For me, long ride = endurance ride. If I'm leaving from the house, I eat a bowl of oatmeal with nuts and honey at least 1hr before leaving. If i'm traveling to the start, I bring a big PB&J to eat it in the car at least 1hr before start. On the ride, I eat once every 45min. If its 2hrs, I'll bring 2 bananas. If it's longer, I'll bring some shot blocks to supplement and possibly a cliff bar to nibble on. I've had some success on really long rides eating one shot block every 5-10 min instead of the whole pack at once. If i'm riding less than 1hr, I do not eat on the ride. Here in the sub-tropics, hydration is very important. I put 1/2 a Nuun tab in every bottle.

I'm trying to lose weight, so I only eat enough sugar to keep from bonking, but I did bonk once and don't want to repeat that. Sometimes you have to consume calories to burn more calories. Do some experimenting and you'll find what works for you.

Hammer Nutrition makes nutrition products that I do not use, but they have a guide for endurance nutrition that is pretty comprehensive. There is a lot of good info there, but keep in mind that they are also selling nutrition products. Here is a link if you are interested: https://www.hammernutrition.com/medi...guidetosuccess