In the late 80’s one of my fellow bike riders proclaimed Pop Tarts the perfect ride food. He looked at the calories and fat content with the ease of use from the individual sleeve for each serving. I think this was before energy bars came on the scene. Also around that time The League of American Wheelmen fielded letters with the ideal formula for GORP. GORP was the name of granola, raisins and peanuts. (I can’t remember what the “O” was for.) I even took GORP on my very first century ride.

Then Wednesday I saw this article at Medical News Today: “Study: Cereal Aids Recovery After Exercise – Breakfast Cereal And Milk May Be Better Than Sports Drink”. Whole-wheat cereal with non-fat milk beats sports drink in my book as well. At rides they always have the worst tasting drink. I think they clear out whatever is overstocked.

If you read my bike tips page you will learn that one of my take-along snack for rides is animal crackers. Low fat and low priced. What else do you need to ask for?