Help: Sugar and Carbs are icky

[han-grrl]

TahoeDirtGirl - good point! that is the golden rule - NEVER EVER try anything new on race day. I have a friend who tried a new energy gel on an adventure race. turns out it had caffeine. Caffeine gives him the runs. and he was doing a 36 adventure race - team mates NOT happy about that


This morning i ate (around 9 ish):
1 poached egg
1 Yves veg sausage
1 piece of organic sprouted bread (not sure the brand)
1 piece of multigrain by weight watchers
about 1/2 cup fruit made up of mango, grapes, nectarine and blue berry
and coffee probably too much...

10:30 i "topped up" with 1/3 cup of yogurt with a teaspoon of peanut butter and jam, and a dried apricot.

we were riding by 11:45 (ok it was a slow start to the day ). It was 3 hour mtb ride today.

about 1:15 into the ride, i had my banana. about 2:15 into the ride, i had half a bar (its a Shoppers drug mart, Life brand bar, i liked them because they are 193 cals, with 22 g of carbs, and 14 grams of protein - most bars dont have enough protein for me).

I felt great today.

Hubby ate granola bars -2 i think. we started with same breakfast, but he didn't have a snack before going out. I know when i eat the granola bars, i tend to eat more of them.

anyway thats me...

[Kano]

(its a Shoppers drug mart, Life brand bar, i liked them because they are 193 cals, with 22 g of carbs, and 14 grams of protein - most bars dont have enough protein for me).
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han-grrl, if you have access to Costco, there's a protein bar there that we've been buying for quite some time. It's closer to 300 calories, 30grams of protein, and somewhere in the 25-30 grams of carb. The brand name is "Premier." Recently, we've been able to find a protein shake by the same company -- 30 grams protein and seems like it was 0-5 grams carb. I probably shouldn't share that info, or it will be harder to get them when I run out! (they're pretty tasty too!)

Karen in Boise

[han-grrl]

thanks!

I've actually decided to experiment "making my own"

but i am always looking for brands, because some of the bars have way more carbs than i like...the life brand one was actually nice because it has 14 grams of protein in it...

muffin versions though - using soy and bean flours...we shall see!!

[KerryCrow]

I seem to be sensitive to sugar also. I never drink Gatorade anymore and that has been a great help. I have used the Clif Bloks the last two years and like them.

This year I am also liking Hammer Gel or Heed. I have been using the flask so I just take a little bit at a time with water. I feel better during and after the ride using these products vs Gatorade/Powerbar etc. I think I am also consuming fewer calories as well because (I think) my bloodsugar levels are not spiking as much. At least that is what it feels like to me.

These products do contain fructose though, but here is some info.

http://http://www.hammernutrition.co...RTICLE.ID=1252

[han-grrl]

interesting...today, i didn't have an egg, but everything else was pretty much the same pre-ride, and i was sooo hungry...i ate my banana, and home made energy snack before we got riding...