[Closed] Energy food and drink for those with food intolerances?

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Yum

Hi,

For energy drink, you could use fruit juice diluted with water.

I would recommend a brown rice cake or something similar, you could make this your self. Bananas are always good.

Unless you are looking for the already make varieties?

Dried fruit and nuts?

Also, if you've got the inclination, this is the business:

Ingredients:
• 3/4 cup nut butter (almond OR cashew OR peanut)
• 3/4 cup golden syrup or honey
• 1 1/2 cups roasted raw nuts and / or seeds (almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews, peanuts, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds- use your favorites in any combination)
• 1 cup unsulfured dried fruit (cherries, cranberries, blueberries, apricots, pineapple, raisins- use your favorite dried fruits in any combination)
• 4 cups GF brown rice crispy cereal
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation:
Line a large baking sheet with baking paper
Course grind the nuts
In a large saucepan melt nut butter with syrup over medium low heat. Stir and watch carefully to prevent scorching. When the mixture is smooth and bubbling cook for about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add salt and vanilla and stir to combine. Use a large spatula to stir in nuts, dried fruit and cereal.
Scrape mixture on to the prepared baking sheet. Use the spatula to evenly spread the mixture on the pan. Place a large piece of baking paper over the mixture and use a rolling pin to smooth the top of the mixture. Store in the fridge.

You may need to increase the nut butter and syrup to get it to hold well as a bar. (I've doubled it before, but its definitely verging on chubster food then...tasty though!)

[i]Any recommendations that are both gluten-free and lactose-free?[/i]

Anything that you (or they) normally eat or drink that is gluten-free and lactose-free.

Cycling/exercise food doesn't need to be 'special'; just eat normal food.

IHN + 1

Gluten free bread and jam

Are we not after stuff to go in jersey pockets/ water bottles here for maximum ooomph for what you carry? Isn't that what most mean by 'energy' food/drink?

[i]Isn't that what most mean by 'energy' food/drink? [/i]

That's certainly what the 'Sports Nutrition' industry would like you to think. However, I'm firmly in the camp that unless you're absolutely on the rivet where each %age advantage counts, it's at best unnecessary and at worst, snake oil.

Thanks for the replies!

I think my biggest problem is the Isostar I use, probably due to the high sugar content. There's no mention of gluten or lactose amongst the ingredients but it's definitely having an effect on me.

Water just doesn't cut it so may give the fruit juice a try, presumably that's the fresh stuff from the chiller?

Edit: I don't eat during a ride but am only managing pootles. Do sweat a lot hence my need for fluid.

[i]Water just doesn't cut it [/i]

In what way?

IHN - I agree - certainly for most, expensive products are not required. But when you're hungery on a long ride, a jersey pocket full of nice, cheap, homemade bars - see above is just the ticket.

I don't eat sugar (apart from in fruit) yeast or much dairy.

My energy foods are banannas, apples, oat cakes, rasins and dried fruit.

I find pre-packaged energy bars and energy drinks quite convenient and handy for riding, especially in an event or group training ride. I have tried making my own but they never seem to work out that well.

I would like to find some low gi ones to try.

I've got a permanent health condition that I'm trying desperately to manage and fruit is something that I gave up quite some time ago, very reluctantly I might add! Dried fruit can not be tolerated.

That recipe sounds delicious but I don't think it would be any good for me, boo.

It'll work well with more nuts in lieu of the fruit. Will swing in favour of a 'marathon' flavour and less 'picnic' minus the chocolate of course.

Yak - apologies, I hadn't twigged that it was your recipe. I think we're agreeing then 🙂

CG - what do you eat 'normally'?

Corn cakes are another favorite. They are a bit like flattened pop corn. High in carbs, low GI.

IHN - no worries, but i had initially responded to this thread with a branded product - so i'm not all what I preach 😉

The homemade ones are tastier and much cheaper though.

Although not yet tried by me, there are some receipes for sushi rice based cake/bars which i'll dig out at some point. Basically normalish food, but made to fit a jersey pocket. This thread has reminded me to get some made.