Nutrition on the road - What, How and Why?

Peanut butter...

Actually this is also awesome in DIY protein bars. Hazlenut butter is bloody lovely stuff with some choc chips.

Enjoying a lovely tuna salad after sweet 10k run.

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Peanut butter so fat ><

No sardine or pilchard species are endangered are they? or or some line caught with love before gutting?

I was referring to the morals of the sardines.
I only eat christian ones.

Sardines,anchovies, from wathever side of the Med and religion,
have been overfished for over a decade now.
Stocks are well depleted.

I'm lazy and have organic mueslies in stock,
I pick whatever I fancy on the day, stick it in a small container.
And try to gulp/chew some on the way, without chocking.

I generally try to eat fish which is sustainable. With most of the overfished species there is normally something similar/better which it is more ethical to eat.

Anchovies are the exception though, nothing can replace a good anchovy.

^ I'd rather have a caper. Can't over-fish those.

Peanut butter so fat ><

Fat is good. Sugar is shit.

Your brain loves fat, it's an effectively infinite source of energy (even a lean person has far more kcal of it than in accessible glucose).

If you can train yourself right you're using it for aerobic riding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqwvcrA7oe8&feature=youtu.be

Sugar is shit.

Very true.

http://powerhungry.com/2008/06/homemade-cliff-bars-no-bake/

No bake Cliff bars. Tasty.
Dangerously tasty & very easy.

^ Nais!

Looking for some ideas for the DD of what to take. At the moment I'm thinking some of everything along the sports food type shelf in evans or whatever and then some chorizos, a roll, crisps, flapjacks and just like a more normal food packed lunch to get away from weird gels and stuff I'm sure is packed with e numbers and chemical shit.

Also is there like an optimum time for eating before? I'm kinda hoping to have a lazy day with a sleep in the afternoon but make sure to drink plenty of water so when I start I'm well hydrated. Don't want to eat too late or too much or anything and give myself a crippling stitch or whatever the nice side effects could be.

I'm sure someone will make an obligatory "it will be fine" post but still.

Eat a couple of hours before and don't overeat. Just enjoy a big meal.

What do you usually eat on your longer rides and how long are they?

Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-The-Go Food for Athletes:Amazon.co.uk:Books

Looking for some ideas for the DD of what to take. At the moment I'm thinking some of everything along the sports food type shelf in evans or whatever and then some chorizos, a roll, crisps, flapjacks and just like a more normal food packed lunch to get away from weird gels and stuff I'm sure is packed with e numbers and chemical shit.

Also is there like an optimum time for eating before? I'm kinda hoping to have a lazy day with a sleep in the afternoon but make sure to drink plenty of water so when I start I'm well hydrated. Don't want to eat too late or too much or anything and give myself a crippling stitch or whatever the nice side effects could be.

I'm sure someone will make an obligatory "it will be fine" post but still.

for me 100 miles is: a pocket full of trail mix, some fruit and nut flapjack or oat biscuits (home-made, so no transfats/sugars) and a high five 4:1 water bottle.I eat a bowl of porridge with honey an hour before and something fatty and warm after.

that's not including water/ electrolyte drinks

If you think you don't drink enough during the day slowly build up over the course of a week. Downing 2 litres of Evian the morning before will do nothing to help.

Eat a couple of hours before and don't overeat. Just enjoy a big meal.

What do you usually eat on your longer rides and how long are they?

I generally try to do like a 50 mile day on a weekend but it's usually like 3-4 rides with breaks so I will cycle like streatham to wood green and meet with a friend then cycle back down to camden and mooch about the market for a bit then into central or east and stop for a burger and eventually get home. Or similar with the st pauls rides and supermarket after to add a bunch of miles, the average mon-fri is like 6 miles/25min each way to work and back and then another 5-20miles on top for shops to get dinner and stuff slacking last week tho so near shops after work. Mostly a few oaty cereal bars in the way of sports food, decathlon ones mostly and sometimes flapjacks or a powerbar. Never had any gels or shot blocks but I'm feeling like they could help.

I was thinking a curry before which I tend to have more rice and bread anyways, would be the same order as normal. I'm guessing takeaway delivered will be better than cycling to the place to eat to give an hour or two gap.

After that the market for sports food is huge and I can't separate hype from help. I'm thinking a 3 pack of powerbars and some cola gels from decathlon then some chocolate flavour gels(ote? sis? someone?) and a pack of lucozade tablet things just incase. Sounds like lots but it's about what the triathlon/race packs include and won't take up much room in my bag. For drinks will have some sis tablets or nuun.

Will probably have some more regular food too like a chorizo, bag of crisps and a meaty bagel or something or just hope I see some warm food stops.

If you think you don't drink enough during the day slowly build up over the course of a week. Downing 2 litres of Evian the morning before will do nothing to help.

It was an issue in the past but I'm totally pissing clear like all the time now.

Beer, beer and more beer.

If you've not had gels before try before the ride. High5 gels upset my gut but maxifuel is fine, whilst a mate of mine is the opposite.

If you've not had gels before try before the ride. High5 gels upset my gut but maxifuel is fine, whilst a mate of mine is the opposite.

Yeah I'm going to go for a ride after work croydon to streatham to cycleps to decathlon to clapham junction to streatham again. Try a gel just after I buy them when I would usually be buying some ceral bars.

My partner has said I have an iron gut so I'm more worried that "ooo I could really go for eating this ming tasting goo I squeeze out of a ketchup packet" isn't something I can hear myself saying lol

Maybe try a 50 mile ride just eating what you can carry. Bananas and cereal bars are good but carrying enough for 100m might require more than just jersey pockets.

Things like Nutirgrain bars are cheap, easy and convenient. I like Nkd and Trek bars because I'm a massive hippy.

Don't let yourself get hungry and try not to ride so hard that you lose appetite.

I've still not got the hang of fuelling for 100 miles.

Beer, beer and more beer.

Also this. I gather the DD is kind of ride there are food stops anyway. And beers stops too.

I've still not got the hang of fuelling for 100 miles.

I use a small bar bag. It's the easiest way I've found to carry the quantity. I have no shame :-]

Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-The-Go Food for Athletes:Amazon.co.uk:Books

His bacon and egg rice bars are amazing. Very delicious and apparently really good nutrition. You can find the recipe with some googling. I made them last year much to the joy of people I rode with. A friend used them on his ironman recently and thought they were the dogs bollocks etc.