I just got off of energy bars too. I just read the high fructose corn syrup is basically poison for your body.

I've been trying peanut butter, apple, honey, and raisins wrapped in a soft honeywheat quesadilla. Excellent on the bike after its been heated up in your jersey backpocket.

Last season I was using these "Bakes" bars (I can't remember what company makes them) that I got in the aisle of the grocery store with the granola bars. They have a banana bread flavour, apple and some cinamon/raison thing. They taste great, kept me fueled up and were only $2.99 a box so every long ride didn't cost me $12-15 in bars and gels. I use Quaker granola bars sometimes too just because my kids eat them a lot and I usually have them in the house.

My fave is Baker's Breakfast Cookies (www.bbcookies.com). A dozen or so flavors and pretty "good" for you.

Brett

boiled baby red potatoes. little olive oil in the water, salted to taste.

SNICKERS!
located at every store, tastes great, digests well (for me anyway as I eat 2 for pre race breakfast) and way way less than any other of those energy bars. Food for the long haul.

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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
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i have often wondered if Snickers are a good idea. has anyone else tried them for long distance rides?

certainly do taste nice...

may try them out this week-end.

snickers rule, eat a few wash down with a tasty carbonated caffeinated beverage and then rage on your riding buddies for the next 3 hrs or until they cry uncle, whichever comes last.

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Brian Stover USAT LII
Accelerate3 Coaching
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snickers are great but the nuts can make them a little tough to get down. so in races i usually go for milky ways. 6-7 plus bananas and gatorade for an IM. haven't found anything that works better.

brent

yeah they're great but here in Hawaii they tend to melt...

can't believe no one has mentioned fig newtons...

You could try extendbars:-

http://www.extendbar.com

My girlfriend (type1 diabetic) suggested I try them and they definitely seem to work for me and I am prone to exercise induced hypoglycemia. Only two flavours to choose from but they're both good. There used to be a New Zealand triathlon site back in '95 that had a good energy bar recipe on it. The mix was fig based, I preferred apricots, with orange juice, wholemeal flour, honey, blackstrap molasses and eggwhites. Tasted good and didn't melt when it got hot. There might still be a copy of the recipe out there somewhere maybe in the FAQ for rec.bicycles.tech

John

melting really isn't that much of a problem. you just squeeze the goo out of the wrapper like you would a gel. actually makes them a little easier to get down. this is where the nuts in snickers can get in the way so i go with the milky way.

brent