Training & Nutrition - what is your favorite complex carb?

...i think mine has to be a tie between oats, bread, and potatoes! what are your favorites? :)

Sweet potatoes. Oatmeal. Brown Rice.....
NUTELLA POUND CAKE.

brown rice and oatmeal

Sweet potatoes. Oatmeal. Brown Rice.....
NUTELLA POUND CAKE.


whoa.......there is NUTELLA pound cake?! do you have the recipe for this heavenly-sounding concoction??? wow

:::WARNING::: The following link may cause ones diet to not only fail, but crash and burn. This may possibly cause the death of thousands of bystanders and make the morning news. Please click at your own discretion.
http://theduckquacking.blogspot.com/2008/02/hazelnut-nutella-pound-cake.html

For breakfast definitely oatmeal.

For delicious dinner, Turkish-style tomato Bulgur with tomatoes and onions. For quick dinner, whole wheat cous-cous. For protein-ey dinner, quinoa.

Oatmeal......stout.

French fries and lots of ketchup.

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90 Shilling Ale

Well, since beer has carbs and all.....
http://waterintowino.typepad.com/water_into_wino/images/arrogant_beer_ale_1.jpghttp://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36085098@N00/2758262234/

Well, since beer has carbs and all.....
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/36085098@N00/2758262234/

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OH YEAH, Forgot about that one.

hilarious!!! i love the picture with the pizza...made me crack up. and omg, i am going to make that nutella pound cake! i expected to hear things like "pasta"..."oatmeal"..."rice"...but, nutella pound cake. dang, that is good. i love the disclaimer, too! cracked me up!!! i'm going to start making it for all the fast climbers and give them copies of the recipe muahahahahahaha

So...on a more serious note: really no pasta on the list?

Meh, it can get old after a while and isn't as filling as it should be without some good seafood thrown in.

GirlAnachronism...You gotta share some recipes for that stuff. Sounds fantastic!

GirlAnachronism...You gotta share some recipes for that stuff. Sounds fantastic!

I'll send you the bulgur recipe in a PM...it's yummy, and the perfect side with some pan-fried flounder and garlic kale. We eat that at least once a week...

rice? whole wheat pasta? cereals?

http://lordwhatsmymotivation.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/cinnamon-toast-crunch.jpg for teh cinnamon carbo's
http://www.derok.net/countchocula/images/count%20chocula%20box%20old.jpg for teh chocolaytz
http://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal/c_53.jpgfor teh.......well. Crunch berries are alright, but plain is where its at.

Spaghetti.

oatmeal for am; rice for pm

Sausage!

Hot italian sausage! Goes well alongside chicken, fish, etc. Around our house, it's considered a vegetable.

Hi Lauretta,

Good to see you causing havoc on bikeforums.net! My favorite carb is Caffe Latte Perpetuem. Okay, it's more than just carbs, but it fuels me on double centuries and tastes great (unlike Sustained Energy which tastes like mostly nothing, unless I flavor it with Hammer Gel).

Also, good job on that sprint to bridge up to the pack this morning! I knew you could do it, even though you didn't seem too inspired at first . . .

Lauretta (left), me (Rick/OCRR) right/center:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/bikephoto1/LaurettaandRickonRebelRideAug.jpg

Rick / OCRR

quinoa and sweet potatoes

Since when is meat a carb?

quinoa and sweet potatoes

+1

....maybe teff as well.

Rice, and sweet potatoes. Oatmeal is also very satisfying.

Are cinnamon rolls complex carbs? I hope so; they are my favorite, even over Caffe Latte Perpetuem, now that I think about it:

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee179/bikephoto1/15LindasCinnamonRoll.jpg

Ride from Glendora to Mt. Baldy Village and back on Sunday mornings and if you're fast, you get to buy one of these! Tastes great with coffee!

Rick / OCRR

That thing looks like a glob of pure delicious that accidentally spilled over from an overloaded shipment in heaven.

My bike club has a cinnamon roll century. We hit three different bakeries for fresh made from scratch cinnamon rolls. I don't care if they are primarily fat and simple carbs. So damn good.

That thing looks like a glob of pure delicious that accidentally spilled over from an overloaded shipment in heaven.

Yeah Lamp-Shade,

You nailed it, exactly right!

And DataJunkie,

Your century sounds wonderful! Where is your club and when is it?

Rick / OCRR

It is in Fort Collins or Loveland Colorado on Labor Day weekend. I know one of the establishments is in Glen Haven CO located right before a monster climb. We climb it first and then descend back to eat a cinnamon roll. As good as they are, trying to climb several 1000 feet after eating one is painful.

It is in Fort Collins or Loveland Colorado on Labor Day weekend. I know one of the establishments is in Glen Haven CO located right before a monster climb. We climb it first and then descend back to eat a cinnamon roll. As good as they are, trying to climb several 1000 feet after eating one is painful.

Yes Data,

Climbing goes well with cinnamon rolls! For us, it's a 5,000+change foot climb from Glendora to Mt. Baldy Village and back, in 43 miles. Great fun for a Sunday morning bike ride. The Cinnamon rolls are baked by Sissy only one pan full and only on Sunday mornings.

Get there late and she'll be out of cinnamon rolls until next Sunday (yeah, it happens!). Lauretta has ridden GMR/GRR (Glendora Mountain Road/Glendora Ridge Road) with us 5 times now, so she really deserves a cinnamon roll . . . eventually.

Rick / OCRR

I see a lot of simple carbs in here...

My favorite pre-ride carb is a peanut butter and banana sandwich on whole grain toast. I'll generally try to finish it 30-60 minutues before my ride.

If the ride will be long enough that I need some during-the-ride fuel, I like to bring whole grain fig newtons. After the first hour of a long ride, I'll down a newton every 20-30 minutes.

peanut butter and banana is one of my favorites, too =D mmmmmmmmmmmmmm with nonfat milk to wash it down...NOM!

RedRiver ceral, oatmeal, shredded wheat, wholegrain rice, pasta, sweet potato, potato in that order. I always thought complex carbs were more the veggie stuff and I have to go with broccolli, asparagus, cabage, cauliflower.

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...i think mine has to be a tie between oats, bread, and potatoes! what are your favorites? :)

Zombie thread from August '09, but since it's been resurrected, mine is Kashi Pilaf Original (with seven grains). It has a pleasant nutty taste and chewy, satisfying texture. As an adherent to the Zone Diet which recommends protein be ingested with the carbs, I make a mash with yogurt (non-fat for me) with fruit, usually some kind of berries. I even carry this along as road food; don't forget the spoon. :lol:

Trying to be healthy, I'm in the oatmeal and sweet potatoes camp. Cravings? Pumkin spice muffins with cream cheese frosting from the local fancier supermarket's bakery.

Anyone else use oats for dinners or savory dishes? I eat rolled for breakfast, but I will often use steel cut in place of other whole grains for things.

- Oatmeal
- Sweet potato
- Rice
- Pasta - cooked al-dente

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