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Best back pocket fuel

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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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  • September 30, 2014 at 11:28 am #816155
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    Kapelmuur

    I like the Home Bargains
    I like the Home Bargains chewy muesli bars, 91 cals per bar. 79p for a box of 8.

    September 30, 2014 at 8:31 am #816153
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    parksey

    +1 for homemade flapjack, for
    +1 for homemade flapjack, for me it’s generally with something like chocolate, banana and/or hazelnuts added. Chocolate set on top is a good option too, but only for when it’s not too warm out.

    No more than an hour all-in to make, plus it’ll keep for a good week. That said, both the wife and boy are quite partial to it, so a batch never lasts more than a couple of days in my house!

    September 30, 2014 at 7:56 am #816151
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    antigee

    Malt loaf wins hands down for
    Malt loaf wins hands down for me

    September 29, 2014 at 11:31 am #816149
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    Scrufftie

    Fig rolls do it for me.
    Fig rolls do it for me. Perfect little portions and quite easy to eat on the go without ending up sticking to everything

    September 29, 2014 at 10:38 am #816147
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    adamtaylor

    I haven’t perfected homemade
    I haven’t perfected homemade food yet so my usual go to item is the Peanut Butter Clif Bar. If I’m worried about opening it, which is generally not such a concern for me, I’ll open the wrapper before I start.

    September 29, 2014 at 9:36 am #816145
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    Martyn_K

    Complex carbs are best as
    Complex carbs are best as they give a reliable energy output. Obviously you need to know how often to eat these as they will take a while to get through your system.

    Sweets like Haribo/ jelly babies etc are good for a short term hit but you will suffer from energy surges. The highs are high but when the sugar wears off you will likely feel awful.

    Flapjack is my food of choice. Individually wrapped in parchment foil as noted above. Oats for long burn energy and the binding agent syrup for short term sugar boost. Best of both worlds. I can’t be bothered to make my own. Time in the kitchen is missed time on the road! Supermarket mini bites are about £1.50 for 20 so pretty cheap.

    September 29, 2014 at 9:16 am #816143
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    notfastenough

    bikeboy76 wrote: I found that

    bikeboy76 wrote:
    I found that when you are hungry everything tastes wonderful

    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. Somehow I managed to boil some water without anyone seeing the flame or steam, (or burning myself given that I couldn’t use torchlight in the pitch dark) and thinking that the cup of hot bovril was like nectar. I tried it again a few weeks later in comfort at home, it was absolutely foul!!

    Al__S wrote:

    mash some bananas. Stir in oats till the mixture is stiff. Add chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit- whatever you like. I stick with chocolate chips.

    Spread in a lined baking tray. Bake on a medium/high heat (180-190 ish) until it looks cooked. Cool, cut. Can be frozen happily.

    This sounds awesome, will have to try it!

    September 29, 2014 at 8:04 am #816141
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    Al__S

    For home made stuff the best
    For home made stuff the best wrapping is foil-backed greaseproof paper- may take a little hunting, but available in most supermarkets.

    Favourite home made flapjack type stuff:
    mash some bananas. Stir in oats till the mixture is stiff. Add chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit- whatever you like. I stick with chocolate chips.

    Spread in a lined baking tray. Bake on a medium/high heat (180-190 ish) until it looks cooked. Cool, cut. Can be frozen happily.

    September 29, 2014 at 7:49 am #816139
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    SideBurn

    Try wrapping stuff
    Try wrapping stuff individually in cling film, just enough to keep the’stuff’ separate not too much that you cannot get at it (teeth!) flapjacks work well for me.
    There is only so many gels I can eat in a day, so a combo of gels and flap jacks with some salt and vinegar crisps if it is a long one, job done!

    September 28, 2014 at 9:59 pm #816137
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    PonteD

    I left a couple of those
    I left a couple of those Haribo minions in my shirt pocket the other week when I put it in the wash. When it came out they had welded my pocket shut, I only realised once I was on the road so couldn’t do anything until I got to work, where I had to run the pocket under hot water to melt the sugar enough to get it off. Damn minions!!!

    I like those “school bars” you can get in the dried fruit aisle (little chewy sticks of dried fruit pulp, a bit like fruit jerky but drier). Still come in a wrapper, but reet tasty. I usually slip a couple in my bag when I go out, make sure you have water to wash them down though.

    September 28, 2014 at 9:30 pm #816135
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    IngloriousLou

    Lidl sour worms.
    Avent baby
    Lidl sour worms.

    Avent baby food pots make excellent holders too, packets are too fiddly and loose worms are nobody’s idea of fun.

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