Looking for ideas...

[Catrin]

Maybe you could prepare yourself different kinds of vegetable soup, like pumpkin-soup or broccoli-soup or mixed vegetables or whatever you like?

This would work if'en I liked veggie soup outside of deep winter Thanks for the suggestion, I appreciate it. I DO, however, like beans & chicken sausage. Marni's wrap suggestion is likely the easiest, but if I try Crankin's suggestion and it turns out that my stomach can tolerate beans on the bike, then this would be a good additional tool.

Thanks for the suggestions, it helps to kick-start my brain!

[Catrin]

I loved Marni's suggestions!

Maybe brown rice or farro wheat for a complex carb? They keep well in the fridge. And are gentle to eat. At least for me. (Pretty sure both are also a complete protein. I'd need to look it up to be positive).

Farro is exceptionally tasty. It's known for that.

Both go well with vegetable soup bases in the cardboard boxes. (Tomato, Red Pepper, Butternut Squash, Lentil). I think the brands are Imagine and Pacific? Seems right.

But grains can go with so many things.

Indeed.....hmmmmmmmm Thanks!

[Catrin]

I was actually "hmmmmmmm" about the Farro - I hadn't really heard about that before!

[marni]

two supreme brown rice or steel cut oats favorites for afternoon or night are either one with dried fruit, a tablespoon of peanut butter a bit of honey and milk, all mu=ooshed together. The other favorite is brown rice or steel cut oats, dried fruit cra (cranberries or blueberries are especially nice) a tablespoon or two of sun flower seed (complete protein) and a bit of milk.

I can haz irish steel cut oats!

[Catrin]

two supreme brown rice or steel cut oats favorites for afternoon or night are either one with dried fruit, a tablespoon of peanut butter a bit of honey and milk, all mu=ooshed together. The other favorite is brown rice or steel cut oats, dried fruit cra (cranberries or blueberries are especially nice) a tablespoon or two of sun flower seed (complete protein) and a bit of milk.

I can haz irish steel cut oats!

So can I and I love them - just didn't consider having them at night and a good idea it is! At breakfast I will generally mix in a bit of peanut butter and blueberries if I have them, with a little milk all mooshed together. Have experimented with walnut pieces - which is yummy but tend to be a overly generous with them which is just too much fat - lovely!

Have wondered if I could cook them in the rice cooker while out for a ride, I wonder if I were to cook them with the brown rice setting if that would work...

Muirenn, thanks for the Farro link, will look into it. Whole grains are certainly good for us - and Susan, I love omelets - great idea about the greek/tomato + tuna salad. I haven't experimented with tuna before a ride, will have to try it and see what my stomach thinks about it.

[Susan]

This would work if'en I liked veggie soup outside of deep winter

Oh I understand that, soup can feel too "hot" in summer. I tend to eat a lot of soup in winter and a a lot of salad in summer.

Speaking of salad, you could prepare noodle/couscous- or greek/tomato+tuna ... - salad in advance and just add oil and vinegar when you want to eat.
Something that always comes in handy if I have to cook quick is omelet with different kinds of filling (onion/spinach/tomato).