Getting started with long distance rides...

i'm not one for taking in high glycemic index foods (on or off the bike) it's just that the ride changed from a stop at 45miles to 75miles and that's what i had left in my pockets so it was going to get eaten whatever it was.

I'm trying to give general advice. I'm not having ago at what you chose to do on a specific ride. I would have probably done exactly the same in your situation.