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FlatMaster 06-06-09 06:19 PM
Pretzels
 
Pretzels..

Fit in a Jersey pocket
No unwrapping
Salt for electrolyte replacement.

What about it. Nutritionally a good idea to take pretzels on a ride?

Totaled108 06-13-09 09:23 PM
There not going to hurt you on a long ride, and are yummy. But they are simple arbs instead of better complex carbs. So I would use other foods too, clif bars and the like. :thumb:

Jim from Boston 06-14-09 04:05 AM
Originally Posted by FlatMaster (Post 9054499)
Pretzels...Nutritionally a good idea to take pretzels on a ride?
Pretzels were the subject of a previous thread, "Pretzels for snacks?," started 9-18-08.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=468155

I recalled it because I like pretzels on a ride. I have told friends that I like Bike Forums because I am often prompted to respond to threads about things I have pondered, even as mundane as pretzels. :D

I posted to that prior thread:

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston (Post 7518915)
I'm an advocate of the Zone diet, which recommends eating carbs and protein together, and I have a set of carbohydrate and protein combos I find easy and compact to carry for small periodic snacks every 20 miles or so. One favorite is fat free pretzels (Snyder Sourdough Nibblers) with a yogurt drink called Kefir, the fat free version.

FYA, other choices are an apple and some walnuts (good source of omega-3), a mash of Kellogg's Special K and some non-fat yogurt, or a Zone Perfect bar or two. I even bring my own snacks on organized centuries with food stops.
BTW, on re-reading that prior post, I noted it was started by xfimpg. We had a nice exchange on a prior Training & Nutrition thread about chocolate milk as a recovery drink. He was a staunch advocate, and I have adopted that practice, if you are reading this, xfimpg. Just yesterday, I was thinking hard about that chocolate milk awaiting me at the end of a 70 mile ride. :thumb:


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