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It's massively individual, I meant to say I don't eat cheese not dairy fully as I do eat chocolate. There seems to be a lot of nonsense on the internet/socials/netflix about how a diet suits all and why everyone should eat one way or another but in reality it's individual trial and error.
Those croissants were a just to try ... My GF bakes each weekend so I get either peanut butter cookies or flapjacks, these normally last the working week. My 'bad' snacks are soreen loaf, chocolate fruit and nut mix, occasionally peanut butter and nutella sandwiches
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Most of the big fads are all about some extreme elimination or extreme inclusion. They're nonsense, rarely evidence-led and certainly may have done wonders for a small number of people but equally fucked up a bunch of others.
One of my cousins is coealiac (sp?) and there was concern that the rest of us might have the genes that can cause it and I was like "are you kidding me?! with the amount of pizza and bread and pasta and beer and god knows else I smash through, I think I'd have noticed!"
I'm always trying different things. Tastes change, events change, ability to find favourite products changes, prices change. Variety is good and a little bit of experimentation can be fun. I'd probably not be experimenting mid-race or big ride though (ultras are a bit of an exception because you simply have to eat what you can find or carry).
Politics is another food changer - I stopped eating Soreen coz they were owned by some pro-Brexit mob. Not sure if that's still the case.
DIY trail mix - salted nuts, m&ms, dried fruits, etc
I don't do Nutella because it's full of palm oil (and I'd eat the whole jar each time).
hippy
And you make the good point, we are all individual so you must concentrate on what you do and need. Ie. I eat a good bit of red meat and fish. So what I do or take isnt applicable.
Though I disagree with your snacks needing to be as bad as those croissant things. Peanut butter or other butters and jam sandwich or bananas. Avocado sandwich. Oat bars. Nuts. There are many healthier options.