Porridge?

[longers]

While trying to persuade a friend that it would be a good way to fuel up on the morning of a big ride - he thought it'd be "too heavy" - I got to wondering how many of us do eat porridge on the morning of a ride.

Hence the poll. I'm guessing it'll be quite a high vote for yes but would like to know how high.

If you vote no, please say what you do eat.

 

[Bigtwin]

Porridge? Heavy? Only in the same way that cast iron is heavy...

 

[Arch]

Well, I had porridge on the morning of my century last week, and all I ate all day while on the ride was a toasted teacake, a cheese sandwich, two biscuits, a handful of raisins, a pot of tea and a half of bitter shandy, so I think the porridge must have helped, because I've suddenly realised, that's not very much food...

 

[Helly79]

I don`t like porridge its horrid im more of a pancake with maple syrup type of a girl

 

[Fnaar]

I eat porridge every single morning, ride or no ride.

 

[Bigtwin]

Well, I had porridge on the morning of my century last week, and all I ate all day while on the ride was a toasted teacake, a cheese sandwich, two biscuits, a handful of raisins, a pot of tea and a half of bitter shandy, so I think the porridge must have helped, because I've suddenly realised, that's not very much food...

You ate a pot of tea? And you call that not much food??

 

[Bigtwin]

ride or no ride.

And do your cycling plans have any effect on your decision?

 

[Fnaar]

And do your cycling plans have any effect on your decision?

only if I eat too much porridge

 

[johnnyh]

porridge every morning, ride or no ride.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Me too - porridge all the time with golden syrup of course - you'd be crazy not to!

 

[simon_brooke]

Porridge on ride mornings, definitely - or muesli, but I prefer porridge. Lots of slow burn carbohydrate, keeps you going a really long time. Pasta meal the night before for the same reason.

The reason English people don't like porridge is because they don't salt it - it's pretty horrid without salt. For preference I have salt, maple syrup and milk with mine.

 

[Arch]

You ate a pot of tea? And you call that not much food??

You know what I mean.....

 

[Night Train]

I can't eat porridge. It sits really heavy in my tum for a while and then I'm sick from both ends!

 

[mikeitup]

I eat porridge every single morning, ride or no ride.

Same here!!

Can't stand it cooked mind, I have it cold with milk.
Weird or what?

 

[rich p]

...only in the winter.
Homemade muesli and fruit otherwise.