snack suggestions (yes... cycling related!)

[caligurl]

we are doing the amtrak century tomorrow (saturday the 10th) which is a ride from irvine to san diego... where you board a private train along with 800 other smelly riders for a ride back to irvine... we've never done it before... so we aren't sure what to expect other than a fun ride and a fun train trip!

you can bring a change of clothes (thank goodness) and a small cooler with snacks for the train ride back.... that they transport to san diego...

i'm at a loss to decide what i want! i mean... i KNOW i want tommy's after we get back and get the car on the way home but i know i'll be hungry and wanting to eat something on the train.... plus seeing everyone else eating... i'll want to eat!

sooooo any suggestions? naturally nothing that needs to be heated... i have made extra ice so i have tons for the cooler(s) (we can actually each take one if needed!)

off the top of my head the only things i've come up with are: nutter butters (yum) and subway (i'd go after work and pick up 2 sandwiches to pack for tomorrow...

anyone have better or just different suggestions? (nothing that takes a ton of prep time... i'll be getting my stuff together tonight and have to go to bed uber early to get up by 2ish to get to irvine in time to leave!

anyways... thanx for any suggestions!

[SadieKate]

A bottle of Mike's Hard Lemonade and a box of babywipes.

[caligurl]

the babywipes are already permanently in our cycling gear bag! hubby got that WONDERFUL suggestion a long time ago! LOVE babywipes!

hard lemonade, eh? would that be a me only thing cuz hubby had to drive home once get get back to irvine????

i planned to take some water... didn't think about taking anyting other than that.. hmmmmmmmm (but nothing alcoholic for hubby... he's designated driver!)

[profàvélo]

Water is good. You may want to put a Gatorade or Powerade in there, just in case you feel like drinking one. (Is it going to be hot?) I often like a Coke after a long ride, usually the only time I drink Coke. The Nutter Butters sound good; I would go for chocolate, like some Snickers. Salty is also good--chips, for example. Fruit? I'd take an orange. For some reason, oranges taste really good to me when I've been riding, even though I don't normally eat them. The sandwiches are a good idea--just don't let them put anything too wet on them, they'll be all soggy.

Can you pack a small towel in your change of clothes? Might be good for washing the face and drying off some of the sweat.

Have a great ride!

[caligurl]

i actually have some little individual towelettes for my face (like the baby wipes.. but for faces... so better "stuff" on them!) i plan to throw my mascara and blush in the bag too! (and deoderant!)

fruit sounds good! i thought of running to the grocery store and getting thier mixed fruit in the deli (rather than me buying all the different stuff and having to cut it all up tonight!) i love oranges and alwayd grab them at the sag stops when they have them!

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm chips! i'll have to see about that! i actually ate chips during one of the last organized rides i did!! hadn't had any in sooooooo long! (now i'm craving salty chips!)

ya... they (the sandwiches) would be soggy a bit anyways cuz i have to buy them this evening.... and yes.. i'd get oil on mine! and it would make the bread soggy! but i used to eat them like that before i started eating healthy... so i can handle that... i think i'm gonna leave the ice in the plastic zip lock baggies... that way as they melt.. the water won't make a mess!

gatorade is a good suggestion! hubby will probably want some.. i don't normally drink it once i'm off the bike... (too many calories in it) but may make an exception.... (especially since i discovered raspberry lemonade flavor!)

[CorsairMac]

actually PB&J sandwiches or tortillas. Get the salty PB....oh and fruit. I'm like Prof only I always want an apple after a long ride. and chocolate.

[Deanna]

We always bring string cheese and baby carrots. Also, if you're worried about soggy sandwiches, instead of using ice cubes, fill a water bottle up about two-thirds of the way, close securely and freeze. These don't leak nearly as much as bags of ice cubes, they stay frozen longer and when they do defrost, you have extra water if needed. And who among us doesn't have extra water bottles laying around?

[BIKEAWAY]

some here on this board suggested chocolate milk and I always have it waiting in my jeep after a long trail ride.. That is the best recovery and satisfying thing after a hard ride....

[RoadRaven]

We always bring string cheese and baby carrots.

Um... culture ignorance here... string cheese???