Best commuting breakfast

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  • russmcp
    russmcp Posts: 28
    Jeez, some of you lot, porridge with cream????

    18 mile (hilly) or 21 mile (not so hilly) commute into work and I have to be at work at 6.30 which means the time I leave I cannot stomach food it actually makes me want to be sick.

    Water, maybe a coffee, a few jelly babies at half distance.
    This fitness lark is getting addictive
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Porridge (what else in the Highlands?) though (and this is where I give away my Englishness) with, semi-skimmed/water, banana and a dash of maple syrup. Then a cup of Illy espresso in a latte.

    A full-house of different carbs/sugars and caffeine to give it all a kick.

    The only downside is that I need to leave 45 mins before setting off to avoid seeing it all again at the top of the first steep climb!
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • itsbruce
    itsbruce Posts: 221
    This morning, I had scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, followed by a whole grapefruit. Sets me up nicely.
    Charge Mixer (2010)
    Schwinn Madison (2009)
  • Salsamander
    Salsamander Posts: 53
    I only ride in 5 miles to work so I tend to ride without eating anything, then when I get to work I have a piece of dry granary toast, with some baked beans and a poached egg. I think I have convinced myself that's healthly, anyone care to shatter this delusion?
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    This morning: crumpets with cheese and haggis. :D
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    will3 wrote:
    This morning: crumpets with cheese and haggis. :D

    :shock: You are one strange puppy. Did you close your eyes and put your hands on the first two things they touched that were in your fridge?
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  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    cjcp wrote:
    will3 wrote:
    This morning: crumpets with cheese and haggis. :D

    :shock: You are one strange puppy. Did you close your eyes and put your hands on the first two things they touched that were in your fridge?

    Don;t be silly, you don;t keep crumpets in the fridge.
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,412
    anton1r wrote:
    Sorry but you lads are both wrong, its all about the Weetabix.

    x3 + a handfull of sultanas, followed by 3 slices of toast with jam, honey or peanut butter, and a glass of orange juice. Where it all goes, and how I digest it at the same time as cycling I have no idea, but I need it. The odd day when I have run out of weetabix or bread, I have struggled.
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  • Agent57
    Agent57 Posts: 2,300
    Cup of coffee. I only do 5 miles though.
    MTB commuter / 531c commuter / CR1 Team 2009 / RockHopper Pro Disc / 10 mile PB: 25:52 (Jun 2014)
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,412
    Agent57 wrote:
    Cup of coffee. I only do 5 miles though.

    :shock: A cup of coffee does not constitute breakfast; it's just a drink
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    rjsterry wrote:
    Agent57 wrote:
    Cup of coffee. I only do 5 miles though.

    :shock: A cup of coffee does not constitute breakfast; it's just a drink

    How about two cups? (That's mine at the moment. Although I then have more coffee and a muffin when I arrive at work.)
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    CJCP. that's just a 'long' drink :wink:
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    I'm still relying on the Sugar Puffs... I find i have more energy at the start of the day than at the end. The ride in always seems easier.
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • fjellrunner
    fjellrunner Posts: 64
    I'm on water too. Nothing else stays down that early in the morning.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    fjellrunner wrote:
    I'm on water too. Nothing else stays down that early in the morning.

    Down or in? :)

    @Cafewanda - mine's slightly out of necessity - I need to keep the pounds off for the next couple of months. After that, back to toast and cereal. And the muffin, of course.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,187
    I'm surprised that no one has yet mentioned James Hunt's 'Breakfast of Champions' :wink:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]

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