Worst thing you could eat while cycling........

[ivorygorgon]

I take hard boiled eggs on rides all the time. Why is that gross? I need some protein and I try really hard to avoid processed food like energy bars.

They are slimy, rubbery, and dry all a the same time. They smell really bad and taste and feel really bad in my mouth. Eating an egg that is warmed to at least 98.6 or probably more? Gross, Gross, Gross. I am just about gagging typing this, let alone eating one on a ride.

I am a pretty much a newbie and I am working my way though various substances trying to figure out what sits well with me on a ride. I haven't found much so far, but I really need to learn how to fuel my body for the longer rides.

[Skierchickie]

I've never tried eggs while riding. Hard-boiled is one of the few ways I actually like them. Scrambled is okay, with enough cheese (cheddar or something with a bite), and only if cooked HARD. Absolutely hated them as a kid - Dad likes them soft, so Mom makes them with cream cheese, and mooshes them so they're really soft & gross. I like the firmness of hard-boiled, and with salt & pepper & butter - yum. Not sure about the heat, though.

On a ride, I pretty much stick to Power Bars, Gu, & Heed. Plus blocks or gummi bears on a long ride. I did a 100 mile organized tour last year - cookies & yummy stuff at all the stops, but I knew better than to eat more than 1 or two for the whole ride (and regretted those), and stuck with my bars. That stuff just makes me feel wrong while exercising - indigestion which later triggers my exercise-induced asthma, and makes me feel like my windpipe is closing up. The last aid stop had some locally-made ice cream sandwiches, which I REALLY wanted, but knew by that time I'd hurl. After the ride, everybody was eating those & all kinds of wonderful stuff (including pizza!), but I couldn't eat anything (and thought I might hurl for a couple of hours after). I did eat a pasty on a 200K - ugh! It tasted really good at the time, but was not a good choice. The next year, I took one & carried it in my jacket for the next 60 miles, only to find out that evening that it was actually the worst pasty I'd ever eaten! I tried eating a Clif bar during a trail marathon - too hard & dry & felt like a rock in my gut.

I do have trouble with blood sugar drops, but do pretty well with the stuff I've found works for me, as long as I eat a few bites every hour or more. I did 80 last week on 2 bottles of Heed, 2 Gus, and 1 Power Bar (or was it 2? I don't remember now). It wasn't hot (upper-60s), or I'd have refilled my bottles.

[loopybunny]

My mom's cousin told me about riding his first century (ages ago!) and how he ran out of water. Someone gave him apple juice. He downed it then gave it back, so to speak.

I know a guy from Twitter that did a "Tour de Fritter" in the area. I kind of thought he was making it up. Doesn't really gross me out, but it seems like such a heavy thing to eat while riding.

As for myself, I've never witnessed anything gross first hand. I did try some grape First Endurance at Levi's GranFondo last year, but I only took a tiny bit to try it first. It was disgusting.