8 essential snacks for bikepackers
It is
important to eat and drink enough during a cycling vacation. After all, you are cycling for almost the entire day and you can't do that without sufficient
energy. It is important to have a good breakfast, lunch and dinner, but also to
eat enough snacks while cycling. Below we make a list of 8 essential snacks for
the road:
- Chocolate
milk is a cheap and easy to find recovery drink for after great efforts. Ideal
to consume after a day of cycling and it's tasty too. It contains proteins,
carbohydrates, fluids, some vitamins and minerals. Several brands have a
specific recovery drink on the market. Ideally, you should consume it half an
hour after the effort.
- Granola
bars are very nutritious and give you enough strength to keep cycling
throughout the day. The big advantage is that you can simply make them
yourself. This is usually cheaper, but you can also compose the bars yourself.
To get you started, you'll find dozens of recipes online. You then simply adapt
these to your own needs.
- Chips
and/or tortilla chips are a nice snack, but also give enough energy on a cycling
vacation. Moreover, it is a welcome change from other sweet snacks. To
transport them, it is best to crush the chips into small pieces beforehand.
This way you can eat them on the road with relative ease.
- You can
take all kinds of cookies with you on a cycling vacation. If possible, choose
cookies with chocolate, because they give additional strength. This is not
always possible because nothing is worse than a melted chocolate cake. Moreover,
you lose a lot of the chocolate. You can therefore choose a dry cookie such as
gingerbread (with sugar), different cakes or pastries, ... Interesting is to
choose a cake with chocolate filling. This chocolate will not melt and stick to
the package. In this way you are able to consume extra energy, because
chocolate is as such an interesting snack while on the road.
- Besides
homemade bars, there is also a huge range of sports bars, specifically aimed at
endurance athletes. On a cycling vacation, you will be exercising for a large
part of the day, and you can use such bars to get enough energy while cycling. Several
specialized brands have many types and flavors for sale.
- If you want a more savory snack, you should choose a dried sausage. These are easy to
transport, store and are also simply delicious. There are also many types of
sausages, so you can vary throughout the cycling tour.
- If you prefer not to eat meat while cycling, choose cheese. It's easy to take with
you, especially the hard cheeses. Here too there are many flavors to choose
from. It is best to choose a young low-fat cheese. These are easier to digest
and do not cause a heavy stomach. Something you'd rather avoid anyway. There
are also several cheese-based snacks you can try.
- Nuts and
dried fruit remain a tasty and nutritious snack. Easy to store and just
delicious. Especially to replenish the energy level after exercise because it
contains a lot of protein, which is important for muscle recovery.