slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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I'm not that fond of sweet stuff so I tend to stick to ham rolls, and the occasional bit of shortbread. A four finger Kit Kat is handy when flagging on the home straight.
Food on the bike
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I could not eat many shortbreads, and I doubt the kitkat would be very filling, but it sure sounds like a nice reward for a hard ride
Debade
Über Member
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To add to your considerations, tortillas are great as they pack easy and last a long time but maybe harder to find there. We have recently enjoyed eating them with these new flavored tuna packs
View: https://www.amazon.com/StarKist-Tuna-Creations-Variety-Pack/dp/B00RJEU3L6?th=1
. Peanut butter is another choice but not as popular outside of the States.
View: https://www.amazon.com/StarKist-Tuna-Creations-Variety-Pack/dp/B00RJEU3L6?th=1
. Peanut butter is another choice but not as popular outside of the States.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Peanut butter and Marmite sandwiches are my mainstay for cycling.
But strangely enough, they tend not to be sold ready made in shops. I've never been able to figure out why not.
alex_cycles
Veteran
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- Oxfordshire
Peanut butter also goes very well with sweet chilli sauce OR nutella. But I haven't tried it with both at once.
Personally, I would want a bit more stash-space than pockets, but saying that, if you're well fuelled up at the beginning and you're doing 25 miles per day, you're not going to need much topping up on the move. A lot depends on what you're fuelling up with at the start and finish of each day - you need to make sure you're getting a decent dose of protein each day so if your breakfasts and evening meals are protein-light, eat more cheese, nuts and meat during the day. Otherwise, something with carbs and sugar will give you an energy boost and keep you going. Flapjack is a favourite of mine for this - a mixture of carbs, sugar and fat. Carbs (including sugar) and protein have about 4 calories per gram and fats have about 9 calories per gram. If you put a sweet drink into your bidons and have starchy snacks such as flapjack, bread-based or cake, you should have no problems keeping the energy levels up. I like a salty snack too especially in hot weather - salted nuts for protein and fat, crisps for carbs. I have a weak spot for "Indian snacks" - samosas, bhajis, pakora.
Truth is that when you've been riding a bike and are hungry, almost anything tastes really good
My homemade flapjack with nuts and raisins in it is about 455 calories per 100g (and a piece is about the same). A large lunchbox type container can hold a 16 piece batch but this weighs in at about 1.6 kg!. If I'm doing an "overnighter", I like to take a small container with about 6 pieces - that will keep me topped up and help compensate if my main meals don't meet expectations, especially if I can't find anything to buy on route.
Truth is that when you've been riding a bike and are hungry, almost anything tastes really good
My homemade flapjack with nuts and raisins in it is about 455 calories per 100g (and a piece is about the same). A large lunchbox type container can hold a 16 piece batch but this weighs in at about 1.6 kg!. If I'm doing an "overnighter", I like to take a small container with about 6 pieces - that will keep me topped up and help compensate if my main meals don't meet expectations, especially if I can't find anything to buy on route.
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- London
i just take full loaves of it and tear off what I need - takes pretty much no space as can be squashed into pretty much any shape of space. Always puts me in mind of those plastics explosives scenes I remembe as a kid - Mission Impossible?
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it's very easy and far cheaper to make your own bars - and yes peanut butter is a key ingredient. I used to use various bars, Jordans etc, but found that they didn't have enough "oomph".Another sausage roll / pork pie fan here, if I can get them.
I usually keep some Clif bars in my bag for emergency food / bonk medicine, they keep for a long time and don't suffer too badly if bashed about. They're only just over a pound each in Morrisons, the peanut butter ones and the white choc macadamia ones are actually pretty palatable. The best "energy bar" in my view.
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- London
My red ortlieb 15 litre bag is my energy pack on top of the rack on longer rides - contains all the food and coffee making gear I need. Prefer not to go in places/shop en route - takes time, a faff, plus I reckon the faff would put me off and I'd be inclined to keep going - then bonk. If you use malto powder in your bottles (and carry more malto for top-ups) you can cut down on the amount of other food you need to carry.
For a sugar-boost treat, Lidl wine gums.
I have tried making my own, got sick of them after a short while, too nutty and chewy
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- London
simple enough to change the recipe - I used to use a recipe with measured quantities of stuff* but now just chuck stuff together - you are really just sticking stuff together, not really "cooking".
* includes oats (lots) syrup or honey as the binder, peanut butter, dried fruit, bit of flour, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, bit of salt, chopped nuts, - I can ride all day on mine if I choose to - its designed to be a mix of fast and slow release energy.
annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
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- Blyth, Northumberland
Look out for a bamboo cutlery set. It'd be nice to use less plastic if you can.
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- London
Not a great problem surely if tough long-lasting re-usable plastic?
No reason why someone can't use my plastic spork after I've gone.
annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
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- Blyth, Northumberland
True. I'm just a bit obsessive
