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

[Owlie]

BF says that his favorite cycling food is Jack in the Box's French toast sticks (I think it's Jack in the Box), complete with syrup and a coke. Ick! Too much sugar!

[ivorygorgon]

I saw a lady at a recent ride pull a hardboiled egg out of her pocket and it. It looked pretty darn gross to me. But then again, I think a banana with some peanut butter on it was one of the things that made me feel the best.

[tzvia]

Being severely lactose intolerant, I would have to say frozen yogurt. I don't care how hot it is outside or how inviting the yogurt place is, that stuff is a disaster in a cup. If I know I am going to finish my ride near a strip mall with a yogurt place, I pack some lactose pills. But I will never ever eat that stuff on a stop during a ride. Ever.

I have heard of some people taking hard boiled eggs with a dash of salt on a ride; doesn't sound like a bad thing to eat, if you like egg whites (which I don't- stuff is like rubber, but I love egg yellow.) Citrus fruits are out- give me heartburn big time.

Once I had a big tuna salad at the half way point, oh that was a mistake. I belched tuna all the way back to the car. Lunch is one thing that I can't stand reliving as I ride.

Bananas, which I don't like, I will eat on a ride at the drop of a hat. They never cause me grief, other than the taste, which I tolerate. They digest easy and don't come back to haunt me, and force me to drink water, which is a good thing. But I will not eat them at any other time. I also like rice-cakes with peanut-butter. They don't get squished up like a bread sandwich can.

[rubywagon]

LOL! Between the yogurt and the meat pies, you guys are cracking me up!

[TrekTheKaty]

I can usually eat anything, but recently I gave up red meat. In a pinch, we were running late, and we swung through McDonalds on our way out to a long ride. I ordered a cheeseburger, small fries and soda--no problem AFTER a ride, in the past. However, my stomach spent most of the ride trying to figure out what to do with that cheeseburger

[limewave]

Ugh, hard-boiled eggs. I'm shuddering. I don't know what it is about 'em, but I can't stomach them.

Other than that, I have an iron stomach. I can eat just about anything and not have problems.

[shootingstar]

I saw a lady at a recent ride pull a hardboiled egg out of her pocket and it.

Must have been a wierd sight. The only time I will have a hardboiled egg would be if I stopped, went to a restaurant and knew the hard boiled egg was stored in a cool place at a restaurant/cafe.

For instance eating french fries during a long ride..is just ugh, not enjoyable to me. But then, I seldom order French fries off-bike at meals.

Anything that tastes "plasticky", like gummy bears, would not do much for me. It would sit like sludge in stomach.

A chocolate bar has saved me for energy out in a rural area but I don't stock /buy in advance for rides at all. Of course, I love chocolate off-bike, especially the quality dark stuff.

But I really, I prefer to be flexible palate-wise when cycling self-supported on long rides that take up nearly the whole day. I see it as necessary when travelling internationally, ..even off-bike.

[PamNY]

I saw a lady at a recent ride pull a hardboiled egg out of her pocket and it. It looked pretty darn gross to me. But then again, I think a banana with some peanut butter on it was one of the things that made me feel the best.

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.

[TsPoet]

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.

I thought the same thing. It's an old backpacker's deal - many backpackers take hard boiled eggs and have for as long as I've been baackpacking (30 years).

[TrekTheKaty]

I take 'em. Grosses hubby out

Wrap them in foldable ice packs in my handlebar bag

[BikeDutchess]

I'm so relieved to finally find out I'm not the only person in this world who can't stand bananas!

[Norse]

I like when bananas are offered on event rides. I have no trouble digesting them - although I just eat 1/2 of one once or twice during the ride - and they stave off leg cramps. My favorite is when they offer peanut butter and banana sandwich wedges.

[TsPoet]

I take 'em. Grosses hubby out

Wrap them in foldable ice packs in my handlebar bag

Ice packs are unnecessary. I've taken them on backpacking trips and had them the next day, after hiking in 90+ degree heat.
(of course if you get GI issues from following my advice, I am not liable, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV)

[kenyonchris]

Ice packs are unnecessary. I've taken them on backpacking trips and had them the next day, after hiking in 90+ degree heat.
(of course if you get GI issues from following my advice, I am not liable, I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV)

Make that warm eyeballs.

[kenyonchris]

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 look like eyeballs to me. I like scrambled, but that is not very convenient on a bike ride. Give me processed.