Great energy food for 15 pence.........seriously

JimmyK

I went out tonight for a 40 mile bike ride. the sky was as grey as one of jimmy carr`s jokes and it was raining. it was also windy and a thoroughly minging night to go out biking.

my 15 pence wonderfood was the humble "chomp" bar. i had a litre of water in the back of my jersey and 4 chomp bars. total spent was 60 p

up and down hills , riding into wind and glasses steamed up because of the bl00dy rain. and my legs felt just fine. came in with a very satisfying 18 mph average .

ever try chomp bars , for 15p , what a steal.

Jimmyk

mhuk

Each 25g Bar will provide you with the following:

Energy - 110 Calories
Protein - 0.8g
Carbohydrate - 15.9g
Fat - 4.7g

strangely they're not on the Cadburys' website....

Dustine

I swear by Geobars myself, Fairtrade and seem full of energy. 30p each. Apricot especially nice. But theyre all good.

andrewgturnbull

Hi folks.

You'd be better off with a banana - costs about the same.

Cheers, Andy

robbie the roadie

mmmmm chomps. Though personally I would say 4 chomp bars is perhaps a bit excessive for a 40 mile ride.

sicrow

Asda value Malt loaf 20 pence each - for that price it will feed you for 4-5 hours surely can't be beaten

wildmoustache

bananas cost the same? only if you can make it tesco ... more like 49p in any number of newsagents "promoting" healthy eating with one of the stupid fruit stands.

I will try the chomp.

I like the giant bags of figs from holland and barret. cost about £2 for about 70 of the swines. makes a horrendous smell into the deal!

JimmyK

robbie the roadie wrote:

mmmmm chomps. Though personally I would say 4 chomp bars is perhaps a bit excessive for a 40 mile ride.

I like the taste of them !!......................LOL

jimmyk

alan_sherman

Asda value Malt loaf 20 pence each

You mean the PowerBrick (TM)

patchy

alan sherman wrote:

Asda value Malt loaf 20 pence each

You mean the PowerBrick (TM)

do you preslice, or just chomp on into the whole brick? What about a buttery topping?

(i have a wonderful image of someone cycling handsfree whilst preparing themselves a little malt loaf snackeroo now...)

daniel_b

Shows as 10p here - out of date piccie?



Can't say I have ever seen/had one, are they good as well as tasty then?

Dan

kafkathedog

+1 for malt loaf

As it sticks everywhere(teeth, gums etc), you can be eating one slice for about 10mins too

djaeggi

+1 malt loaf.

Just chomp into the brick. If you're good, you can open the packet single handed. Nutritionally pretty identical to a powerbar!

Malt loaf's greatest advantage is that you can perform all kinds of crimes to it (freeze it, drive your car over it, etc.) and it will stil be edible :-)

Dan

hammerite

Daniel B wrote:

Shows as 10p here - out of date piccie?



Can't say I have ever seen/had one, are they good as well as tasty then?

Dan

they're a bit like CurlyWurlys but not as stretchy!

I was at an event at the Lowry so popped over to the "outlet centre" opposite, there's a cadburys factory shop and I got about 25 for £1.50 (or something equally silly). I had to hide them in the boot so they survived the journey home yyyyyuuuuummmmmm!

a_n_t

i'll stick with me jelly babies. 78g of carbs per 100!!

JimmyK

a_n_t wrote:

i'll stick with me jelly babies. 78g of carbs per 100!!

crikey, thats a lotta carbs !!

do you find jelly babies keep you going ?

jimmyk

a_n_t

yeah, wouldn't be without them..................bonkbusters!!

Mettan

If you're not bothered about "fat", a handful of peanuts provide a huge amount of energy for a small size/weight - they also provide a nice savoury contrast to 500ml of fruit juice on a 40 miler.

benvickery

I'm a malt loaf muncher as well. I did a 100 mile ride Saturday before last and ate a whole loaf together with some cereal bars. I was pretty sick of the stuff by the end though. I don't butter it due to the unnecessary fat but it would definitely help it go down!!

JimmyK

benvickery wrote:

I'm a malt loaf muncher as well. I did a 100 mile ride Saturday before last and ate a whole loaf together with some cereal bars. I was pretty sick of the stuff by the end though. I don't butter it due to the unnecessary fat but it would definitely help it go down!!

musta tasted like you were eating malted sawdust dude

jimmyk

derekwatts

Malt Loaf all the way! Great stuff. In fact it would make a good name for a rock group...

Could also be used as a weapon against errant motorists - could you imagine Cippo throwing a malt loaf brick at a passing motorcyclist? Would've taken him out for sure!

SteveR_100Milers

and malt loaf lasts for months when kept in a placcy bag, just wont go off/stale/mouldy!

verloren

djaeggi wrote:

Malt loaf's greatest advantage is that you can perform all kinds of crimes to it (freeze it, drive your car over it, etc.) and it will stil be edible :-)

Or at least, it will still be as edible as it was before

Dustine

Yeah, im a big fan of the malt loaf too, but with Geobars you have 4 different flavours so can have a bit of variety at least. Or i often take a plastic container in a saddlebag, stuffed full of dried fruit.