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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).