I guess I'll show my age

I prefer banana and fig newton. Also carry Luna bars, toasted nuts'n cranberry my fav. If I could carry a boiled red potato without a mess, I would.

As for sports drink, I've graduated to Cytomax and haven't move up to anything newer.

Just a question. Why is it that most of us are willing to pay more and look harder for natural and organic food. But when it comes to sports nutrition during a ride, we are looking at all these "synthetic" chemical concoction?? Being food supplement, I think they fall through the cracks of regulatory oversight (not that they actually protect you).

gummy bears, worms, shot blocks all gives me the hibbee-jibee's. Closest natural thing would be frut leathers but they are bit of mess to make and they don't last

And all those energy boost drinks with unpronouceable ingredients. yuck!! Mtn-Dew is bad enough... Growing up I was used to Fresca and diet coke...

or am I just being a hippie carry-over (latter-day hippie)??