haribo's cheap carbs

bing gordon

i didnt get chance to pick up a couple of SIS gels yesterday for my sunday morn jaunt so i nicked a couple the kids 10p star mix haribo's too munch on the way.

the back of the pack reads like this ;-

Nutritional Value (per 100g)
kilojoule / kcal 1462/344
Protein: 6.6 g
Carbohydrate: 79.0 g
Fat: 0.2 g
Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
Fibre: 0.3 g

so it got me thinking , i could save a few bob here rather than a £1 a throw.
anyone else nicking their kids sweets for the ride ?.

oh and isomax pro power powered isotonic drink absolute dirt cheap at argos and does the job nicely.

downfader

Frys Turkish delight. Sugar and choc, just washed down with OJ.

jon208

I've pretty much given up on expensive energy foods now. Just cut a malt loaf into 1/4, wrap in clingfilm - ram them into your pockets and away you go. Top up with stuff like regular ( rather than "sport') jelly beans as required. Got me around the bike radar 100 mile sportive no worries. 800 calories for 50p. Can't whack it.

downfader

jon208 wrote:

I've pretty much given up on expensive energy foods now. Just cut a malt loaf into 1/4, wrap in clingfilm - ram them into your pockets and away you go. Top up with stuff like regular ( rather than "sport') jelly beans as required. Got me around the bike radar 100 mile sportive no worries. 800 calories for 50p. Can't whack it.

I was just looking at the ingredients and nutrition details on one of those cycling energy bars... it looks like a low sugar flapjack to me. :? £1.20 for a small flapjack. You must be kidding. :shock:

jon208

Exactly! Maltloaf - food of champions.

Easy to chew, can be squished and still taste good, buckets of calories, tastes great, contains some protein and virtually fat free.

I buy 8 at once in the supermarket (often on offer), get some weird looks from the checkout girls though!

Alex__W

Haribo, maltloaf and fig rolls kept me fuelled throughout my time in the Army. As jon208 pointed out, maltloaf is disturbingly resilient as a foodstuff, but it lacks the alarming E-number and glucose hit of Haribo.

JC.152

go somewhere like homebargains and get a massive bag of haribo for a quid

knedlicky

At one time last Autumn, there was a rumour that Haribo were going to take over sponsorship of the Gerolsteiner team. But, as we know, it never came about.

singlespeedexplosif

Haribo Tangfastics are THE only bike food.

keef66

Decent porridge based breakfast, bottles filled with orange squash with a bit of extra sugar and some salt, one pocket full of fig rolls, the other full of jelly babies. That's me sorted for the day.

Not wasting my money on pseudoscientific hyperexpensive nonsense; I'd rather buy bits for the bike.

bahzob

I've found jelly babies are great on bike snacks, just put in top tube bag and grab one every 10 mins or so.

kingrollo

Eating whilst on the bike .....? wots that about ? - doesn't it take the ectasy of demolishing the fridge when you get back !!!!!


in all seriousness - I remember bonking pretty bad - in the middle of nowhere - then I stumbled on a little village post office, sweating, shaking, I staggered - I could hardly get the money out of my wallet, as soon as the lady took my cash - Wallop the first mars bar was gone, the second as I got outside, swiftly followed by a bag of crisps, bread roll, & then washed down - with a full size bottle of lucozade......boy that felt good !

TheStone

Any downside to Haribo Star Mix and Jelly Beans?

Got given on those top tupe pouch things on a recent sportive. For the etape, I'm thinking of filling it with soft sweets. Would this be too much sugar or any problems digesting gummy bears.

will3

kingrollo wrote:

in all seriousness - I remember bonking pretty bad - in the middle of nowhere - then I stumbled on a little village post office, sweating, shaking, I staggered - I could hardly get the money out of my wallet, as soon as the lady took my cash - Wallop the first mars bar was gone, the second as I got outside, swiftly followed by a bag of crisps, bread roll, & then washed down - with a full size bottle of lucozade......boy that felt good !

I remember on tour last year with the Mrs, we had started south of loughborough and were heading (into a 20mph+ head windwind) to Hayfield in the peaks. We stopped at a confectioners in Dove Holes, just south of Chapel and she went inside for mars bars. She came out iwith one each. One! I ask you, what was she thinking? Soon sent her back in for a couple more!

mhuk

Lidl American hardgums for me - there's no gelatin in them although their own brand jelly beans were better (now discontinued).