Quote Originally Posted by smilingcat View Post
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??
I assume that this is somewhat directed at me since I am all about organic home grown food in my house, but yet I still use Sharkies...

Honestly, if I can take a bag of grapes or a home-made oat bar for my cycling nutrition, great. Most of the time, that is just not a reasonable option. I can buy a bunch of bags of Sharkies (which are organic, by the way) and leave them in a drawer. If I get to ride - it's usually a 'grab my crap and go' opportunity, so making a sandwich or washing and packing some fruit (assuming I have something that travels well available) isn't always possible. Either I ride or I prep food...often there is no time for both so a quick, reasonably unspoilable option like a bag of Sharkies is the best choice.

Would I love to quit my job, stay home, bake organic home grown cycling food and ride to my heart's content? Hell yes. Is that reasonable? Not even a little bit.

I do the best I can. (the same holds true for protein powder - it's there for when cooking chicken breast or fish is just not an option...)