JTGraphics

I don't see it that way I'm going to eat no mater what.
If I drive a car I must put gas in it and eat.

ottawa_adam

I don't snack anymore than I did before I started commuting. I have never been one to have to munch on snacks during the day. If I have a hankering for something, I'll have a fresh apple or orange. Less processed and easy to digest.

stevage

Ow. Why can't you all just learn to use metric

Steve

nick__45

actually, there is a big enjoyment out of putting gas in our cars; especially when gas price is off the roof. it is a patriotism we hold so dear, knowing that the higher the price the more patriotic we are. plus, there is also that fear that if we don't pay and stop buying gas guzzlers, the terrorists have won. it is sorta like the old say "i am a god fearing christian;" you're not a christian by choice but rather by force because if you're not the devil wins and you goes straight to hell.

speaking of gas, it is one of those tricky product that is very hard to save. it evaporates and goes bad over time so one constantly have to top it off and put stabilizer chemical in it. as sweat as the patriotic fumes may smell, we won't want to kill the environment by our fume, so top off and stablelizer we slave ourself to achieve.

NOTE: THIS HUMOR IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY G.W. BUSH; OUR FEARLESS LITTER (OR IS IT LEADER I CAN'T TELL BY HIS BROKEN ENGLISH)

Vodalus

I don't think I eat that much more in a usual day than I would otherwise. The difference, though, is that I spread it out more throughout the day. Instead of eating one "lunch" I find myself eating a little bit right after work, then snacking on my sandwiches/veggies/etc that I'd always have in my lunch in hour or two increments after that.

An important thing I can toss into this calculation is the fact that there were 3-5 drives per week when i was in my car where i would stop and get some sort of snack or meal, and that doesn't even count the pack (or more) a day of cigs that i was burning through at the time. Now that I'm biking I have basically kicked both habits I can afford to eat a little more and still come out way ahead.

dynodonn 

I don't care if I spend more money on food than gasoline, it's a lot more enjoyable to eat my hard earned dollars than pump them into the gas tank of my SUV.

RT

They told us in 2nd grade that by high school we'd be speaking metric. That was 1972. I think we're set in our ways

crhilton

Try 1075 calories per gallon of gas. I used https://www.my-calorie-counter.com/Calories_Burned.asp, at a 11-14mph pace, and 175lbs.

1% milk has 110 calories per cup. A gallon has 16 cups, so 1760 calories. And it's a much better snack for high energy users than salty pretzels or pasta.

A gallon of milk is similar in price to a gallon of gasoline. So, you get about 38.5 miles to one gallon of milk.


However, milk tastes good. Gas smells bad.
Cycling, as an aerobic exercise, helps reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
The average person consumes a few hundred extra calories without exercise, why not turn those into 6 miles of travel?

Don't take this too literally. Drinking that much milk has its own health problems. I just find it to be an incredibly good unit, since it's sold by the gallon.

crhilton

https://www.edmunds.com/apps/cto/CTOintroController

It varies by car, I find this tool helpful. It's only useful for new cars, used cars are quite a bit cheaper due to less depreciation, lower licensing, etc.

lil brown bat

From NOAA: A drought is defined as "a period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area." -Glossary

High fire alerts or not, we don't got a drought in New England. Really, ask the folks down south what a drought is if you don't believe me -- we're a long way from "serious hydrologic imbalance". BTW, I don't live in Boston, I just commute here. I live in the Berkshires of western Mass.

jaa1085

+1

elfich

If you want a high density energy source: olive oil. It is a fat. Fats normally have an energy density 10 times higher than any carbohydrates.

Before you start trying to connive that 'driving a car is cheaper than biking' trying including maintenance of the car or bike, and cost of full replacement.

Car: 13,000 base line Smart Car. Cheap and legal in the US.
Six oil changes in a year: $200
Change of tires: $300
Odds and ends repairs: $500 (average)
Insurance: $750 (lots of variance)
Annual operating (without gas): $1750

Bike: 1,000 reasonable bike of your choice.
Bike parts/maintenance: $500

huhenio

I am cooking some more fuel

It was trucked from somewhere else to the store

Now it is turning into cyclist fuel

newbojeff

All I know is that since I've been riding as much as I do, I've been hoovering up every baked good that comes within arms reach, I eat a dessert after every lunch and dinner, and I'm the thinnest I've ever been.

I'm 37 years old and waiting for this to all come to a sudden halt one of these years.

Just have to ride more, I guess.

goldfishin

if i had the money i'd spend about $350 a month on the best, most natural, whole organic foods. that's about $150 more a month than i spend now. so, $350 a month for the finest food vs whatever gawdawful amount one may spend on gas is a good investment IMO.

lil brown bat

I am growing some fuel in my garden It ain't there yet, though.

Moonshiner

I've read in several sources that the average american eats anywhere from 30-40% more calories on a daily basis then required. (which explains our overweight problems.) These simple statistics show you should be able to bike commute and cut down on food. A double savings.