Quote Originally Posted by marni View Post
how about steel cut oats with dried fruit and nuts for after the ride and something with lean protein and some carbo before, like a wrap with some chicken, alfalfa sprouts and a bit of cheese or cottage cheese.

I like cereal and milk ( steel cut oatmeal) almost any time of day or night.
Yum, steel cut oatmeal does hit the spot! It is the only hot cereal I know of that you can cook in advance and put it in the fridge for later. I actually hadn't thought about doing this after the ride - which is why I came asking for ideas. Hadn't thought about wraps either, but since I bake 4-6 chicken breasts at a time anyway, this would be easy and fast.

I don't know how I get into such ruts where food is concerned, probably from being single for so long I thought about canned tuna, but before a ride? I don't think I want to risk that...

Beans, of any kind, do seem to cause problems if I eat them too often. I like them, but the consequences can be not-fun-at-all. Canned or dried - though I do rinse the canned variety very, very well. Can't say if soaked would be better, it's been so long since I've cooked dried beans. Time for an experiment!