[TomPorto]

I’m trying to find more savoury snack/fuelling options for longer rides. There are only so many sweet cereal bars I can handle!!

Currently taking out different types of nut (peanut, walnuts etc) and roasted bean-based snacks like these https://www.honestbean.co.uk/

I’ve heard people making rice bars I believe too. Any ideas highly appreciated!
Tom

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[peted76]

Peanut butter sarnies are

Peanut butter sarnies are easy to make, carry & eat (in squares obvs), sometimes with banana in too. 

Salted nuts. Fig rolls are my go to snack (although I’m not sure whether they are savoury or sweet), bananas, homemade oat/flapjack things are dead easy and you can find the flavour/recipe which suits you 

Rice cakes filled with anything if your up for some prepwork. (Flapjacks are easier).

Veg Samosa, snickers and chocolate milk from garages.. 

I tend to keep away from meat when cycling as it doesn’t digest quickly. 

[Ride On]

Recently made a lentil loaf
Recently made a lentil loaf for tea and the left overs cold were actually pretty good and I would consider perfect savoury for a ride. Great flavour and not too much chewing required.

Ingredients include:
Lentils
Eggs
Cheese
Chopped onion
Garlic
Paprika/chilli powder/soy sauce/Worcestershire sauce to flavour

That will get you through a fair few furlongs.

[Simon E]

Secret_squirrel wrote:

Next you’ll be denying the mid-ride benefits of a bacon or sausage sarnie. 

I don’t know about any benefits but I’d not thank you for either if they were offered. I don’t feel I’m missing out on anything.

[pockstone]

I’ve had many a samosa

I’ve had many a samosa related injury carrying them in the back pocket of my jersey…too pointy! Turned to pies for their rotundity! (And mine!?)

[pockstone]

Have you ever ridden all the

Have you ever ridden all the way to Denby Dale?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denby_Dale_Pies

[Secret_squirrel]

Simon E wrote:

[Pork meat is one of the least digestible foods you can have while exercising.

Heresy!  Burn him he’s a Witch!

Next you’ll be denying the mid-ride benefits of a bacon or sausage sarnie. 

[IanMSpencer]

I suspect an emergency
I suspect an emergency sausage from the night before would be a most desirable addition to the nap-sack.

Just might get a bit warm in the pocket to be safe though?

[Daveyraveygravey]

pockstone wrote:

A Pork Pie, scientifically proven to be all the mid- ride snack you’ll ever need.

Portable, and tasty when cold.

And they come in various sizes too.  Mini ones for short rides, full sized for an all dayer.

I also like mini sausages.

[Simon E]

pockstone wrote:

pockstone wrote:

A Pork Pie, scientifically proven to be all the mid- ride snack you’ll ever need.

Pork meat is one of the least digestible foods you can have while exercising.

A sarnie or roll with reduced fat houmous (RF contains more chickpea and less rapeseed oil) or with mashed banana and almond butter. Or Marmite. Cheese roll/sarnie with something like chutney or a contrasting food such as cucumber. 2 oatcakes or salt&pepper crackers with cream cheese or another spread in between.

Veg samosas. A slice of quiche.

Bananas work for me. Nak’d choc & orange bars (and Aldi’s version) are good, they are mostly dates and nuts and not at all sickly.

I wouldn’t call crisps a ‘healthy’ snack but a packet of crisps during a long ride can provide the taste buds with a nice change of flavour.

[pockstone]

Good going.( What’s 4000ft in

Good going.( What’s 4000ft in chains???) Fig rolls have got me through two ‘Rides to the Sun’ ( Only times I’ve ever consciously planned my nutrition) but after a whole packet I am desperate for something savoury.

I sympathise with your unit confusion. Strictly millimetres and metres at work when measuring, but a length of 3×2 will never be 75×50 in my head. Same  for climbing, metres all the way, but I can’t visualise km or km/h like I can miles and mph when it comes to distance travelled or speed.

[IanMSpencer]

4000 feet on Sunday on 60

4000 feet on Sunday on 60 miles, but only fig rolls, jaffa cake and a banana at the charity food stop on our Reliability Ride. A swift pint at the finish got me home. 15.6mph moving average, my most for the winter – summer bike came out.

[Rendel Harris]

bobrayner wrote:

Two pork pies and a strawberry yoghurt!

Showing your age there Bob – as I’m showing mine by getting the reference!

[bobrayner]

Two pork pies and a

Two pork pies and a strawberry yoghurt!

But seriously: For an upcoming big ride (well, it’s a big ride for me, most of you race whippets could do it before lunch) I’m looking at turning a nice crispy French baguette into an extra-long sandwich. Mount it lengthwise under the top tube, like we used to do with oldfashioned pumps. This is the highest ratio of Aerodynamic Sleekness to Crispy Bread Goodness that I have been able to contrive so far.

[pockstone]

I think we need to know how

I think we need to know how many meters of climbing you fit into those 60-80 miles!

(Bring back the cubit, I say!)

[pockstone]

Alternative snacks are

Alternative snacks are available!

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