Quote Originally Posted by Swan View Post
Usually pasta, since I know most soccer players eat that before a match. I snack on carrots and sometimes dried beef strips on longer rides, and of course drink plenty of water along the way. I can't find anything on burning either!
The good news for women is that we access and use fat for energy more efficiently then the boys do. So the pre-century, pre-marathon meal for us is not the pasta, garlic bread, super carb-load fest the guys favor. Our men-folk need to build that up but for us a balanced meal is the the best idea. One of my favorite articles on nutrition for cycling from a women's perspective.

http://www.velogirls.com/resources/p...tions/fuel.htm