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De Sisti wrote:Eat stuff you genuinely like (that won't upset your tummy). Try bananas, jam/marmalade sandwiches,
fig rolls, a sausage roll. Basically stuff you like.

printedland wrote:Flapjack. In fact, any kind of cereal bar (but oat-based ones are the best). Bananas. Salted peanuts. My current fave are some pressed fruit bars from Aldi, which are simply pressed apples and pears and nothing else. Delicious.

De Sisti wrote:Eat stuff you genuinely like (that won't upset your tummy)..

DaveGos wrote:I use to do a lot of long distance cycling and racing 2 PBPs ,1 24 hour TT , 3 12 hour tts etc. You can get all your calories from drink if you wish you dont need solid food . On audaxes I often stop at a coop or petrol station , one pint or litre of milk shake or half fat milk will get you a lot of miles. Drinks bottles , flat coke is the best , but if you wish to waste money SIS powder is good , or just squash add extra sugar and a pinch of salt. Normally have one proper meal in the middle of a long audax ( 200- 400k) . The last 2 12 hour time trials I ate nothing just used drink with SIS powder , averaged 21 mph on the last one. Now I just do one 100 mile TT a year and do it on squash with added sugar and salt, and a bag of jelly babies from Aldi which are great for topping your calories intake up every few miles

foxyrider wrote:

DaveGos wrote:I use to do a lot of long distance cycling and racing 2 PBPs ,1 24 hour TT , 3 12 hour tts etc. You can get all your calories from drink if you wish you dont need solid food . On audaxes I often stop at a coop or petrol station , one pint or litre of milk shake or half fat milk will get you a lot of miles. Drinks bottles , flat coke is the best , but if you wish to waste money SIS powder is good , or just squash add extra sugar and a pinch of salt. Normally have one proper meal in the middle of a long audax ( 200- 400k) . The last 2 12 hour time trials I ate nothing just used drink with SIS powder , averaged 21 mph on the last one. Now I just do one 100 mile TT a year and do it on squash with added sugar and salt, and a bag of jelly babies from Aldi which are great for topping your calories intake up every few miles

Can't help thinking you may have got more than 21mph with a better feeding regime!

Raw Brownie Bar (Vegan)

220-230gr (200gr when the stone is removed) Safawi or Medjool dates
90gr raw almonds (about ½ cup)
60gr raw cashews
30gr pumpkin seeds
60gr unsweetened medium shredded coconut (about ⅔ cup)
60gr raw cocoa powder (⅓ cup)
100gr unsweetened granola/muesli
+-150gr cold water (about 1 cup) adjust according to the desired texture
¼ teaspoon salt
1 heap teaspoon cinnamon powder

Put the dates in a (heat-resistant) bowl and cover with 150gr of boiling water. Leave for 5-10 minutes and mix the other ingredients in the meantime.

Ground the almonds, cashews and (if using those) the pumpkin seeds and briefly mix them in the food processor.
Weight the shredded coconut and the cocoa powder, add the salt and cinnamon. Add this in the food processor and briefly mix.

Drain the water from the dates in the food processor and quickly mix.
Chop the dates in half or quarters and add them with the cinnamon powder in the mix, until fairly smooth, if necessary add a couple of spoons of water.

If using raisins or sultanas, add them only now and briefly mix them so they don't get completely shredded, you want to have them mixed evenly with the rest, but kept whole if possible.

Lay the mix in a tray lined with greaseproof paper, sprinkle with a bit of shredded coconut, put another piece of greaseproof paper and roll with the pin.

Leave in the oven Mk3 for about 30 minutes, or until gets a bit firm, then let cool down. Can be kept in the fridge for over a week.