Originally Posted by
wipekitty
This is very helpful. In your experience, does it matter what the nutrition content of the calories is - for example, will straight sugar do the trick, or is something more nutritional or a source of protein better?
In the beginning, I try for a variety of things. Nice big granola bars with nuts, oatmeal raisin cookies, fruit bars, a banana ... and I'll stop for potato chips, salted almonds, sometimes beef jerky. Somewhere in the middle of the ride I'll try to go for a meal of some sort if I can.
Toward the end of the ride it's jelly beans and gummy whatevers (bears, snakes, etc.). Virtually straight sugar, although some of those gummy candies do have a bit of protein in them - the gelatin, I presume. If it is hot, an iced something is nice.
Around here, we can get these ... they're about 100 calories each, so I might try for 1 or 2 of those at a stop late in a hot ride. They go down very well.
https://www.weis.com.au/products/mango-ice-cream-bar/
