Subject: Alternative race day nutrition So I was out riding the other day and munched into a home made muffin I had taken along. It was packed with oats, raisins, wholemeal flour, yoghut and other good stuff. After a morning of sweet gels and drinks it tasted just sooooo good. Later that day I was reading an article by Jon Ackland which stated prior to gels people used to eat and race on "real" foods with very few stomach problems. It's since the introduction of gels and the like that we have seen so many GI problems. So what are some of the alternatives? Bananas, jelly snakes, dried fruit are some obvious ones, that I can think of but what else is a good alternative to gels bars and drinks? Also what about non sweet ideas? Pretzels taste good after a long workout but are a pain to take along and consume. Anyone got some good non sweet ideas? Gerrard |