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2/11/2008 8:55:29 PM
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Admin
Posts 15
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Here at admin we live on meat pies, chocolate eclairs, iced coffee, a little alcohol (ok... alot!) and the occasional diet coke cause we're on a diet but we were just wondering what is the perfect food to eat out on a ride?
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3/11/2008 10:57:26 AM
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Jeffrey Schulz
Posts 55
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Bananas are a good start, but because of the easy access through the drive through, give McDonald's a go. LOL. I usually go for Subway for lunch on long rides.
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3/11/2008 8:23:55 PM
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No Chain
Posts 31
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Vegetarian Breakfast at Zoots on Henley Square is always good especially if hte accompanying coffee is served hot . Feelgood meal for the "on again / off again" athlete methinks.
this of course posted long before before all the Zoots hoo ha and before the day i was told i was no longer welcome in cycling shoes.
edited by No Chain on 21/03/2009
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3/11/2008 9:05:13 PM
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Brett Aitken
Posts 30
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During rides/races I prefer to go for fruit bars eg. Uncle Toby's because they are easy to eat, easy to carry and easy to open. Most of all they are easy on the wallet. A good electrolyte drink like powerade/gatorade is also good to rehydrate and grab some extra calories.
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3/11/2008 10:57:02 PM
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Robert Rau
Posts 149
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Gatorade makes you pee alot and want to spew if you drink too much of it in one hit. The fruit cake on Amys ride slid down real well and stayed down even to the top of Willunga Hill (good test dont you think?).
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18/11/2008 1:20:31 PM
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Michael Warner
Posts 121
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For the road I make my own muesli bars, which are very cheap and tasty:
Dissolve 1.5 cups sugar in 0.5 cup water on stove, add 0.25 cup cocoa powder, tsp cinnamon and tsp salt. Mix with 5 cups oats & 1 cup dried fruit in large bowl, press into foil-lined oven tray using wet hand. Bake for 30 minutes, allow to cool and set overnight. Cut into chunks and put in a storage container.
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16/01/2009 11:13:32 AM
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JDL
Posts 48
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Bellis Apricot bars, the big ones.. They're great, easy to digest/chew, tasty, cheap, high energy..
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15/03/2009 7:38:55 PM
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harley j
Posts 65
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ok, here is my banana bash!
every cell in the human body is fueled by glucose. fruit is the most nutritious source of glucose for humans. eating fruit in its whole form provides the fiber that slows sugar uptake, unlike refined sugar products devoid of fiber. i eat fruit as my primary source of carbs. figs, grapes, peach, melon, durian, jakfruit, sultanas, dates, raisins, mangoes, nectarines, persimmons...whatever is in season and tastes great. i aim for around 600g of carbs per day. thats around 10g per kg of bodyweight. 1 large banana is around 20 grams of carbs. so im eating on average 30 a day or equivalent carbs from other fruits.
one of my nutritionist buddys said that fruit is a poor source of carbs. so to prove a point, i rode rundle st to pinaroo and then back to rundle st. 515km solo. 20hours. i only ate fruit and a few native weeds. i finished the ride feeling better than when i started.
since getting my carbs from fruit, i aint been sick once. the last 24hr race i won, it rained for 15hours and was cold. in the past i would have come down with something, but last race, i was back riding the next day.
i see lots of athletes getting adrenal fatigue cos they rely so heavily on refined sugars like maltodextrin, fructose, sucrose, honey, etc. consuming sugars without their constituent nutrients just sacrifices our immune system. our athletic potential is in direct relation to our immune function. fructose in fruit has vitamin c, enzymes, sterols, antioxidants, phytonutrients etc. fructose added to a sports food products has no nutrient value. just as oil is 100% refined fat, fructose, maltodextrin etc is 100% refined sugar. in the nutrition world, we call these nutrients 'empty calories'. and we call foods with empty calories 'junk food'. in the sports nutrition world we call them gels, powerbars, sports drinks etc..lol!
i know some local riders with such talent and determination to do the right training. but i really believe they go subpar on their fuel quality and in turn, put a cap on their real potential. i see many underconsuming carbs and relying on stimulants to get thru training or the intense part of a race. id rather see people enjoying an active lifestyle for life rather than being a champ for a few years and then blowing out with a gut and feeling stodgy.
we have a great free ebook on our site at www.organicathlete.org. i race for this team and we are doing RAAM next year. 4 raw vegans on bamboo bikes and powered on fruits and vegetables. the ebook has menu planners etc. shows how simple, cheap and easy it can be to eat tasty n healthy.
fruit is more eco, cheaper, more nutritious and if you buy good quality, it actually tastes great! we spend so much time looking for good quality bike bits, but how many of us put that effort into seeking out top shelf fruits and veg? then we blame the 'virus' or 'flu' for getting sick. nothing the doctor cant fix eh?
in a 24hr race i look forward to each handful or organic australian sultanas or my post training ride banana smoothy or crack'n open a melon and eating all the melon i care for. i enjoy the satisfaction that im looking after my health the way mother nature designed and that i stay lean all year, have stable blood sugar and NEVER have to watch what i eat cos im eating the best foods we know of.
remember, life is meant to be sweet.. 
edited by harley j on 15/03/2009
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16/03/2009 12:25:13 AM
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Michael Warner
Posts 121
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I don't see why we need to worry about consuming "empty" carbs while riding unless it affects the quality of our diet when not riding, which shouldn't happen unless they regularly /replaces/ some of our usual meals.
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16/03/2009 7:42:56 PM
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andrew rowling
Posts 24
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At the time I discovered how lazy some people can be-re the gel packet, I was eating a can of tuna, and a salad made up of rice red and green capsicum and grated carrots- mixed with tacho sauce. Another favourite meal is a can of tuna and half a dozen bananas. Other favourites include crunchy choc chip meusli bars and cashew nuts. Might try rambutans- a tropical fruit, can eat heaps of these hope they contain the same carbs as bananas.
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16/03/2009 10:08:51 PM
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Jeffrey Schulz
Posts 55
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I think it is proven that the fancy stuff in KFC makes you a champion cyclists. More KFC for me please. Tonight I had pork ribs, crabs, yellow chicken curry, it was awsome, no wonder I am so fat and slow these days, although being in agony does not help either.
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19/03/2009 12:34:43 PM
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harley j
Posts 65
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as long as we are doing what makes us truly happy in the moment, thats all that matters.
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19/03/2009 10:33:28 PM
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Redlad
Posts 29
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Hey Harley, What's the recipe for your banana smoothy?
Anything out of the ordinary?
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19/03/2009 10:47:50 PM
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Jason Daniels
Posts 73
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harley j wrote:
as long as we are doing what makes us truly happy in the moment, thats all that matters.
I have just spent a week with some of the last Cannibals of PNG and along with Jeffrey Dahmer, these guys would agree with your statement Harley... and although they love Bananas as much as the next guy, they don't mind the flesh of thy enemies.
Horses for courses one could suggest?
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20/03/2009 8:09:32 AM
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Brett Aitken
Posts 30
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I've never used gels in my life as a cyclist but I must admit I've recently become a big fan of the torq gels during racing because of their good taste, packaging and ease of use.
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20/03/2009 11:58:03 PM
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Robert Rau
Posts 149
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Found that two minute noodles are a bit off a no, no for me especially with the msg. Found I dehydrated at a much faster rate, and generally felt unwell. Have used those energy bars (cookies and cream) but after a while they taste like crap. Fruit cake and bananas usually go down and much better still stay down (very important factor).
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21/03/2009 9:00:06 AM
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Troy Collett
Posts 146
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I found power bars to be too dense to try to chew etc
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21/03/2009 1:35:32 PM
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No Chain
Posts 31
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In the days leading up to the coast to coast I ate lots of bananas and on the night before just a normal plate of pasta. On the day took 3-4 of my own ripe bananas and 3-4 of those little boxes of supermarket sultanas (real easy to handle on the move). I can't manage to eat the extra green bananas which seem always to be provided to riders on the big organised rides. I had one leftover gel which gave a little hit of sweetness and alternated water and half strength sports drinks in my bidons. I smashed my time from the year before and have never, ever pulled up better from a ride. Furthermore I hadn't turned a pedal since the TDU ride a month before. Two things contributed greatly to the way I felt. Cloud cover on the day and super efficient drinking, managing to sip constantly - a real conscious effort to do this.
Heck, I even cancelled Mrs 'No Chain's' pick up from Crafers after the bus drop off and rode another 30k home form there just for the buzz.
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13/04/2009 10:21:36 PM
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stu
Posts 7
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Hi all,
I am no expert on what foods and what quantity i should be eating. Like a lot of people I feel hungry all the time. I know I need to aim for more low gi foods and more protein but apart from that I have no idea. Whilst I am not over weight I would like to improve my diet and am hoping someone can advise just how poor my diet is and what should be changed. An average day would include between 1.5 and 2hrs of fairly hard training (cycling/running/circuits etc)A typical day would be
8 weetbix in low fat milk 6am
morning snack donut or similar 10am
2 plain sandwhiches(vegemite) 1pm
coffee and a few plain biscuits 3pm
dinner- chicken/rice most days 6pm
4 slices toast 830pm
There is plenty of advice out there for people wanting to lose weight but not a lot for people who do exercise and just want to improve things.
any advice would be great.
Stu
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13/04/2009 10:57:35 PM
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bJay
Posts 12
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I love trail bars
Honey and nut never fails to keep me going once I hit the 60km mark
After long rides I always have a gatorade - helps with my recovery so I can go out again the next day
edited by bJay on 13/04/2009
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