Post-Ride Nutrition

[Louis]

Do you have a specific routine for nutrition immediately after your rides?

Every now and then I have some cottage cheese (and I'm thinking of adding tomatoes to the mix, for the lycopene), but I'm not terribly regular at buying it. I think chocolate milk has been mentioned here in the past, so I suppose that's an option.

Most of my rides are in the late afternoon, so I end up having supper about and hour or so after I get done. What I'm talking about here is stuff you take right after your ride.

TIA

[Bruce K]

Usually one of the following:

a. Hammer Nutrition Recoverite (chocolate).

b. Chocolate milk

c. Anything in sight.....

BK

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Louis

Do you have a specific routine for nutrition immediately after your rides?

Every now and then I have some cottage cheese (and I'm thinking of adding tomatoes to the mix, for the lycopene), but I'm not terribly regular at buying it. I think chocolate milk has been mentioned here in the past, so I suppose that's an option.

Most of my rides are in the late afternoon, so I end up having supper about and hour or so after I get done. What I'm talking about here is stuff you take right after your ride.

TIA

Summer time

[evo111@comcast.net]

Chocolate milk (while tasty) even the soy variety contains a fair of amount of sugar. Amazing what you discover when you read the label.

[SlackMan]

Originally Posted by evo111@comcast.net

Chocolate milk (while tasty) even the soy variety contains a fair of amount of sugar. Amazing what you discover when you read the label.

+10 on the above. Milk has natural sugars (about 12g per serving), but chocolate milk adds another 13g-18g depending on the brand. That's a lot of sugar to get in one glass of chocolate milk.

S

[67-59]

Chocolate peanut butter. Yummmm....

http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/darkchocolatedreams.html

[wallymann]

[etu]

I got worked up into a frenzy by all those ads with Hines Ward and drank chocolate milk after a ride even though I am lactose intolerant.
Good thing I didn't have to social obligations as I was farting all night.
Sticking with routine of real food, energy bars, or some Hammer product.

[Ti Designs]

Apparently, my diet only works for me...

[slidey]

I've stopped governing my diet by the hearsay from the cyclists' grapevine - as someone else said above, the labels are quiet the stark revelation. I go for a fruit - banana (nowadays, a peach), and if required half a bar of the bear valley pemmican thing if my ride ends at an unconventional time for lunch/dinner.

[DRietz]

Water, sometimes with some whey, and a banana.

[Exonerv]

I seem to have a thing for a cold grapefruit post ride. Sometimes I start thinking about it miles from home.

Cold watermelon is pretty darn good too. Probably more for the hydration than nutrition.

However, I have found that pre-ride...peanut butter, banana & honey on toasted bread with a small glass of milk has magical properties. I have never found anything else that burns so slow and even.

[TampaJim]

Chocolate milk of Muscle milk....ice cold. Mmmmm mmmm

[tribuddha]

Chocolate milk is great because it has the ratio of 4:1 that your body needs for recovery post ride. The key is the 20 minute window to get that snack in to help with recovery. Then within two hours a substantial meal to complete the process. The caveat for me is only for workouts longer than two hours, otherwise your body probably does not need this amount of caloric intake.

[sg8357]

A pint of Graeters chip ice cream and 8 Graeters cookies,
or if you are lazy, buy the pre-made chip wheelies.