How do y'all fuel for long rides?

[shootingstar]

Have a peek at what might be in store for you if you go on loaded touring rides.. http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=23623

As you can tell, I'm not a consistent fan of potatoes. If I have potatoes before ride, make it homemade and roasted is preferred. Deep fried foods..actually make me abit sluggish if too much of it. Sometimes there's no choice.

Eating a good, well-balanced supper night before helps me and I will lean on pasta or rice as carb on side with veggie dish of some sort, with seafood or chicken if I choose a meat. For breakfast, a medium-sized breakfast. Having a fruit or fruit juice somewhere during breakfast, is helpful to my system. Seems to defuse "sluggishness" in my digestive system from other heavier foods. (Normally at home, I only have less than 1 c. of oatmeal with a glug of milk, and a fresh fruit on side. Plus tea. Then jump on bike for 30-40 kms. before needing to eat.)

Above would be for a ride at 80-100 kms. with 2-3 short stops. If the rest stops are longer (ie. due to taking a ferry boat crossing), then I eat smaller food portions and less heavier /calorie-laden food.

As for post-ride eating, I do want to eat within the lst 2 hrs. after getting off bike. It doesn't have to be huge. Your metabolism is still crankin' away high. So might as well take advantage of that small window of calorie burning off-bike. A small 1/2 sandwich or muffin and large fruit juice drink. Hence, by suppertime, supper doesn't have to be large...if I am not biking same distance next day.