Y'know- I saw that article in Bicycling about the Payday bar- and I tried it.
It gives you the protein/energy/carbs and fat that you need...and salt too.

I did a 50k charity ride- with next to no training, since I couldn't get on the bike after my endo- I did take the payday bar, and it worked like a charm! I didn't bonk- I finished the 50k fairly easily- yet just prior to that, I'd been having problems with bonking.

Heck- it worked for me!

The good thing is- a local store is carrying the Payday bars- normally we don't see them up here in my part of the Great White North...so I'm loading up!

Kimba