Breakfast

[bounceswoosh]

granola with yogurt stays with me, much better than cereal and milk.

Every time I've had yoghurt right before mountain biking, I've regretted it. It seems to make me very phlegmy.

[RoadRaven]

eggs on toast, sometimes with a little bacon

a delish muesli called Peaches; Light and Right, with yoghurt on it

weetbix with banana on it

banana sandwich or banana mashed on toast

sometimes one of these things is enough, sometimes I 'feel' like I should have a couple of them

I rely more on a good meal the night before - if I eat too much before a ride I just feel sick and heavy

[CorsairMac]

Every time I've had yoghurt right before mountain biking, I've regretted it. It seems to make me very phlegmy.

I know I'm late on this one - but dairy will do that to you. It's why singers Never have any dairy before they have to perform!

[Bike Goddess]

If I am doing an organized ride, like a century, I generally just do Cytomax pre-ride mix- stir it up, drink, and go! While driving to the event, I often have a bar or banana. I also start drinking liquids- diluted juice (1/8 bottle juice the rest water). Even if I have to go to the bathroom before I start, at least I am hydrated! AND, I also start drinking right away on the ride.

If I am doing a long ride with my friends-
Boiled egg, Wheat toast, tea with milk. Then when I start riding- start drinking and munch on some kind of bar within the first 1/2hour of riding. Thereafter, drinking and bar eating will carry me for about 3 hours at which point it would be nice to have lunch!

[spazzdog]

Love the whole waffles with PB and syrup... I take mine with a big glass of milk (2%). I've had it pre-ride and it works well.

Before a long ride I (might) eat a big bowl of cereal with milk (I buy 3 kinds of cereal and mix them in a canister: currently Great Grains with nuts & dates, Grape Nuts, and all 3 kinds of Chex).

Then I take GORP or a couple of PowerBars with me.

My favorite after ride breakfast is still the Bickfords Tri-State (3 eggs over easy, 3 pancakes and double order of bacon with a big milk). Bickfords is like IHOP or Dennys.

[Bike Goddess]

Good Grief Spazz, I could NEVER eat that much I'd be unable to get up; from the table!

[spazzdog]

I have a hollow leg.

[DeniseGoldberg]

Before a long ride I (might) eat a big bowl of cereal with milk (I buy 3 kinds of cereal and mix them in a canister: currently Great Grains with nuts & dates, Grape Nuts, and all 3 kinds of Chex).

Wow - I thought I was alone in mixing cereal! I've been doing that for years, makes it much more interesting. Lately my mix has been Kashi Go Lean, Bran Buds, and Bran Chex, with fresh bananas, strawberries, and grapes. Yeah, you might think the grapes are a bit odd - I started putting (sliced in half) grapes in cereal a few years back when the summer berries disappeared, and somehow I never stopped.

Pre-ride I usually add a toasted (frozen) waffle with peanut butter too.
--- Denise

[coolbeansbikes]

granola with yogurt stays with me, much better than cereal and milk.

Irulan

I second that! I eat that for breakfast quite often!

Sometimes I'll have a grain pilaf with yogurt instead of the granola - for example quinoa with dried or fresh chopped fruit plus the yogurt. For that, I cook the quinoa the night before, and then the next morning just reheat it with the fruit (if dried) and a little juice, then top the whole thing with yogurt (& the chopped fresh fruit if using that)....

~beanie

[spazzdog]

I started mixing cereal when I lived in Manhattan in a teeny apt with teeny kitchen. The partially full boxes took up too much space, so, depending on what kind it was I mixed 'em up.

The exception are my Coco Krispies or Coco Puffs.

They don't get mixed with nuffin!

spazz

[snapdragen]

I'm sure I've mentioned my breakfast pizza before, frozen multi grain waffle, peanut butter, and a banana sliced on top, with a glass of orange juice. Cereal doesn't seem to stick with me for long.

[Veronica]

Snap, you know you are supposed to cook the waffle, not eat it frozen.

V.

[snapdragen]

Dang! That explains alot!!

shiverin' snapdragen

Snap, you know you are supposed to cook the waffle, not eat it frozen.

V.

[Crankin]

Veronica,

Just a thought... I am a teacher, too. I get up at 5 and my lunch is not until 12:30. Why don't you let your kids eat during class? Is it a school policy? There's so much brain research that shows how learning is enhanced by good hydration and food! Perhaps you could take a 2 minute snack break, let the kids eat clean snacks (nothing goopy) and get back to work. Or, let them eat and do seat work. I eat a big breakfast compared to most; a bowl of cereal and fruit has me hungry in an hour. I vary between egg white omelets with a small bowl of cereal, oatmeal and a couple of slices of turkey or ham, whole wheat bagels, cheese, and fruit, breakfast burritos, even tuna in a red pepper. They key is to eat protein with the carbs. Then I eat a mix of walnuts and dried cranberries at about 9:45 and a low fat string cheese at around 11. Since i teach 7th grade, I have different kids with me at these times, so it does appear to them that I am eating all morning long (though I could).

[Veronica]

We start our day at 8:15 and my class has a snack time at 10:25. We have a major ant and cockroach problem so I try to have them eat outside. This year our principal decided they could no longer eat in a designated area at recess time. So we go right outside our door onto a grassy area when we can.

I do let them eat during class on a case by case basis. The trouble with 5th graders is they can be real pigs and messy, even with something that shouldn't be, or they will try to eat their whole lunch at snack time. Every now and then though I'll have one who didn't get to eat breakfast or whatever. Those I let eat for exactly the reason you said. Hydration wise, my kids can get drinks whenever I'm not actively teaching. I also encourage them to have a water bottle at their desk.

V.