healtheeliving

Please keep it short and sweet! List other than the norm such as energy bars and gels. And, please only list one snack item! <smile>

Me, baked potatoe (quartered)

Machka 

I eat more than one thing on long ride ... long rides last several hours ... entire days.

My snack list (not including the meals I eat on long rides):
-- cookies
-- pastries
-- salted almonds
-- beef jerky
-- potato chips
-- bananas
-- orange juice
-- granola bars

I rarely eat energy bars anymore ... and only eat gels in emergency situations.

downtube42

bagel sandwich filled with a mixture of 10% peanut butter and 90% honey, plus some raisins if I have any. two are good for a century.

stevesurf

I can't eat anything that's going to just lay there and slow me down, so I opt for the more digestible sugars:

CLIF Shot Blocks, Potassium, Calcium Pills

If I'm hurting or doing the ride on less than 2 hours sleep, then ginseng tablets, 5 hour energy and a half Panadeine for the pain

JMRobertson

I hate that "one thing" comment... but here goes:

Beer Nuts.

Now, if I had choice, I'd also list granola... a great source of energy and easy to pack. Breakfast cereal also makes a good on the road snack. On a whole day ride, I usually stop for food rather than just pack a snack.

the spin guru

Whole wheat or multigrain bagels loaded with peanut butter.

surveyor

Fig Newtons.

palookabutt

If I can only name one thing: bananas, about 1 per hour on long, easy rides.

Shimagnolo

+1
I've done 120 mile rides with 10,000' of climbing that lasted from dawn to dusk w/o eating anything solid. This is what I used (see blue box titled "Secret Formula"):

https://outside.away.com/outside/body...hydration.html

Supplies purchased from here:

https://www.bulkfoods.com/

127.0.0.1

mice

Shimagnolo

White, or whole-wheat-brown?

healtheeliving

I used to eat figs but found them to be very dry. I use little debbie fig newtons...not as dry. Excellent snack and carb food regardless!

UmneyDurak

Potatoes.

Cyclo-CLUB

Sure seems like a lot of carbs and junk in here for this post. No offense, I just wonder how all of us have fallen victim to this?? I know I have in the past.

Hoping this will give some ideas...

https://www.cyclo-club.com/public/501.cfm

We've had great success with this simple formula for more in-ride performance.

Enjoy. (and stop whoofing down those junk foods

arexjay

Nope.

UmneyDurak

What junk? As for carbs, umm on longer rides you kind of need them. Unless you enjoy passing out on the side of the road.

trigger

Home made Oatmeal, cinnamon and cranberry cookies. Yum.

Machka 

So-called "junk food" is the best stuff for long distance cycling!! Why? Because it contains carbs for quick energy, and fat ... fat is a slow-burning fuel that can keep you going, and going, and going, and going.

There ain't no way I'm giving up my "junk food"!!

Jim from Boston

I'm an adherent of the Zone Diet that recommends carbs and protein eaten together, so I can't list one item, but one combo that's good for long distance rides for example, is an apple and a small handful of walnuts. On a long ride, say about 70 miles, I take four different combos.

JayhawKen

One thing? That makes it tough since what I want varies from day to day. But for a typical 3 to 4 hour weekend ride, 2 or 3 of the following:

- banana
- bag of raisins
- fig newtons
- PB&J
- Clif Bar (oatmeal & raisin, of course)
- bag of almonds
- Nature Valley granola bar

Tabagas_Ru

Dates
Potatoes

10 Wheels

Full of Energy

Big_e

Oatmeal cookies and bananas.

Zan

bagels with cream cheese (not as dry with cream cheese. if you cut 'em in half, you can eat them + ride no problem.
bananas
apples (if taking break)
fig newtons

hornytoad

fig newtons
dates
dried apricots
nuked red potatoes (w/ olive oil and salt)