Favorite snack & drink while out on a ride

[Custardcup1]

I'm just getting into going for longer and longer rides (for me that's over 25 miles) and I was wondering if you stop and take a break what is the best snack and drink which is healthy and tastes good too. What's all this I keep hearing about pie??? Everytime my husband looks up a bike ride they mention free pie at the rest points and after the ride.
Is this some kind of cycling tradition?

[indysteel]

I mostly stick to bananas, dried fruit and nuts, Clif shots, Paydays and Larabars for self-supported rides. Cytomax is my drink of choice but that's mostly because I have a giant jug of it. I haven't tried a ton of others.

[Catrin]

I mostly stick to bananas, dried fruit and nuts, Clif shots, Paydays and Larabars for self-supported rides. Cytomax is my drink of choice but that's mostly because I have a giant jug of it. I haven't tried a ton of others.

My ride food looks a lot like this, though I would have Power or Cliff bars rather than a Payday or Larabar. Heed is my drink of choice, and for longer rides I really like Lemon Lime Accelerade.

[amb]

I recently got turned onto Skratch Labs "secret drink mix". I believe it has more sodium & less sugar than typical replacement drinks like gatorade. It is supposed to make your gut happier. Honestly, I never noticed feeling bloaty on Gatorade until after I switched and NOT being bloaty with Skratch. It's got a good flavor too.

For food, I eat PBJ, Larabars, trail mix, bananas & sometimes Nutter Butter cookies. Obviously, not all on one ride!

[PamNY]

I like Pur bars, Larabars, pbj, cheese & crackers, and bananas. If I am ambitious enough to make these muffins, I like taking them on rides.

[malkin]

Oatmeal cookies.
Water or Nuun.

For rides over 25 mi I like pbj sammiches in quarters. Sometimes apple or banana. Ride bananas make Brewer sick. Weird, huh?

[velo]

I recently got turned onto Skratch Labs "secret drink mix". I believe it has more sodium & less sugar than typical replacement drinks like gatorade. It is supposed to make your gut happier. Honestly, I never noticed feeling bloaty on Gatorade until after I switched and NOT being bloaty with Skratch. It's got a good flavor too.

In the last couple of weeks, I have started riding distances that I felt warranted something more than water. This thread was a great help and I tried almost every drink mix mentioned here, one at at a time. The Skratch mix was hands down the winner for me. Not very sweet and only a light flavor. I immediately went out to their website and bought the pound bag. Thanks for mentioning them!

[Moongidget]

I love the Skratch labs mix. I've tried 3 flavors, and all are great. Very light on the flavor. Don't notice any adverse effects, but I've never been a fan of Gatorade.

On super long, hot rides, I scoop an extra serving of powder into a button baggie, the kind Banana Republic or Loft, etc, give you with extra buttons, and put it into my jersey. One scoop fits perfectly into the largest baggie they give out. Mix with water at a rest stop, and bingo, more Skratch.

As far as nutrition, I eat, but I'm never hungry. (Does this happen to anyone else? In fact, mostly I force myself to eat, but I'd rather not eat. Maybe its the heat?) I've made homemade gluten free energy bars with a recipe I found online. I eat those, and Luna bars in small increments.

[ak2outside]

Awesome ideas! I'll be on the look-out for Skratch mix.
I am digging on the gel Blox from Cliff, but man, they are sweet.
I like to freeze coffee cubes and drop them in some diluted almond milk for the hot days (realizing that "hot" in Alaska is 80F's), along with an extra frozen water. I stick with Nature Valley granola bars because they dont melt.