Originally Posted by
greenlight149
Is it good to have little or a lot of fibers on the bike? Does it take longer to digest and give you digestive problems?
I'm planning on eating dried dates instead of clif bars all the time, since its significantly cheaper, but it does have quite a bit of fiber (1.6g/date). I have sensitive stomach, will the fiber make things worse.
I suspect that you'd have to eat a lot of dates to have issues with the fiber. Most likely more dates than you're likely to eat on a ride anyway. I've used dried fruits as on the bike energy food for decades, usually dried apricots, but also dates, figs and raisins, and never had issues except that they can make me thirsty.
However everybody is different, so I suggest you try it out and see how you do.