If you're looking to read something about food for fueling your fitness I think chris carmichael's Food for Fitness is a good book. I've read most of it, but since I'm not training don't really abide by it. It talks a lot about how your body uses foods for its activities. It takes into consideration endurance atheletes training schedules and how they are usually periodized/specialized. He then uses that for his theory of food for fuel. Its a pretty easy read and half of it is recipes!

From reading this forum, a lot of women will say that what you can tolerate before a ride and during a ride is personal.

I don't ride long enough to need solid food yet. When I would do day long ultimate tournaments I would have bits of bananas, oranges, and bagels throughout the day.


Breakfast: I personally could live off of eggs and toast, its my favorite meal. So much that I'm considering getting only egg whites because I'm starting to think all the cholesterol will catch up with me. Otherwise a filling grainy cereal with milk. Sometimes pb and toast.

Lunch: sandwiches. Chili leftovers. Or often a small burrito if I have to eat while I work.

Dinner: classic meat(usually chicken), vegetable, and starch(whole grain or potato). I try to stick to equal 3rds or as many vegetables I can fit on my plate. I also like making chili. Its like... $10 to make a huge pot.

Snacks: carrots, bananas, almonds, popcorn, pb on toast, yogurt.