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.



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