what drink to bring?

silverharp

I normally just being water when I go for a cycle, but on my next one I will be heading out early so I wont have had breakfast but I will bring some food with me. I was thinking of bringing 2 bottles half water / half apple juice. Should that be enough, is there any advantage ot adding something to the mix, sugar for instance?

kenmac

Have a raspberry and mango breakfast smoothie before you go, easy to digest and really tasty.

1 ripe mango, peeled and stoned
160g frozen raspberries
450ml skimmed/low fat milk
3 tbsp porridge oats
2 tbsp honey

whack it all in the blender, pulse till smooth, drink, hop on bike, off ya go.....

silverharp

kenmac wrote: »

Have a raspberry and mango breakfast smoothie before you go, easy to digest and really tasty.

1 ripe mango, peeled and stoned
160g frozen raspberries
450ml skimmed/low fat milk
3 tbsp porridge oats
2 tbsp honey

whack it all in the blender, pulse till smooth, drink, hop on bike, off ya go.....

I'll try that , sounds great!

jeffwode

I know I'm going to sound like your mammy but don't even think of going out for a spin without your breakfast. Your blood sugar will crash after about 30 mins if you go out on an empty stomach.

markcroninbsc

nothin wrong witha bit of cardio before breakfast i thought? i used to go out last year before work for an hour around 6ish, thats too early to have breakfast. if i ate anythin i just ended up nearly pukin it up anyway.

silverharp

thanks, I'll be heading about 6am, hope to be back by 9am , A good dinner the night before and the shake in the morning should be enough to get started. tbh I've never noticed being so sensitive to what I have or havent eaten but then again I've tended to be more interested in building distance rather then speed so I probably dont go fast enough to crash. I do remember once thinking for the last hour about the porridge and cream I was going to eat when I got home, so that may have been it, but by then it was the downhill part

keane=cock

kenmac wrote: »

Have a raspberry and mango breakfast smoothie before you go, easy to digest and really tasty.

1 ripe mango, peeled and stoned
160g frozen raspberries
450ml skimmed/low fat milk
3 tbsp porridge oats
2 tbsp honey

whack it all in the blender, pulse till smooth, drink, hop on bike, off ya go.....

can u make this the night before or does it have to be blended in the morning?

silverharp

keane=cock wrote: »

can u make this the night before or does it have to be blended in the morning?

I made it on the day but see no reason why not the night before. I'm thinking of bringing some on the next outing so am going to make it the night before and put them in sealed containers.

I amended the receipe and swapped the mango out for banana. the frozen fruit is a good idea, gives it a nice kick and chills the drink down.

keane=cock

silverharp wrote: »

I made it on the day but see no reason why not the night before. I'm thinking of bringing some on the next outing so am going to make it the night before and put them in sealed containers.

I amended the receipe and swapped the mango out for banana. the frozen fruit is a good idea, gives it a nice kick and chills the drink down.

just one banana or how many?

wanna try out a few recepies so if anyone has any post them up n ill let u know what i make of them! thanks

kenmac

It tends to separate a bit if you leave it for a while but a stir brings it back to normal......

cdaly_

silverharp wrote: »

put them in sealed containers.

Preferably full to the brim. Any air above the smoothie tends to start it oxidising and tasting bad.

silverharp

keane=cock wrote: »

just one banana or how many?

wanna try out a few recepies so if anyone has any post them up n ill let u know what i make of them! thanks

just one banana last week. its flexible, you can add wheat germ , nuts. The logic I guess is to the get the instant hit from the honey and fruit and then the benefit of the slower release oats.

keane=cock

silverharp wrote: »

just one banana last week. its flexible, you can add wheat germ , nuts. The logic I guess is to the get the instant hit from the honey and fruit and then the benefit of the slower release oats.

sounds tasty!! mmm

neris

Bottle of water with glucose powder and a bit of cordial for flavour. Give you energy aswell