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  • September 28, 2014 at 9:16 pm #22470
    Leviathan

    On the recent Etape Cymru I discovered jelly babies were the most digestible food on the move. I have done a few events before and found ripping things with my teeth and slurping gels and eating various energy/breakfast bars/flapjacks on the move was a bit tricky. Not having pro level levels of agility and balance fishing things out of the back pocket isn’t too easy. Knowing I wouldn’t be going up hill fast I had some good long stops in the feed station. I found that when you are hungry everything tastes wonderful, even a half a cheese and onion pasty that I would normally spit out (if given the wrong one at Greggs.) Needing some energy on the go I loaded up my back left pocket with jelly babies and other energy chews. I could pull out an individual baby and and consume it easily without even checking whether to go feet first or head first.

    I think I will load up with random little items again in the future (if dry,) maybe with some fruit and nuts. Anyone else got suggestions for the best ‘moving’ snacks?

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  • October 4, 2014 at 6:21 pm #816185
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    darrenleroy

    I’m a sucker for a big chunk
    I’m a sucker for a big chunk of bread pudding. Something about its moistness.

    October 4, 2014 at 6:07 pm #816183
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    CXR94Di2

    Honey flapjacks with sultanas
    Honey flapjacks with sultanas and diced apricot. Easy to make, I am no cook

    200 g of plain oats
    200 g of unsalted butter
    200 g of demerara sugar
    200 g of honey

    Sprinkle sultanas and apricot as desired

    Melt sugar and butter in pan, add honey. Poor in oats, stir add sultanas etc.

    Place in tray with tinfoil liner about 20mm deep.
    Place in preheated oven, 200degC for 10 to 15mins until edges turn golden.

    Remove from oven, cool, cut into portions. Wrap in tinfoil for ride. Rest in freezer for next ride.

    Total time including prep~ 20mins. , enough food for 3 seventy mile rides

    October 4, 2014 at 6:07 pm #816181
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    CXR94Di2

    Honey flapjacks with sultanas
    Honey flapjacks with sultanas and diced apricot. Easy to make, I am no cook

    200 g of plain oats
    200 g of unsalted butter
    200 g of demerara sugar
    200 g of honey

    Sprinkle sultanas and apricot as desired

    Melt sugar and butter in pan, add honey. Poor in oats, stir add sultanas etc.

    Place in tray with tinfoil liner about 20mm deep.
    Place in preheated oven, 200degC for 10 to 15mins until edges turn golden.

    Remove from oven, cool, cut into portions. Wrap in tinfoil for ride. Rest in freezer for next ride.

    Total time including prep~ 20mins. , enough food for 3 seventy mile rides

    October 4, 2014 at 2:49 pm #816179
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    S13SFC

    Individually wrapped raisin
    Individually wrapped raisin brioche from Aldi are bloody lovely and contain plenty of carbs. A few of them, a couple of bananas and a bag of jelly babies will get me through 120mile ride no problem at all.

    Some of the fruit and nut bars they sell off cheap from places like Home & Bargain are also excellent and are my wife’s choice on longer rides.

    October 4, 2014 at 2:28 pm #816177
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    cavasta

    I haven’t tried these but
    I haven’t tried these but they look tempting. No cooking required – let them set in the freezer. Store them there and take out as and when required. Should keep for ages.

    http://thriveforward.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/04-Macronutrients-1-Make-Balanced-Energy-Bars.pdf

    October 3, 2014 at 12:53 pm #816175
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    OnTheRopes

    Another vote for Fig Rolls,
    Another vote for Fig Rolls, use these for racing and training, perfect size, contain carbs and natural fructose.
    Buy the supermarket own brand though as they are all better than Jacobs own.

    October 3, 2014 at 7:45 am #816173
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    wellcoordinated

    Asda Sour Gourmet Jelly beans
    Asda Sour Gourmet Jelly beans – so much nicer than ordinary ones:

    http://www.nutracheck.co.uk/CaloriesIn/Product/94/Asda+Chosen+by+You+Sour+Gourmet+Jelly+Beans+225g#.VC5Thr40qqA

    October 2, 2014 at 12:19 pm #816171
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    planetawylie

    Ad Hynkel wrote:Small pieces

    Ad Hynkel wrote:
    Small pieces of malt loaf in a cut down plastic food bag (that can be washed and reused for the more conscientious types) can be easily reached in a pocket, small apples don’t need a wrapper, bananas come with their own…don’t use cheap foil on a warm day for wrapping anything. Lesson learned.

    I ziplock mine. Take the clif bars or whatever you eat, cut each into 2 pieces, and 1 piece I eat every 30mins. I don’t bother to lock it, just fold it a couple of times. Someone mentioned mashed bananas and oats, etc. Those are great although I also mix in chunky peanut or almond butter for a change.

    October 1, 2014 at 10:34 am #816169
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    andyp

    Malt loaf is perfect. A loaf
    Malt loaf is perfect. A loaf fits perfectly into a jersey pocket. That means you can take 3 on a ride. No messing around with slicing and individually wrapping – just gnaw it off the loaf.
    Lovely.

    October 1, 2014 at 10:11 am #816167
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    Scoob_84

    + 2 for malt loafs. I’ve also
    + 2 for malt loafs. I’ve also noticed they do a mini banana loafs now too. YUM!

    9 bar comes in packs of 4. These are quite nice on long rides and reasonably cheap.

    October 1, 2014 at 10:01 am #816165
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    Simon E

    For recreational or low
    For recreational or low intensity rides it isn’t an issue.

    If exercising at higher intensity then foods that are low in fat (more easily digestible) are ideal. Fruit bars like Torq and Tropical Wholefoods are my favourite as they are naturally sweet, easy to eat and digest. In cooler weather half a Snickers every so often is a pleasure.

    I don’t like the dry texture of fig rolls or malt loaf, too much like hard work to chew and swallow.

    Here is John Torode’s recipe:
    https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-cycle-show/john-torodes-flapjack/896831210334075

    I watched Hugh F-W make his fridge flapjacks on telly, they sounded yum:
    http://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/fruity-fridge-flapjacks/
    (no baking required)

    For anyone interested in training and nutrition this (and Barry’s other material) is worth reading:
    http://optimumnutrition4sport.co.uk/2012/01/04/race-blog-training-and-nutrition/
    Scroll down to the paragraph that begins “Just a little note on my nutrition”.

    September 30, 2014 at 11:08 pm #816163
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    Ad Hynkel

    Small pieces of malt loaf in
    Small pieces of malt loaf in a cut down plastic food bag (that can be washed and reused for the more conscientious types) can be easily reached in a pocket, small apples don’t need a wrapper, bananas come with their own…don’t use cheap foil on a warm day for wrapping anything. Lesson learned.

    September 30, 2014 at 10:42 pm #816161
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    Leviathan

    notfastenough wrote:Ha,

    notfastenough wrote:
    Ha, you’ve just triggered a memory from a former life – sitting in a cold damp forest at 2am rummaging through a forces ration pack.

    Hardly, as the past does not exist, and neither does the future. Ever wondered why there are no time travelers? Simply because there are no other time frames to travel to or from. You exist in an endless state of present, it is never not the present. Time is the dimension through which quantum events occur, not a recording of history. But ‘Ha!’ you say, I remember the past and I have photographs to prove it. No these are simulacra of previous states of the universe stored in a low entropy form, not an actual copy of the universe accessible by some means. If all of history existed simultaneously elsewhere there would be a new universe created for every quantum variation, every Planck time. Where would the energy for the trillions of Big Bangs a second this would require come from? We already can’t explain the formation on one Universe. The Universe is already more complex and enigmatic than any romance of past-lives a human could concoct.

    Meanwhile… Fig Rolls sound like the best suggestion so far to me, a lot of you are very keen on making sticky concoctions and wrappings. The Jelly Babies coating make them good ‘naked’ food for the back pocket. I’ll have to try some nuts or even arctic Hard-tack. The drier and non meltier the better.

    September 30, 2014 at 6:28 pm #816159
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    PonteD

    I saw a mention somewhere the
    I saw a mention somewhere the other day of making peanut butter and jam “sushi rolls” (in other words making sandwiches and rolling them up like a swiss roll). I bought all the ingredients, then the rest of the family promptly ate it all! So I’ve yet to try it.

    Same goes for Supermarket flapjack, it wouldn’t make it home, I’d just eat it in the car on the way home.

    September 30, 2014 at 1:58 pm #816157
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    Marauder

    Malt Loaf for me too. Good
    Malt Loaf for me too. Good and cheap lol.

    Was watching The Cycle Show a few months ago when John Torode was on who recommended wrapping home things in rice paper so there was no messing with unwrapping stuff. Haven’t tried myself but it might be ok for really sticky goodness.

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