Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
That covers timed rides. Touring, I keep the effort down and it's a non-issue. Doesn't matter what I eat on tour as long as it's enough. So far, I haven't toured anywhere I couldn't buy a Snickers bar. Always had at least one in my bar bag.
Some years back, one of my younger-middle-aged gym rat co-workers gave me a lecture on how he ended each workout with a Protein Bar (you could hear the capitals). After some back and forth, I got his wrapper the next day and compared it to my Snickers'. The carbs, fats, and protein content of the two were surprisingly close -- and I still contend the Snickers tastes a heck of a whole lot better.