What snacks do you guys pack to eat whilst riding? I mean bikepacking type riding rather than normal rides

My favourites for walking are nuts and nut related goodie but these are too fat rich and carb light for cycling when the output is much higher so need something with more carb in them

Was thinking of things like coconut macaroons, mini biscuits, some sweets. I want things that I actually want to eat, rather than have to eat to avoid bonking

Any particular favourites? I'm looking for inspiration. The lighter the better ideally

I'd actually rather snack through lunch rather than stop for a proper lunch too

Always homemade 'flapjack' for me. It's one of the only things I'll always want to eat ... it's not light but it goes a long way.

I don't put sugar or syrup in, just honey, butter, oats and chopped nuts*.

*Or owt else you fancy.

Cliff bars
Mars bars
More cliff bars
Whatever I find in the corner shop
Cliff bars
Fruit n nut n jelly baby mix
Did I mention cliff bars?

Custard creams.

http://www.composite-projects.co.uk/201 ... il-food-6/


http://www.composite-projects.co.uk/201 ... il-food-7/


http://www.composite-projects.co.uk/201 ... il-food-8/
I tend to make these with peanut butter instead of chocolate spread now though.

Link to my whole trail food series. http://www.composite-projects.co.uk/tag/trail-food/
The 3 above is what I tend to make the most though as it lasts over multiple days much better and is far denser in calories.

I take jam sandwiches. I love them - there's no better meal in the middle of nowhere when you get a pack of squished jam sandwiches out of your pack.
Honey sandwiches are a close second, but the honey soaks into the bread too much.

I also take a 500g bag of cranberries and raisins. These are brilliant anti bonk fuel.

And a malt loaf - this also needs to be squished so it can be bitten off as you ride. Great for filling the stomach and providing a slow release of energy.

If I stop at a shop, I always check out the shelves for a plain chocolate Bounty. They are rarely stocked though, so these are a rare treat. If nothing doing on the Bounty front, any other plain chocolate has to suffice. And a chocolate milkshake.

For me it is Kvikk Lunsj every time....



To most of the world, Kvikk Lunsj, one of Norway's most popular and iconic chocolate bars from Freia, one of Norway's oldest chocolate companies, may not seem like anything special. At least, not anything unique. It looks just like a Kit Kat bar—a Kit Kat bar with the more utilitarian name "quick lunch," a role fulfilled by 250 calories of chocolate-covered wafers.

But to Norwegians, the chocolate bar has another meaning: Hiking. Trekking. Skiing. Being active outdoors. The Kvikk Lunch slogan is "Tursjokoladen"—the hiking or trekking chocolate. For over 70 years, Kvikk Lunsj has maintained its bold tri-colored identity as the Norwegian companion to the great outdoors, and its popularity continues to grow.

Muslie bars/cereal bars and liquorice allsorts does it for me.

Homemade flapjacks for me too and if I haven't got any of those the Fabulous Bakin' Brothers ones are quite good. There are usually some Haribo or jelly babies in there somewhere.

Love the Eat Natural bars http://www.eatnatural.co.uk/
great range of tastes and good carb count, cant get enough of them.

I have a bit of a thing for Topic's, liking some of composites recipes though. Think I'll make some peanut butter flapjack for the WRT.

Interesting ideas. Homemade flapjack isn't a bad idea

Imagine you have to carry lunch, not buy it. Do you eat the same stuff throughoutnd miss lunch, eat a bigger portion at lunchtime or pack something lunch specific. If so what is it?

Imagine you have to carry lunch, not buy it. Do you eat the same stuff throughoutnd miss lunch, eat a bigger portion at lunchtime or pack something lunch specific. If so what is it?

If I'm only going to be out for 1 night, I'll often take a few pita bread with bacon and cheese on. They're okay at any time of day and no matter how battered they get, still taste fine

Mmmm, bacon and cheese. Added to anything (potatoes, pasta, bread, burgers) they improve it

How about longer than 1 night?

That picture makes me realise how much I miss Kvikk Lunsj, that and bacon polse

I tend to try to find a pub or cafe for dinner but will usually carry a dehydrated meal with me. I'm way too lazy to do anything more adventurous (same reason I carry those rather awful but functional Nescafe 3-in-1 sachets) Ive tried most of the brands over the years and have settled on Expedition Foods' high energy meals, which have 800 calories so are pretty good for refueling.

Fig rolls and garibaldi biscuits.

I made some flapjacks last night, but didn't quite have the right ingredients. They turned out pretty good though

6oz butter, 6oz muscovado sugar, 12 oz oats, 2 tbsp syrup

Had one before cycling 16 miles to work this morning

Might chop them into cubes and roll them in chopped nuts for the WRT. Will have to make another batch though, this one won't make it more than a couple of days!

Pub all the way for me this wrt. They sell beer too

Gari wrote:That picture makes me realise how much I miss Kvikk Lunsj, that and bacon polse

This sounds lake a gas station Sunday refuel..... all washed down with a Solo...

Gari - du kommer til WRT?

Norwaycalling - that picture of the Kvikk Lunsj chocolate bar has been subliminally imprinted onto my mind. I've spent many a time on the Oslo T-bane with a small image of it flashing by on every bloody telegraph pole* between Gronland & Frognerseteren!


*(I appreciate that some of that journey is underground so might not feature telegraph poles but the little metal adverts are everywhere!)

slugwash wrote:Norwaycalling - that picture of the Kvikk Lunsj chocolate bar has been subliminally imprinted onto my mind. I've spent many a time on the Oslo T-bane with a small image of it flashing by on every bloody telegraph pole between Gronland & Frognerseteren!

LOL - I know that one!

I will be flying over for the WRT .... I will bring some to share

They might be popular...!

Ill take some Wine gums I think.

I have landed in the UK from Norway, with 1.5kg of edible Norwegian produce and some aquavit to share