Originally Posted by
surgeonstone
Keep it simple and keep it real. Having said all that I do sometimes take a bottle of some gatorade equivalent on a long ride with a bottle of water. For calories I take a bag of raisins. Why? Because I like them.
Raisins are a decent choice for potassium consumption ... one loosely packed cup of them has 31% of your daily potassium requirement. That's quite high. They've also got a decent amount of other vitamins and minerals. Have them with something salty, and you'll have your electrolytes.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...-juices/2050/2