favorite pre-ride meal

[Tickdoc]

I feel like I spend an inordinate amount of time planning my ride meal before I head out for any ride of decent miles.

Just curious what works well for the rest of you?

I don't eat breakfast during the week, but on weekends and ride days I find it essential.

If you ride early, what do you like to eat?

I've tried light things like a bar or a piece of toast, but they don't get you far and then you have to carry more food or stop for something.

Love oatmeal, but it wrecks my pre-ride digestion as it goes right through me.

Favorite is two eggs and a piece of toast, with an avocado if I have one. If traveling or not home it is a McDonald's egg mcmuffin. Healthy? no, but it fuels well, in my body.

[skiezo]

I like oatmeal and a nanna. I will also do a fruit smoothie with a lil protein powder and some weight gain powder for the carbs. Smoothie is nanna,oat milk,berries,flax powder,carrots and the above mentioned powders.I seems to work well for 30 to 50 miles most days.

[dem]

For long 6+ hour rides, for me the key is low fat and low fiber to avoid uhhh.. GI issues.

I usually do pasta with chicken the night before, then eat the leftovers for breakfast + pop tarts (extra 400 cal, basically carbs and sugar.)

On ride, 100 calories of sugar every 30 minutes roughly, then I usually bring a sandwich for lunch.

I don't eat breakfast normally either, so it does end up being a chore to eat "enough" pre-ride.

[AngryScientist]

Pancakes, maple syrup, bacon, glass of OJ and a mug of good coffee for me.

Actually about to eat just that in a few minutes :)

[makoti]

I ride right after breakfast, and every day I eat the same thing - homemade seed bar & homemade protein bar. Easy, quick, light, sits well with my delicate constitution, and packs a few hours worth of energy.

[Steve in SLO]

I usually have a medium-size bowl of cereal and some coffee, but frankly I don’t give it much thought since I am rarely able to find more than 1.5 hours to ride.

[cbbr]

Normally nothing. But as above, I have a hard time finding more than a couple of hours to ride. If I can, I bring a protein bar of some sort (Oatmega right now) which keeps me going just fine.

[john903]

Good Morning I just returned from a quick morning spin so your timing is perfect. What to eat for breakfast depends on the ride for me. A quick hour spin in the morning it will be a strong small cup of coffee and a banana. My early Morning interval season water and a banana. My favorite though for long rides of 3-6 hours is steel cut oats and two scrambled eggs, small strong coffee and several glasses of water. The early morning is by far my favorite time to ride. This morning the sun was just coming up to create a beautiful day.
Have a great day
:banana:

[clyde the point]

Joe bacon eggs toast vitalyte

[scoobydrew]

Bowl of oats, slice of toast with peanut butter, and a banana.

[Tony]

Bowl of oatmeal w/dried fruit,nuts and four egg whites.

[Tickdoc]

Great responses so far and thanks. Seems like we discuss the during ride meals and the post ride beers a lot, but not much on the pre.

[dsimon]

Coffee and mozzarella balls 2 packs of these
https://www.specialtyfood.com/products/product/17422/belgioioso-cheese-inc-1-oz-ciliegine-fresh-mozzarella-snacking-cheese/

[Vientomas]

No favorite. Depends on what's in the house. Left over pizza, left over pasta with chicken, waffles with strawberries yogurt and bacon...a few glasses of water.

[WindyCityCy]

Morning ride - scrambled eggs and cheese burrito

Afternoon ride - turkey or chicken and cheese roll-up

[Cornfed]

Generous amount of super chunky peanut butter and raw honey on a slice (preferably an end) of toasted Dave's Killer Bread and I'm good all morning.

[Hellgate]

Granola with skim milk, cup of yogurt, 4 shots of espresso. Ride.

[54ny77]

some tainted jamon always does the trick.

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[joosttx]

Red Bull and cashews. But typically go without eating.

[Seramount]

I gotta stoke the boiler before I hit the road...

fried egg w/cheese, bacon, slice of tomato, slice of avocado, 1/2 banana, 1/2 grapefruit, toast w/ pbj, and coffee.

[texbike]

My typical rides these days are usually only 1.5-2 hours. So, before my morning rides, I'll usually have a couple of cups of coffee and maybe a banana. I don't bother eating anything before rides that are later in the day.

Texbike

[zap]

Pancakes, maple syrup, bacon, glass of OJ and a mug of good coffee for me.

Actually about to eat just that in a few minutes :)

Pancakes and maple syrup increases the amount of time it takes to get my system going......about 35-40 miles then I'm good and ready to ride hard.

Normally toast and peanut butter works well as does porridge. Coffee is a must.

[m_moses]

Overnight oats made with a banana and whatever other fruit we have in the house. And coffee. Filling and long lasting.


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[metalheart]

On days when I anticipate a longer or harder ride then my preferred meal is overnight oats with almond milk, dried cranberries, blueberries, a touch of maple syrup. chia seeds, small bit of Bob's Red Mill protein powder, and some flax meal. I usually have a small piece of toast with that.

Other days when it just a regular ride, nothing or else a piece of toast with a bit of homemade --- not too sweet -- cherry, strawberry, or fig jam.

[RKW]

1/2 C Cream of Wheat
1/4 C Fresh Berries
1 Serving Fage 2% Greek Yogurt
1/4 C Good maple Syrup

And coffee. because, duh.

[Ronsonic]

Having a well-ordered household* we have a waffle iron. A waffle with real maple syrup a bit of butter and three medium or two large eggs and I'm good for the next fifty miles.



* As if.

[classtimesailer]

1/2 cup steel cut oats, some turmeric, cinnamon, and other stuff that my wife mixed up, along with some frozen berries and raisins--usually blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. The berries melt while I do some dead bugs and back extensions or whatever. When I'm done with that, I pour over some soy milk. (I'm a 33 mile RT commuter. So this breakfast is a weekday and ride day pre-ride meal.)

[commandcomm]

Four Scrambled eggs with cheese or four hard boiled eggs slices up with cheese. I do not get hungry on rides.

[notsew]

Peanut butter and honey sandwich. Repeat at 50 mile intervals.

[papa bless]

Lately I have a new favorite thing for long weekend rides. The night before the ride, I stop by a local Asian food place and get a monstrous plate of pork fried rice. I eat half of it that night, and then the other half in the morning right before the ride. I'm usually set if I keep the blast furnace going with gels and shotblocks.

I've also found that 3-4 beers the night before a race tends to do me just right. It blocks the nerves and anxiety well enough to fall right to sleep, and the liquid carbs have me feeling energetic in the morning.

[OldCrank]

1 hour 'no-time-for-a' ride: quick bowl of cereal w/ fruit, chug a short coffee, get back before anyone is the wiser.

2 hour ride: eggs with whatever's in the fridge, toast, coffee

3-4 hours: Bob's Red Mill Steelcut oats. I throw a big handful of frozen berries in before eating to bring down the temperature. Maybe some PB toast before I leave. Plenty o' java.
I just can't fuel up for the full 4 or more hours, gotta throw some bars, maybe some Skratch chews or energy beans in the pockets.

We need a good burrito window around here...