Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
As far as gels, I've been using plain brown rice syrup, slightly diluted with water, in a gel flask on my long runs. It's the #1 ingredient in Clif Shot Blox and it works really well for me (although I need more sodium, which I'm going to start adding). Tastes kinda funky, but I can't stand the waste of "boughten" gels either. If you're not gluten intolerant, barley malt is another alternative that would also taste better than rice syrup.
What about using honey the same way? That would taste better IMO and it's pretty unprocessed.