# Plain rice for intra-workout fueling? **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition\ **Created:** [April 3, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282 "2022-04-03T18:38:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wegfetza](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/wegfetza/32/7721_2.png) [@wegfetza](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/wegfetza)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/1 "2022-04-03T18:38:53Z")
Is someone using plain white rice for intra-workout fueling (on the trainer)? I guess it should work well and it seems appealing to me: natural food, relatively high GI, easy digestible, with natrium if slated, easy to prepare, cheap… I’m wondering why it isn’t more popular. Is there any reason not to do it? ---
**Author:** ![pnzr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pnzr/32/115393_2.png) [@pnzr](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/pnzr)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/2 "2022-04-03T19:36:44Z")
I use rice pudding for pre, during and after workout nutrition 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Craig\_G](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/craig_g/32/14217_2.png) [@Craig\_G](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Craig_G)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/3 "2022-04-03T20:41:33Z")
Plenty of people make rice cakes. ---
**Author:** ![4ibanez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/4ibanez/32/41353_2.png) [@4ibanez](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/4ibanez)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/4 "2022-04-03T21:42:54Z")
People will think this is gross, but I cook basmati rice for about 8 mins until it’s absorbed almost all the water, then stir in (chicken flavour) gravy granules to give it a nice savoury flavour. About 130g uncooked weight before hard workouts. Quick, cheap, tasty, and carb-tastic ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/5 "2022-04-03T21:45:42Z")
Yep! Allen Lim has a whole book about it. [https://smile.amazon.com/Feed-Zone-Portables-Cookbook-Go/dp/1937715000/ref=sr\_1\_1?crid=1K8WRRRTJC2N1&keywords=allen+lim+cookbook&qid=1649022289&sprefix=Allen+lim%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1](https://smile.amazon.com/Feed-Zone-Portables-Cookbook-Go/dp/1937715000/ref=sr_1_1?tag=trainerroad-20) ---
**Author:** ![DingleTower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@DingleTower](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/DingleTower)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/6 "2022-04-03T22:32:44Z")
Sounds awesome to me. Chuck some Spam in there and my mouth is watering. ---
**Author:** ![KickrLin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/kickrlin/32/15760_2.png) [@KickrLin](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/KickrLin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 8:24am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/7 "2022-04-04T08:24:10Z")
> [@DingleTower](#): > > Chuck some Spam in there and my mouth is watering. 🤣 That said, I haven’t seen SPAM in probably at least a decade. Nonetheless, I’m sure it still exists. SPAM and cockroaches will outlast us all. Now, I’m craving some SPAM and eggs over easy! ---
**Author:** ![jac2689](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jac2689/32/12893_2.png) [@jac2689](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jac2689)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/8 "2022-04-04T11:24:03Z")
I assume this is only for use before a workout? I’ve still never managed to cook a good rice cake. Anyone have a good recipe that doesn’t require a myriad of specialist ingredients? ---
**Author:** ![Cory.Rood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cory.rood/32/77597_2.png) [@Cory.Rood](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Cory.Rood)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/9 "2022-04-04T11:29:43Z")
just ate some spam musubi(white rice and SPAM, wrapped in dried seaweed) 2 weeks ago on vacation. ---
**Author:** ![4ibanez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/4ibanez/32/41353_2.png) [@4ibanez](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/4ibanez)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/10 "2022-04-04T11:41:21Z")
Yep - does the job for hard training sessions well - no fat, fibre, protein etc in there ---
**Author:** ![Crownan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/crownan/32/103116_2.png) [@Crownan](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Crownan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/11 "2022-04-04T12:04:27Z")
> [@KickrLin](#): > > That said, I haven’t seen SPAM in probably at least a decade. Yup, still in all the supermarkets in UK 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/12 "2022-04-04T12:05:06Z")
Here too. My wife and daughter eat it sometimes. (She grew up in the South) ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/13 "2022-04-04T12:11:03Z")
> [@jac2689](#): > > I’ve still never managed to cook a good rice cake What’s the problem? Not sticky enough? Just don’t have any good recipes? I can help with sticky rice and I own the Lim book too if you want something specific. Basically it’s just make sticky rice, pack it tight in a baking pan (with a spatula) and then cut two pieces and stick something in the middle (simple examples are eggs or PB). ---
**Author:** ![jac2689](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jac2689/32/12893_2.png) [@jac2689](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jac2689)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/14 "2022-04-04T12:37:40Z")
Yea, always just falls apart on me. What’s the key to getting it sticky enough? ---
**Author:** ![KickrLin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/kickrlin/32/15760_2.png) [@KickrLin](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/KickrLin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/15 "2022-04-04T12:46:48Z")
“Sticky” rice 😂 You’re probably buying the wrong kind of rice. You want short grain rice and/or some varieties of medium grain rice. Short grain rice is starchier and thus stickier than long grain rice. ---
**Author:** ![Pbase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/pbase/32/969_2.png) [@Pbase](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Pbase)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2022, 1:41pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/16 "2022-04-04T13:41:23Z")
Yes, you want medium or even short rice. Calrose rice is a great sticky rice. If you know how to make sushi rice, it’s great too (it’s basically rice vinegar, salt, and sugar). Rinse the rice before you cook it. Also, it’s nicely sticky while still warm, so it helps to it out of the rice cooker and press it into the pan (that you’re going to cut squares from) while it’s still warm. ---
**Author:** ![GlassGears](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/glassgears/32/74444_2.png) [@GlassGears](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/GlassGears)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/20 "2022-04-05T15:28:29Z")
Second plug for Andrew Lim’s Feedzone Portables. Lots of rice based stuff in there. If I am doing over unders, threshold, etc…I tend to use simpler carbs (e.g gummy worms or licorice) but Z2, pre ride, post ride I love the sticky rice ball recipes. Problem is I eat them off the bike since they are so good. ---
**Author:** ![rkoswald](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/rkoswald/32/28273_2.png) [@rkoswald](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/rkoswald)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/21 "2022-04-05T15:43:07Z")
I haven’t tried these yet but they look great. > **[Team recipe: On-the-bike rice cakes | EF Education-EasyPost](https://efprocycling.com/tips-recipes/team-recipe-on-the-bike-rice-cakes/)** > > A new season, a new perspective. This year, we’re not only exploring the world, we’re seeking to gain a new perspective. We want to learn more about ourselves, each other and the broader community around us. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Graham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/peter_graham/32/49619_2.png) [@Peter\_Graham](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Peter_Graham)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/22 "2022-04-05T15:44:22Z")
I use sushi rice and then just add Nutella until it tastes ‘right’. Tastes good to me and stays together great ---
**Author:** ![splash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@splash](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/splash)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282/24 "2022-04-06T06:31:28Z")
Used to have the Allen Lim book, but as a word of warning, what he thinks of as easy to obtain ingredients don’t exist here in the UK (calrose rice? Liquid aminoacids? Paper-backed alu foil?) Also as a veggie most of the recipes are inedible (maybe thats more feedzone cookbook). The basic principle is easy enough though: make sticky rice with something for taste, compress it in a baking tin and cut into pieces. [Next page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/plain-rice-for-intra-workout-fueling/71282.md?page=2)