I used to do poptarts---but, they were a bit too dry mid-ride...and always seemed to turn to crumbs in my jersey. Never considered the fruit-pie. Hmmm....

The team my buddy started for the MS City to Shore made it an annual contest to see who could pack the most of those little Clif Bars they give out into our jersey pockets on the ride back to Woodcrest (we only did it because one of the volunteer leads told us they were required to trash any leftovers and encouraged us to take as many as possible). I think one guy managed 35.

+1

Used to do poptarts back in the day, but they are a bit too dry/crumbly.

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Fruit snacks are pretty darn good and cheap. I use them on the trainer a lot too.

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+1 I've never eaten a fig that wasn't in newton form.

Natural figs taste just like Fig Newtons

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Swedish berries or gummy bears are my current go-to!

I tried pop tarts on the ride and experienced the same thing. They remain pre/post ride food for me.

DUDE, I've been on the rice cake train for a while now. So amazing and so easy. I have also discovered that coating them in rice flour keeps them from drying out when freezing so thats a plus
I went with the GCN base recipe

2.5 cups of short grain rice.
5 cups of water
1 block of cream of coconut
1-3 tablespoons of coconut oil. (The hotter it is the more it will drip out as it gets warm, not a huge issue but be warned)
3tb of sugar
some salt
Fruit of choice. So far ive done craisons, mango, and apricot.

Put everything in a rice cooker except fruit (i bet you could add the fruit just never done it)
When its done, it wont look done, just stir it up and let it cool down some. Come back later as it should be thicker by now and load into a gallon ziplock and lay out in the shape of a block. Try your best to bake a solid block shape.
I use a rimmed cookie sheet and cutting board
Throw that bitch in the fridge preferably over night to solidify enough to cut. simply cut the bag edges so you can easily peel it off and cut into 12 squares.
Before cutting, you can rub in some rice flour if you want. I found this kept them a little more moist when freezing.
Wrap in Scratch brand parchemnt foil as this is literally impossible to find in a US grocery. Scratch sells 40sheets for $5
If not frozen they will mold in about 5ish days. Even then it didnt kill any of us.

ALSO I just tried some onigiri style last weekend
made a half batch so it was 1.25 cups of rice for 2.5 cups of water
2tb of coconut oil
salt

Once cooked I stirred in MSG, Soy Sauce and Furikake
Then I wrapped in seaweed then wrapped in scratch wrapper. These were super popular on my training camp and will definitely make again. Also the seaweed keeps it real nice and solid.

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I use 100mg Clif Gels (Expresso) for nearly all distances.

If I'm going for 100mi and get hungry at 80mi, I'll stop for ice cream, cheez-its, pringles, and chocolate covered pretzels.

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I usually take healthy snacks which includes almonds and other fruits. But sometimes i miss the whole meal during workout or eat after doing some kind of workout.

I have carried everything from peanut butter@nutella rolls to Jerky to Welchies favourite, strawberries and cream soft candy,Mars bars,Snickers but the epic stuff eaten during Multi-Iron's and long bike tours are the best with pizza,Subway rolls,meat pies,gas station, sandwiches and hot latte's in Camelbak thermal bottles,you name it. The snacks from 7/11 in Thailand are a never ending fun time and I really miss those..One of the joys of long rides/tours for me is looking like a homeless cyclist,hanging out at random truckstops or convenience stores in strange countries..

Sometimes a slice of pepperoni pizza in my pocket.

This. My only complaint with fig Newton's is sometimes they turn in to a crumbly mess by the time I eat them.

A small can of coke from a gas station has gotten me through the latter part of some rides when I was really suffering. It's amazing (and kind of disturbing) how quickly you feel energized after having one.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

I forgot Coke.. I buy the 6-packs of the little cans (Mountain Dew works too) from the local grocery store, and throw one in my jersey pocket for longer rides. A can of Mountain Dew in my drop bag (along with some of the mini stroopwaffels I mentioned above) was the perfect kick for the last few miles of a gravel race last fall.

Costco has a bag of individually wrapped beef sticks which are pretty good.

Yeah I’m a fan of all of these.

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A famous stop I had on a long ride 80mi+ included (in video) me putting milk in my bottles and also an ice cream snicker bar into the bottle and also peanut m&ms - people thought it was hilarious. But, realistically sipping and taking the top off the bottle to eat the bits while riding was one of the best decisions I have made in this life. Sooooo tasty.

If it’s around Christmas and I’m riding, I’ll find egg nogg at the gas station and put that in one of my bottles - mmmmmm. Calorie friendly.

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I will always stop at a lemonade stand. Did a Dave Scott triple brick workout last year that was a loop that also had a bake sale on it so I had rice krispy treats for that, but after three rides/runs I was pretty sick of them.
I love coke and Pringles too.

Yeah I feel like Pringles really hit the spot with their saltiness and prove to be very easily digestible for quick fuel.

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This thread should have ended with MexiCoke and Fig Newtons.

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My snacks of choice :
Bobos oatbars (oatmeal to go)
Nature's bakery whole Wheat fig bars and brownies (these are what I live off of for multi hour trainer rides).
Skratch bars (currently living on these during my rides).

Oh and half way of my normal weekend 80 mile ride has these amazing oatmeal apple Raisin Cookies

Little Debbie oatmeal creme pies

Graham crackers for long rides

For gravel rides, I have a hydroflask that is sized for a bottle holder in which I will put coffee and have it mid-ride, deep in Portland's Forest Park

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