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I make Audax Sandwiches™ for early-start long rides where nothing will be open for the first few hours or if I’m heading somewhere remote. Basically almond butter and jam sandwiches made the night before, packed really tightly and left in the fridge so they set.
Apart from that I live off Trek bars, Greggs and Vego chocolate bars when I’m cycling. I eat really bad on the bike because I eat well when not cycling.
Edit: Just realised you don’t like nuts so maybe almond butter wouldn’t work. You could make savoury ones perhaps; add some lemon juice to tahini so it thickens and then use that like a nut butter with some other savoury ingredients.
I gave up on carrying too much food while riding and just rely on what I find at corner shops/cafes etc. Works ok most of the time although I’ve had two packs of biscuits for lunch more times than I would have liked to.
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In a similar vein, I’d been meaning to ask the hive mind on here about snack foods for during big rides.
Anyone got any tips for high calorie to space-taken-up foods? I think nuts are probably the obvious one but I don’t like them 🙃
My main thing for a while has been roast chickpeas from the zero-waste place, but it gets a bit boring, a bit acid reflux-y, and they’re also a choking hazard if I’m trying to snaffle while riding. Plus not available while I’m out, so I have to just carry tonnes of the things.
All the readily-available stuff like Graze or whatever seems to be aimed at satisfying desk workers who don’t actually need the energy and are just boredom eating.