Nuts a good snack?

[jimboalee]

I am not totally 'anti-nuts'.

I found that eating them while cycling was difficult.
They are so low GI, the ride is over before the energy content has been digested,
and;
for the price of a pack of mixed nuts - now about £2 ( 175g ) from Tesco - I can buy more bananas than I can carry ( 50p / kg ).

And bananas have biodegradable wrappers.

 

[Hont]

Never eat them during a ride (due to the above). Much better as a post ride snack - high in protein so that helps recovery.

Robert Millar used to eat loads of them apparently (but then he was a veggie so needed to get protein from somewhere).

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

You could always pack peanut butter sandwiches.

 

[Crankarm]

"Are you nutz!"

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm.



Nuts and dried fruit in Bran Flakes is nice, especially those Brazil nuts which boost your immune system and keep selenium levels up.

 

[jimboalee]

"I have always thought you were crazy, but now I can see you're nuts...."

Austin Powers.