Vegetarian Nutrition Question

[OakLeaf]

I'm the opposite. I need protein during a long ride. If you eat eggs, those work well for me - if not, I've been successful with Perpetuem (soy protein).

[indysteel]

I should clarify my eating strategy. If the ride only lasts an hour to an hour and a half, I may eat little to nothing during the ride, assuming that I ate sufficiently before the ride. For longer rides, I start eating at about the 15-mile mark and continue from there. The longer the ride, the shorter the intervals between bites of food. I can usually last between SAG stops, but I keep food on my bike just in case. For really long rides, I typically keep a bag of food in my top tube back, so that I can grab it really easily.

[gabriellesca]

Yes Oak - I know that while most of the team didn't eat protein on the bike - since I did so much research I did read that some people do have better luck with protein than with carbs.

I was always told, and it seemed, that I had to figure it out for myself what would work best for me while I was on the longer rides.

(I also ended up eating way too much on the bike out of fear after a bad bonking episode.)

[maggie's sister]

It may be that I am just not eating enough, both pre-ride and during the rides. I have a tendency to get home from the office and head out for a ride with one water bottle. I generally don't think about food on rides until they hit the 2 hour mark. Time to rethink my strategy.

Thanks.

[indysteel]

You might try eating a small snack about an hour before your evening/late afternoon rides. Assuming I ate a balanced lunch, too, the snack really helps.