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pre-and post-ride foods
I know carbs pre-ride is obvious. But what specific foods?
I have a ken for whole grain breads toasted with Just Peanuts peanut butter. Natural sugars like fruits and fruit juice works too. Post-ride I turn carnivore with any sort of meat protein. Sometimes I crave high protein for a couple days after a good ride. A good ride for me being anywhere from 2 hours early in the season to a full 6-8 hour day when I'm really in the zone. |
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"recycled" writes: I know carbs pre-ride is obvious. But what specific foods? Potato salad 'n cherry pie. I have a ken for whole grain breads toasted with Just Peanuts peanut butter. Natural sugars like fruits and fruit juice works too. Post-ride I turn carnivore with any sort of meat protein. Sometimes I crave high protein for a couple days after a good ride. A good ride for me being anywhere from 2 hours early in the season to a full 6-8 hour day when I'm really in the zone. Beware the Halifax donair. I figure a plain ordinary balanced diet does the trick well enough. The human body knows what it needs, and that manifests as cravings. As long as you don't neglect those healthy 'n tasty vegetables & fruits, and keep your portions reasonably sized, life is good. As for post-exercise protein, I just luvs my George Foreman [G+] Broil. Lamb chops, chicken breasts, chuck (aka blade or ranch) steaks, grilled cheeses -- they all come out wonderfully. Of course it ain't a patch on a /real/ grill that smokily imbues your food with yummy carcinogenics. In fact, charcoal-grilled pineapple is my favourite candy. I used to work with a gym-rat guy; he OD'd on that whey protein powder stuff, trying to bulk-up too quickly. One morning he woke up unrecognizable and looking like the Michelin Tire Man. I'd leave that junk alone and just stick with good-tasting real food. Eggos are great for shingling your bacon 'n over-easy eggs. A fistful of patio/tom thumb/ cherry tomatoes on the side (w/ a drizzle of rice vinegar and an adequate shake of salt,) and yer set. Sweet corn/maize is a wonderfully different take on carbohydrates. I've found tahini is a good way to use up all the zucchinis I get given to me, by sub'ing the eggplant w/ zucchini. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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pre-and post-ride foods
Do you guys think that eating specific foods helps your cycling
performance on an individual ride? If so, I definitely have to watch my pre-ride food intake! I guess this means no more microwaved frozen burritos and forties of O.E. Damn. Regards, Cullen |
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On May 30, 5:59*am, (Tom Keats) wrote:
In article , * * * * "recycled" writes: I know carbs pre-ride is obvious. But what specific foods? Potato salad 'n cherry pie. I have a ken for whole grain breads toasted with Just Peanuts peanut butter. Natural sugars like fruits and fruit juice works too. Post-ride I turn carnivore with any sort of meat protein. Sometimes I crave high protein for a couple days after a good ride. A good ride for me being anywhere from 2 hours early in the season to a full 6-8 hour day when I'm really in the zone. Beware the Halifax donair. You're safe with roadside food--but beware the chilies and the lure of sririchi sauce or even hotwings and such. I tempted fate last fall on a Sunday and had to ride several miles puckered till I found a honey bucket a kilter at a downtown work site. Oh, the burn! The workout riding out of the saddle six miles back wasn't bad either! But yeah--the fancy gels and stuff are pretty hilarious. I caught up with a charity ride a couple weeks ago and there was a flock of tri guys with their little "bento boxes" and all their "aero foods" packed just so. Must sell a lot of those things to the OCD crowd. FWIW, a kabanos zip tied to the top tube is about as aero as it gets and very calorie dense! |
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" writes: Do you guys think that eating specific foods helps your cycling performance on an individual ride? Yes, to an extent. It works the other way, too. Eating specific foods can hinder one's performance on an individual ride. Especially greasy stuff like sawmill gravy or really bad pizza or deep fried anything. One pre-ride food that really enhances my performance is that good ol' ubiquitous standby: Kraft Dinner. If so, I definitely have to watch my pre-ride food intake! I guess this means no more microwaved frozen burritos and forties of O.E. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ugh. I think one could starve to death, eating 7-Eleven fare. That stuff isn't even food. For a few cents more than the price of frozen burritos you could nuke up a nice Scots pie and a cob o' corn. I dunno what O.E. is, but maybe it would hurt to cut that intake down from forties to 26ers. Or just drown the forties with a lot of mix so you can say you're just drinkin' weak ones. Maybe a mix that's a good source of vitamin C and other nutrients. Damn. Life is so unfair. Oh, well. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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"Tom Keats" wrote in message ... In article , " writes: Do you guys think that eating specific foods helps your cycling performance on an individual ride? Yes, to an extent. It works the other way, too. Eating specific foods can hinder one's performance on an individual ride. Especially greasy stuff like sawmill gravy or really bad pizza or deep fried anything. One pre-ride food that really enhances my performance is that good ol' ubiquitous standby: Kraft Dinner. If so, I definitely have to watch my pre-ride food intake! I guess this means no more microwaved frozen burritos and forties of O.E. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ugh. I think one could starve to death, eating 7-Eleven fare. That stuff isn't even food. For a few cents more than the price of frozen burritos you could nuke up a nice Scots pie and a cob o' corn. I dunno what O.E. is, but maybe it would hurt to cut that intake down from forties to 26ers. Or just drown the forties with a lot of mix so you can say you're just drinkin' weak ones. Maybe a mix that's a good source of vitamin C and other nutrients. I've wondered if there are really bad foods to have while riding - I mean other than junk food. I've had meals that were too heavy in that I felt logy afterwards while riding. But never anything that cause more than a few tens of minutes of discomfort. |
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