What to eat?

[Catatonic_Joe]

Hey Guys,

 

So, I'm getting to the point where I'm beginning to spend a lot more time on the bike than before. Where I used to ride for between 1 and 2,5 hours, I'm now trying to put in more distance and riding for 2,5 hours plus.

 

Thing is, when I get get to 2,5 hours I feel like I could eat a buffalo, and then it feels like my legs are made of jelly and I struggle to peddle.

 

I usually eat a banana before a ride, and take water and Fast Fuel during my ride, I mostly drink the water and end up finishing the ride with 1/2 bottle of Fast Fuel left.

 

Please could you guys advise me on what to eat on longer rides, Jungle Oats Bars? Snackers? Sandwiches? USN bars? Nuts etc. And should I be eating more before I go out on long rides.

 

Also, I'm muslim, so lets keep this alcohol and pork free

[DaLoCo]

Try adding a peanut butter sarmie to the pre-ride meal.

 

Do not add a lot of stuff beforehand, just bits till you get to the magic formula. Have some proteien, like steri stumpie after the ride, it should calm the hunger a bit.

[X-Man]

Nutrition is of utmost importance when training/ racing etc..

I normally have some muelsi for breakfast, wholewheat toast with jam.

During the ride bananas, jungle oats bar and drink plenty. I alternate between 32GI and GU Brew electrolyte drink.

Varies from person to person but that works for me.

[Mojoman]

Are you a big guy? I am on 100kgs and cant eat crap food such as energy bars etc, I make my own banana bread with nuts in it for on the bike scoff (with game as my energy drink) and for long rides of 4hrs+ I like to take a sarmie with some protein (and flavour) on it and stop at a caf and have a coke and 20 min break. Just depends on how you are riding and what you want to achieve I suppose?

 

I think what you eat before your long ride is just as important as what you eat on the ride. For me its some oats a good couple of hours beforehand then something to eat (my banana bread) every 40 mins or so?

[TNT1]

Also, I'm muslim, so lets keep this alcohol and pork free

 

Marmite, perinaise and fishpaste.

[scotty]

If i know i'm going to spend a long time in the saddle i slice up fruitcake and take that, banana and some energy jellies along.

[Wyatt Earp]

Hey Guys,

 

So, I'm getting to the point where I'm beginning to spend a lot more time on the bike than before. Where I used to ride for between 1 and 2,5 hours, I'm now trying to put in more distance and riding for 2,5 hours plus.

 

Thing is, when I get get to 2,5 hours I feel like I could eat a buffalo, and then it feels like my legs are made of jelly and I struggle to peddle.

 

I usually eat a banana before a ride, and take water and Fast Fuel during my ride, I mostly drink the water and end up finishing the ride with 1/2 bottle of Fast Fuel left.

 

Please could you guys advise me on what to eat on longer rides, Jungle Oats Bars? Snackers? Sandwiches? USN bars? Nuts etc. And should I be eating more before I go out on long rides.

 

Also, I'm muslim, so lets keep this alcohol and pork free

 

Well there is your problem right there, most struggle to peddle on a bike, unless of course you are a girl scout and the you can chow your own goods.

['Dale]

DONT'S

Avoid fibre for breakfast.

Avoid too much coffee - makes you pee-pee.

Minimise dairy.

 

DO'S

Futurelife

Real food on the ride, e.g. bananas, peanut butter sandwich (without crust), baby potatoes.

Drink - 32gi and water.

Eat a good meal the night before to fill up those fuel reserves.

Edited October 2, 2012 by ' Dale

[TNT1]

 

 

DO'S

Futurelife

Real food on the ride, e.g. bananas, peanut butter sandwich (without crust), baby potatoes.

Drink - 32gi and water.

Eat a good meal the night before to fill up those fuel reserves.

 

Nice, but you can do it without the brand names.

[Bianchi]

Hey Guys,

 

So, I'm getting to the point where I'm beginning to spend a lot more time on the bike than before. Where I used to ride for between 1 and 2,5 hours, I'm now trying to put in more distance and riding for 2,5 hours plus.

 

Thing is, when I get get to 2,5 hours I feel like I could eat a buffalo, and then it feels like my legs are made of jelly and I struggle to peddle.

 

I usually eat a banana before a ride, and take water and Fast Fuel during my ride, I mostly drink the water and end up finishing the ride with 1/2 bottle of Fast Fuel left.

 

Please could you guys advise me on what to eat on longer rides, Jungle Oats Bars? Snackers? Sandwiches? USN bars? Nuts etc. And should I be eating more before I go out on long rides.

 

Also, I'm muslim, so lets keep this alcohol and pork free

 

It all comes down to tried and tested for you.

 

What works for me:

Breakfast: 2 baked eggs (gebakde eiers)

Ride:

USN protein bars are nice, but pricey, so only for looooong rides (4-7h). They work really well but feel heavy the first 15min.

Jungle Oats bars and Energy bars work equally well , but energy bars are nice in the summer since they don't melt, and JO bars in the winter since they don't get too hard.

I bake and eat oats cookies (with dried apricots). Full of energy and they're moist so they don't really dry out.

Energy gels are cool but I go for these when I need a quick boost.

You could go for sweets too, for when you feel pap. Jelly babies and Liquorice are always winners.

Sarmies are good, but only if it works for you. I find those messy on the bike.

At the end of the day, get a bite of something of the above in every 30min and you should theoretically stay ok.

 

As for sleep, it's overrated IMO. Obviously it comes down to personal experience, but I've ridden on 3h of sleep and I've ridden on 8h of sleep and sometimes it makes a difference, sometimes I notice zero difference. My usual is 5h and it works for me.

[Let's Ride]

Train your body to survive on water. Will save the bank account.

 

I hardly ever use energy drinks nowadays.

 

Eat lots of small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals.

 

Low gi stuff also helps, so banana's etc.

 

Your body is probably in a state of shock but with time you will get used to the increase in training.

[TNT1]

Train your body to survive on water. Will save the bank account.

 

I hardly ever use energy drinks nowadays.

 

Eat lots of small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals.

 

Low gi stuff also helps, so banana's etc.

 

Your body is probably in a state of shock but with time you will get used to the increase in training.

 

Common sense and not one brand name? Are you new here?

[Let's Ride]

Common sense and not one brand name? Are you new here?

 

"Nice, but you can do it without the brand names.", TNT1.

[davetapson]

Just finishing the Fast Fuel would be a good start. 2.5hrs is not long and doable on juice.

 

If you are not finishing the FF, maybe find something more palatable to you. But you need to drink the it. Why carry it all the way and not drink it? If that's the plan, leave it at home, save the weight.

 

For me, I found the most effective things (i.e. I don't have to make anything) are granola bars and bananas. Eat a 1/4 of a bar every half hour or so (unless you get hungry, then just ration what you have out as best you can and eat that much) and use some form of energy drink - my current fav being Cadence which just seems to deliver energy more evenly than others I've tried. Eat half a banana when you want a break from granola bars. I cut the bananas in half before I ride and bung them in my pockets like that.

 

By granola bars I don't mean the chocolate coated yoghurt bars or whatever they are (bleargh), but the ones that are just grains stuck together with honey/syrup - good mixture of immediately available energy (syrup/honey or whatever it is), plus slow release energy (the nuts/grains).

[TNT1]

"Nice, but you can do it without the brand names.", TNT1.

 

Yeah, I keep trying. Falls on deaf ears most of the time around here though.

[tombeej]

Well then I'm going to get in trouble when I say 32gi chews.