What to eat + drink on longer rides?

[pm63]

Hey,

What should I be eating and drinking on 50km+ rides?

[Machka]

Eat food, drink water and/or sports drinks and/or pop and/or fruit juice.

Basically ... it doesn't matter what you want to eat and drink as long as you keep it within these guidelines ...

Food: 250 calories per hour while you are cycling. Don't eat anything you're not used to. Don't go for anything too spicy or greasy.

Drink: about one 750 ml bottle every 1 to 1.5 hours. Most of that should be water, but you can supplement with sports drinks, soda-type beverages, or fruit juices.

Electrolytes: make sure you're getting some. These can come from pills, from your sports drinks and fruit juices, or from the food you eat.