Food on the go

[R4nger]

When riding a long distance tour or whether you are visiting lots of attractions in one day, you need food on the go. With motorcycle touring, you need to keep the size and weight down on everything because of the limited space you have. Now, I have recently been thinking of foods that you could take that are high in energy, slow releasing and small in size that can be kept for more than one day. So far I have come up with flapjack, ceral bars and peperami.

Anyone else have any ideas?

[stinkwheel]

There was a thread a while back about cooking on your engine/exhaust. Worth a read if only for amusement sake.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=61795&highlight=bacon+exhaust

[tatters]

Army issue 24 hour ration pack food, some of the meals are quite nice.
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Pasta, some sauce containing meat and a compact stove. Can also buy vegetables while on the move etc.

[stinkwheel]

I made the smallest stove you ever did see out of a couple of drinks cans. Runs on Meths/alcohol and is surprisingly effective. Stand the pot on three tent pegs.

https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/stove.jpg

[Keef]

sunday ride out 200miles. or say edinburgh to donigton
stick a few bananas in the tank bag

releases energy slowly through out the ride

[EuropeanNC30R...]

While cheaper unleaded petrol stoves aren't particularly small, the advantage is you don't have to carry any other bottles of fuel and you won't ever run out of a fuel source. Mine cooked a good half of my meals for three weeks last summer.

Save space elsewhere by limiting the amount of clothes you take, they are very easily washed as most continental campsites have clothes washing facilities.

[colin1]

boiled eggs

[Dazbo666]

As Keef mentioned, bananas are a good source of slow release energy. I used to keep a few in my back pack when mountainbiking in the past.
For some reason still unknown to me, Kendal Mint Cake was also very popular among the cyclists.

EDIT : ...and more recently, particularly on cold/early mornings I can recommend these Powershot coffees if you're really in a hurry
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[Nath]

You guys are all far too healthy. When touring I just pickup a marsbar at every petrol stop.

The standard "lunch" when touring has to be bread, ham, cheese, apples and chocolate. Just stop off at the biggest supermarket you can find sometime around 11am, so you can stop for your lunch whenever you feel like it.
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[Crash125]

[Keen]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Cool, is there a name for that type of pasta Keen?

[Annabella]

[Simple]

what about cereal bars?

and colin.. if you boil and egg before you set off and eat it a week later.. me thinks you are asking for the shitz unless you mean boil it the night before...

go in autumn and steal fruit
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[Keen]

[stinkwheel]

Can I take a moment to laud the benefits of carrying a steamed pudding in a can in your panniers when off on the bike, especially when camping.

They contain LOADS of calories and are damned tasty.

Takes 1/2 hour of boiling in water to serve hot, in an emergency, you can eat it cold.

Many are the camping trips where towards the end of the night a can of hot steamed pudding with a spoon in has been passed round the campfire. Banishes ay sign of the munchies and sends you to bed with something hot and filling inside you.

The golden syrup ones are best followed by treacle then chocolate. The jam ones are a bit pish and I've never tried the spotted dick but intend to at some point.
https://www.britishdelights.com/images/D8.JPG

[samharcus]

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[R4nger]

I have eaten orange powder without any water. It is like eating orange flavoured sherbet that was 200% sugar. It certainly gives you a rush. I would not recommend eating it day on day.

[Polarbear]

[Liquorice]

as an ex-cadet and cadet-staff i definately recomend ration packs

they are full of energy and some of them are pretty good, all you do is boil in the bag! Also if you can get a hexi cooker (see photo) they pack up pretty compact but are pretty easy to use for cooking

https://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/ishop/images/877/HEXI-STOVE-NEW.jpg

you just light the little block and then have fun staring at the huge flames when you put too many blocks on!
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[Keen]