: Hammer Nutrition's Sustained Energy. No coloring. No flavoring. No sweetner. Tastes like it might be made from flour. Simply dreadful.
GEL: Powergel. I bought a handful of the strawberry flavored version for a race and it was almost chewy at room temperature. At below room temperature you had to knead the package to soften it up. I heard from someone that there was a bad batch of strawberry, so maybe they have improved their formula. Anyway it didn't taste very good and neither did the lemon lime that I tried.
Best:
BAR: Grabber Energy bars, which are basically fruit bars. They taste good but I wouldn't eat a lot of them during a race because of the fruit.
DRINK: I use Cytomax, but I am not sure I would call it the best. It has a bit of an after taste and something in it does not disolve completely in water. I probably need to find a substitute. For ultra running I am fond of Ultra Fuel (400 Calories in 18 oz.) but it's too concentrated to use for cycling.
GEL: Carboom. Tastes good. It's not very viscous so it's easy and quick to consume it, just like a gel should be.
Worst:
BAR: The original Powerbar. Tastes like ****. You can pound nails with them when it's chilly. They might be useful for hucking at dogs. A close second would be any of the granola-type bars.
DRINK: Hammer Nutrition's Sustained Energy. No coloring. No flavoring. No sweetner. Tastes like it might be made from flour. Simply dreadful.
GEL: Powergel. I bought a handful of the strawberry flavored version for a race and it was almost chewy at room temperature. At below room temperature you had to knead the package to soften it up. I heard from someone that there was a bad batch of strawberry, so maybe they have improved their formula. Anyway it didn't taste very good and neither did the lemon lime that I tried.
Best:
BAR: Grabber Energy bars, which are basically fruit bars. They taste good but I wouldn't eat a lot of them during a race because of the fruit.
DRINK: I use Cytomax, but I am not sure I would call it the best. It has a bit of an after taste and something in it does not disolve completely in water. I probably need to find a substitute. For ultra running I am fond of Ultra Fuel (400 Calories in 18 oz.) but it's too concentrated to use for cycling.
GEL: Carboom. Tastes good. It's not very viscous so it's easy and quick to consume it, just like a gel should be.