#16
|
|||
|
|||
I don't claim to be any sort of expert in cycling nutrition but if you're looking for a non dairy alternative to chocolate milk with a decent amount of protein, check out Ripple, it's a pea protein based milk, available in chocolate vanilla and 'original' flavors (but you can only get the chocolate at Target for some reason). It's the creamiest vegan chocolate milk I've tried and pea protein is good for people with food sensitivities as very few people have any sort of reaction to it (as opposed to soy, or dairy).
|
#17
|
|||
|
|||
Ripple, like on Sanford and Son
Quote:
|
#18
|
|||
|
|||
Well, it's early days, but I had my new concoction last night after a ride and I'm rather pleased with it so far. I'm thinking that the higher protein and lower sugar counts are going to be good for me. We'll see.
Just out of curiosity, would anyone have any suggestions for tweaks to this? Does it look out of whack in any way? |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
I'm also struggling to get my acid reflux under control, and I think the frozen berries probably made that worse. Not to mention the banana, which apparently has a very high "fermentation potential" (I'm trying to eliminate foods like that, at least for a couple of weeks, and the initial results seem promising, knock on wood). I'm now wracking my brains trying to figure out something to have after a hard effort on the bike that doesn't include any dairy or fruit. Pretty much the only thing I can handle out of the four things in my recovery drink above is the almond milk. Any ideas? |
#20
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#21
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
|
#22
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
I'm starting to look into a recovery drink made up of a vegan protein and a carbohydrate powder without sugar. It would be 200 calories with 11 g protein and 35 g carbohydrates. Seems like it would hit the spot, plus it wouldn't be so detrimental to my current state of gastrointestinal distress. |
#23
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
I like shakes a lot in general, because you can combine a lot of good-for-you ingredients into a compact, easy to drink, low calorie meal. I use these same shakes after long rides too sometimes - usually 40 miles or more. Your new lifestyle sounds like a great change. Just make sure you watch your diet - which you seem to be doing - and you'll make great, positive changes in your life. I do all our cooking for my wife and I, and I'm careful about caloric intake, and of course what we eat. We're mostly vegetarian, and I make sure we eat a lot of salads and veggies, fish a couple times a week too, and I limit our simple carb intake - desserts, that type of thing. I'm in my mid 50's and am still carded when I buy alcohol, and am routinely told by people I meet that I look like I'm in my 30's. My wife who's in her mid 40's gets the same type of comments. We also get stellar physicals every year, and are not on any prescription medications. This wouldnt be the case if we ate the normal crap diet many Americans eat. Diet is just SO important. Hope this wasnt more info than you wanted, lol. But yeah, keep up what your doing, and good luck! Last edited by jumphigher; 08-09-2017 at 09:07 PM. |
#24
|
|||
|
|||
Don't see how ingredients taken from real food are better than the food itself. So I just eat a meal after a hard ride.
|
#25
|
|||
|
|||
I drink a powdered recovery drink from Skratch. It takes 30 seconds to make so I can get some calories as soon as I finish a ride.
Andrew |
#26
|
||||
|
||||
Your recovery shake could have more protein, try quinoa seed, wheat germ or hemp seed. And if you can schedule a 20 minute nap immediately after your ride you'll get additional benefits. I would avoid factory produced nutritive powders and pablums, other than yogurt.
Last edited by 93KgBike; 08-11-2017 at 12:35 PM. Reason: ps |
#27
|
|||
|
|||
Dr Mirkin says about any thing will do. Coke and salty pea nuts fine toward end of ride....just no coke after heart rate down. You ride on sugar. And probably need to replace some salt, with protein to build muscle fiber....wouldn't over think it. Some studies show a fast food meal as good for recovery as anything. May cause heart disease and other issues if used as a steady diet....but you asked about recovery.
Last edited by Ralph; 08-11-2017 at 01:09 PM. |
#28
|
|||
|
|||
I tend to listen to Dr Mirkin....and here in Florida....every long hard ride is a sweat fest.
BTW....I applaud your lifestyle changes. Hope it leads to a longer healthier life. Here he talks about recovery. https://www.drmirkin.com/fitness/rec...our-sport.html |
#29
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Quote:
What negative aspects are associated with protein and carb powders? |
#30
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
"Fast foods such as French fries, hash browns and hamburgers helped athletes recover just as quickly from hard workouts as sports nutrition products such as Gatorade, PowerBars or Clif Bars (International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, March 26, 2015)." I'd love to grab a burger and fries after a hard ride, and indeed I've actually done that before, but right now I'm dealing with an acid reflux situation gone haywire (been on a PPI for a year, trying to wean myself off it, lots of fun), so I'm restricting all sorts of things in my diet for the time being. Including everything in my first post in this thread save for almond milk. Sigh... |
|
|