Just need to have low-flavor beverages, and you won’t get palate fatigue.
My wife and I disagree. We use almost exclusively sucrose, sodium citrate, and a very small addition of Gatorade powder for flavor. It has worked for 8+ hr rides for me. It has worked for up to a 310-mi ride for Michelle, at a rate of approaching 90g/hr for 20hrs of riding.
She plans to attempt a trenching within the week, maybe on Mt. Lemmon. No solid food will be consumed. I posit that avoiding solid food and doing purely liquid nutrition is most optimal and tolerable on the gut. Primary reasons folks crave solid food:
- Hunger
- Palate fatigue
- Lack of sodium in their fluids.
If hunger occurs, you’re way behind on optimal fueling.
If palate fatigue occurs, you’re probably way behind on sodium and may have chosen a beverage with too high of flavor intensity.
If craving salty foods as below:
It’s almost guaranteed to be because of insufficient sodium consumption in the fluid mix. Targeting 1000mg/L/hr is a good start. Consider bumping to 1500mg/L/hr if cravings persist.