A real foodie & cycles alot?

[Trek420]

Probably is a good thing that I can usually satisfy myself by reading or seeing food porn --without getting hungry.

I forget who wrote "You eat with your eyes first" or something like that

Reading, seeing, smelling beautiful food makes me want to cook and then eat wherever I am.

[andiewest]

I consider myself a foodie cyclist. In fact, I began cycling so that when I travelled with my husband I could eat to my heart's content. I am still slightly more obsessed with food than cycling, but that is beginning to change. I do love that cycling does allow me to eat foods I enjoy without worrying too much about the calories. I love anything french and adore baking. My current food obsession is french macarons. Glad to know other people share my obsessions!!!

[shootingstar]

I am still slightly more obsessed with food than cycling, but that is beginning to change. I do love that cycling does allow me to eat foods I enjoy without worrying too much about the calories. I love anything french and adore baking. My current food obsession is french macarons. Glad to know other people share my obsessions!!!

French macroons seem to have become chic dessert food. And different colours. I respect anyone who bakes a meringue like dish. I seem to fail with meringue half of the time. It must be the lack of beating egg whites iin cold steel bowl, wrong weather/humidity of the day, etc.

I want to be careful of aligning foodie habits with cycling. Could be dangerous when one is not cycling. I used to think I could eat anything during times of sustained cycling intensity. It is true if one can discipline oneself for 1 -2 stellar meals.

[tangentgirl]

I'm probably foodie-adjacent. I love good, fresh, well-made food and seek it out when I can. I'm not strict about it though, because I just don't have the time and patience to cook the hell out of every meal. Sometimes granulated garlic, dried basil and pre-shredded mozzarella on a frozen pizza from Trader Joe's is the answer.

Also, I'm pretty sure a true foodie - at least one with no endurance experience - would be mortified at Gu.

[jessmarimba]

Hahaha tangentgirl - I'm not a "true foodie" by any means...but I refuse to eat gu, gels, shot bloks, etc. The texture disgusts me...and shot bloks are like jello jigglers, which I hated even as a kid. Give me real food on a ride any day!

[Norse]

I guess I could be considered a foodie cyclist. I love to cook, I consider eating good food (and preferably drinking it with a good vino) to be one of life's greatest pleasures, and Julia Child is one of my heroes.

[sundial]

I want to be careful of aligning foodie habits with cycling.

What an interesting discussion topic. Shootingstar, what do you like to eat on the bike?