A friend of mine eats PBJ sandwiches. I'd call that real food :)

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Try Honey in a GU flask.

Works for me.

Alan.

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If you eat sandwiches then it is handy to cut off the crusts, roll them (think of a scroll) and gladwrap (don't know what you guys call it - clingfilm?) from both ends - easy to pull off and eat.

I like vegemite on white bread for the savoury contrast to my sports drink but I don't expect that many from the uncivilised countries will appreciate this.

Banana bread w/peanut butter.

Chicken and hummus on whole wheat bread.

That's a start.

oh man I'm craving banana bread now!

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My girlfriend swears by the Eddie Merckx special: Ham and Cheese. I don't know where she keeps them but the only time I can catch her on the bike is when she's eating.

LARABAR

An example of the ingredients list is: Banana cookie bar - dates, almonds, bananas. REI has them here: http://www.rei.com/...&vcat=REI_SEARCH

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raisins (Carbs & Potassium)

second the PB&J

Almost every fruit imaginable comes dried now. Costco has dried mango strip and kiwis.

Whole wheat cinnamon animal crackers (cant think of the brand)

Those packaged whole wheat crackers with PB

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I like to eat pretzels.

Bananas and apples.

Time flies like and arrow, fruit flies like a banana. :)

jaretj

I'm a huge fan of whole foods, and all those mentioned above do work; I just find it hard to eat whole foods when working out hard so I use Hammer gels and other hammer nutrition products. An example of the Raspberry Gel (My favorite) ingredients:

Long-chain Maltodextrin, Filtered Water, Energy Smart® (Fruit Juice, Natural Grain Dextrins), Raspberry Puree, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate (as a preservative), Amino Acids (L-Leucine, L-Alanine, L-Valine, L-Isoleucine), Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride

So not exactly what you asked but definitely better than most easy to eat energy foods on the market.

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Fig bars aka Fig Newtons. Bite size, won't melt and tastes good.

PowerBagels (Einstein's), peanutbutter crackers, dried mango strips, bananas.

I've mentioned taking the Ukrainian National Track team out on an 80 miler a couple of years ago. Bananas and apples were exactly what they ate.

I suppose this isn't exactly in your strike zone, but after 4 hrs of riding with at least a couple of more to get home, a Wendys cheeseburger goes over real well. I stop, though, to eat it. I think I would cry if I dropped it or something.

Of course, if I am riding with others, I forego the treat. ALso, if it is a race simulation or race nutrition ride, the Wendys treat is also out.

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you could try bringing some jerky - beef, turkey, etc.
unless you're vegetarian, in which case that probably won't much appeal to you.

One of my friends used to like to eat potatos while riding. He even tried to make a potato dispenser that went on his down tube. It only worked so-so.

I would go with the peanut butter. But I would say that any food you want to eat, and can carry safely would be fine.

Bernie

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For IM Florida, I trained with and raced with my Bento Box full of Fig Newtons! They're sweet, have plenty of calories (2 of them have about 120 calories) and are small and easy to take with you. The Bento Box kept them from getting crushed.
I also had a peanut butter and banana sandwich in my Special Needs bag and also ate them during long rides. Worked great for me!
Back in the day, before energy bars, I understand the early Ironmen racers ate Fig Newtons.

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potatos from the micro
sweet potatos the same way
great on the bike
or after a swim
easy on the wallet to


dirt

Chocolate soy milk
Nuts or Trail mix
Granola bars/nature valley or quaker oats
Snickers

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How do you store and eat the potato? What is used for packaging?

I have been wanting to try a yam or something similar to get away from sandwiches and gels because of the amount of sugar in both.

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Someone suggested raisins. Be careful with that. One time I was sick of gels so I took like 5 of those little boxes of raisins out on a ride. My poop was black for a couple of days, and I didn't feel too good. Same goes for all dried fruit, it can be tough to digest easily.

I second or third the idea of the fig newtons. Cranberry was always my favorite flavor, but I don't know if they still make those.

My coach gave me a suggestion that I've used before. Cook up a couple of servings of rice. Let it cool, dump some salt on, and squeeze it into 4 or 5 little balls. Wrap them in foil and stick them in your jersey pocket. When you need one, just unwrap and pop the whole thing into your mouth. Works really well. Don't forget the salt.

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Any recommendations for a fig newton that isn't the "Fig Newton" brand and doesn't have such a long list of chemical ingredients and isn't as processed?

I like the idea of fig newtons, but want to get away from overly processed food.

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