Favorite snack & drink while out on a ride

[carolp]

I've switched from Nuun to Hammer Fizz. It just tastes better to me. Not terribly sweet. I usually carry a banana and a couple of clif or luna bars.

[Owlie]

I'm okay with real food on rides, except that I'd rather stop somewhere to eat rather than carry it with me--I only have so much pocket space! In summer, though, I have a harder time handling real food without taking a long time to digest it, which can be a real problem on rides longer than 40 miles because I need the protein. Clif bars are okay, provided that I eat them gradually.

I usually pack plain water and either a Clif bar or some shot blocks (margarita (if it's really hot), cran-ras, strawberry, lemon-lime or berry) or a combination if I plan on a long ride. If it's really hot/humid, I bring somewhat diluted Gatorade.

[Megustalaplaya]

I usually have one polar bottle filled with low cal gatorade and another polar bottle filled with water. For snacks I will take a banana, fig newtons, or some type of bar like Good n Natural or Cliff.

[Miranda]

Lara bars, peanut butter cookie flavor.

Clif Shot Blocks, orange and magareti flavors.

Plain water, no ice.

[Ann G]

I like to fill one water bottle with propel and the other with water. I find that granola bars fit in a bike bag easier, and are a cheap alternative to energy bars. Pie is a big-time RAGBRAI tradition, but I don't know about other rides. If the ride organizers have done RAGBRAI, they be trying to bring back the memories just a little.

[indysteel]

Lara bars, peanut butter cookie flavor.

Clif Shot Blocks, orange and magareti flavors.

Plain water, no ice.

I don't know that I've seen Lara Bars in a peanut butter cookie flavor. I hate peanut butter, but I love peanut butter cookies. I'd be all over that. As it is, cherry, cocunut, and lemon are my favorite flavors of the one I've tried.

[redrhodie]

Oooooh, pie.

[FlyingScot]

I like peanut butter and honey on a "sandwich thin". I start with the bread frozen wrap it up good and stick it in my jersey pocket. It fits perfectly and thaws by the midpoint of my long rides but hasn't become smooshy. One bottle of Propel, one bottle of water and usually my camelback with water. Sport beans in my Bento bag if I feel like I need a boost.

[Antaresia]

I've switched from Nuun to Hammer Fizz. It just tastes better to me. Not terribly sweet. I usually carry a banana and a couple of clif or luna bars.

Ah, I might try that then. I've tried nuun lemon-lime and found it too sweet.

I do love the honey stingers gummies, pink lemonade is the best. Granola bars are great, but I find cliff bars way to heavy.

[Jo-n-NY]

In all rides especially in the heat I use Powerade a switch from deluted Gatorade. Powerade has less sugar and is so much lighter but does the job. On any longer rides like 50 miles + my 2nd bottle is Perpetrum by Hammer. For eating I love the Honey Stinger Chews. They don't stick to your teeth like the Cliff Bloks and I like the Honey Stinger Waffle bars. On organized rides I eat what is given which is bananas, p&j sandwiches and yes, a few of them have pie. I prefer that at the end. On the Montauk Century they have it at the last rest stop, mile 75 and to be honest, I do not feel like having pie at that point no matter how good it is. I which the organizer would change it to the end. I should send him an email.

[ivorygorgon]

I have been using Infinit and that is working so much better for me than anything else. I usually take one bottle of Infinit and one bottle of water. If it is particularly hot I will put Nuun in the second bottle.

For snacks, I just can't tolerate any of the "sport" products. No Gus, Honey Stingers, Powerbars, Lara Bars, Sport beans etc. I like a PayDay, banana, sometimes a Coke, at a rest stop. I would love to be able to carry a turkey sandwich in my pocket.

I have noticed that since I have using the Infinit, I have to eat less, because I can get some calories from by bottle. This has helped a lot.

[Dog]

I typically just carry water and whatever is handy from the house (Fiber One bar, banana, nuts). Sometimes I will stop and pick up something at a bakery or small store. I probably should put more thought into this

[KatzPajamas]

Some assortment of the following: Magic beans (Jelly Belly Extreme Sports Beans-Watermelon are my fav), Power Bar Energy Blasts (Cola flavor are my favs here), B12 Shot in one water bottle (2 oz of pure vitamin B12-2000mcg-Caffeine free, Natural energy that lasts), Banana, Cliff bar, Honey Stinger waffles.