Fuelling advice

I struggle with nutrition whilst riding. I hate the chewy bars that are offered out it sticks to my mouth and find it hard to ingest and the gels are sickly.

I have found some oat and honey bites from aldi that are good. Didn't underestimate a good chocolate bar for that quick hit. Freeze it as well that way it melts on the way round but doesn't become gooey.

Fluids I drink a carb drink before leaving. And when out I have one water/juice and the other is a electrolyte drink. Not to say this is gospel but just my preference.

And as always eating and drinking well before even leaving to go cycling is important.

I hope this offers some help or tips?

I'm sure a lot of people will say this, but it really depends (to an extent) on personal preference or to put it another way, how your body in particular reacts to certain foods.  The key thing is to make sure you're getting in food and fluid in regular intervals.

Personally, if I'm on a steady ride (say in endurance zone or low tempo) I find I just need to eat one piece of food every hour- normally a cereal bar but could also be homemade flapjacks or a honey/jam sandwich and I usually drink a little under 500ml of plain tap water. 

However if I was pushing it, I would perhaps go for the same regime but with an additional energy gel within the hour and perhaps an electrolyte drink. 

All I would say is there is a huge industry out there trying to sell you every specialised product they can and unless you're racing or doing epic miles, more than likely you can get away with eating more natural/normal food and drink. 

The biggest factor to performance/distance when you're new is your fitness rather than necessary what you're putting in your body, but there's no short cuts here Im afraid!

 Also, if you’re new to cycling then definitely go on youtube and search for GCN (global cycling network) and check out their multitude of videos on this subject.

Good luck!