Favorite snack & drink while out on a ride

[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.

[kamikazejane]

Honey Stinger Chews in Pink Lemonade, Nuun, H20 as a chaser and I just chug Honey Stinger gel and pray I can swallow it all without gagging lol. Carry a Bonk Breaker bar for just in case. First season biking and my longest jaunts so far this summer are 60 miles so havn't had to resort to any solid foods yet to sustain me and I eat a fairly large breakfast beforehand. I like the solid food suggestions from others, thank you.

Damn do I look forward to that glass of chocolate milk when I get home (organic skim milk of course). Sooooo good.

[Owlie]

Ooh, Sports Beans. I forgot about those. I like the lemon-lime ones.

I just discovered the Honey Stinger waffles. Too close to real food for hot weather, but tasty. They'll be good for fall!