Comments on: Eat, Drink, and Have Furry Teeth

By: PaulH

PaulH — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:11:17 +0000

No idea if you can get them in the US, but I rate MuleBars very highly – they’re the sort of snack I’ll happily eat as real food. Moist enough that you can eat them without having to drink at the same time, actually taste good (try the Apple) and even the packaging is easy to open while remaining well sealed normally.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:00:40 +0000

You can make your own energy gel and flavor it any way you want – making a 5 oz flask is super cheap, and tastes great, too:

5 parts honey
1 part black strap molasses (provides magnesium and potassium)
1-2 parts creamy peanut butter (depending on flavor)
1 part whey protein isolate (optional – flavorless is best, but I’m still experimenting)
1/4 teaspoon of salt per tablespoon of peanut butter.
1/8-1/2 teaspoon of artificial flavoring (in the baking aisle) per tablespoon of molasses – give or take (add a little, taste, add a little more, etc).

Mix it all together, et voila.

If you don’t use the whey protein, I’m pretty sure that this will keep for just this side of forever. Even with the whey protein, since all the water in the recipe is bound to sugars, I would expect that it would keep for quite a long ride.

Flavors that work really well:
Banana
Chocolate
Rootbeer
Butter Rum
Butterscotch
Horehound
and my favorites -Butter Pecan/Pralines and cream (yes, they exist!)

By: Rick B

Rick B — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:54:12 +0000

No XXL!?!? /me=saddened P.S. Sweet bike

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:40:56 +0000

FAT CYCLIST T (W)

Style #T609WT10

Any chance THIS shirt will be available anytime soon?
The black with pink and white verticle stripes, in womens.

By: Fiber Queen

Fiber Queen — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:17:14 +0000

Thanks for giving the Salted Nut Roll some publicity. This has been my favorite training food for 10 yrs. Once, I wrote to Pearson asking for a sponsorship (just product), but they never responded… maybe the execs will finally realize they should be marketing to the endurance athlete! Nutritionally, they are pretty sound, too.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:35:34 +0000

I have a 15 min alarm to keep drinking enough.

I there was beer flavoured sports drink this wouldn’t be required.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:12:06 +0000

My last Leadville 100 (run, not bike) = 39 Powergels!!! 1 every 45 minutes for my entire, slow, 29 hours. This was in addition to MUCH other normal food, these just kept me regulated. Let’s just say they were not tasting great by the end of that run, but my nutrition plan worked great for the race. Gels can be nasty but they do have their place.

By: anne h

anne h — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:45:01 +0000

I am currently weeping tears of laughing joy! Thanks for using the word “mucus” repeatedly. Always a bonus.

By: judi

judi — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:39:11 +0000

nutrition is the 4th discipline of the IM. i will NEVER eat another cliff bar. haven’t had one since i was on the bike during IMKY last august.

muscle milk is GOOD calories and easy on the gut. i like carbo pro too.

you ready for your IM fatty? i am super psyched for you.

By: jodi

jodi — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:59:58 +0000

Most cycling “food” gives me stomach issues that need not be explained in detail. I have found that Smucker’s Uncrustables are fabulous riding food. Especially the whole wheat ones with honey.