# Savoury bike snacks **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition\ **Created:** [October 16, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966 "2018-10-16T19:44:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![n8udd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/n8udd/32/565_2.png) [@n8udd](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/n8udd)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/1 "2018-10-16T19:44:32Z")
I’m doing a 100 miler on Saturday, and usually take things like fig rolls, flapjack, banana and a few gels, but the issue is that I get sick of eating sweet stuff on the bike. Does anyone have any decent recipes for savoury foods that are easy to eat on the bike? ---
**Author:** ![BennyC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bennyc/32/7746_2.png) [@BennyC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/BennyC)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/2 "2018-10-16T20:14:40Z")
I wouldn’t over look the macro profile of whatever you settle on. Switching from mostly wholefood carb biased on-bike sources to savoury items which are likely to have a higher fat and lower carb content is fine but something to consider. Cheese twists/straws Pretzels Scotch Eggs Sausage Rolls Pies/Pasty’s Sandwiches Nature Valley do some good ‘Sweet N Salty’ bars I’m quite fond of. ---
**Author:** ![OldnSlow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/oldnslow/32/3583_2.png) [@OldnSlow](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/OldnSlow)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/3 "2018-10-16T20:22:57Z")
heres a great book for making riding Eats, they also have another book but I cant remember the name… One of my fav’s is boil baby potatoes with salt pepper and parmasan cheese…carry them in foil and they carry easily like a banana, just smaller… > **[Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for Athletes (The Feed Zone...](https://www.amazon.com.au/Feed-Zone-Portables-Cookbook-Go-ebook/dp/B00JBIMKP0?tag=trainerroad07-22)** > > Feed Zone Portables: A Cookbook of On-the-Go Food for Athletes (The Feed Zone Series) eBook : Biju, Thomas, Phinney, Taylor, Johnson, Tim: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store ---
**Author:** ![BMF863](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bmf863/32/13568_2.png) [@BMF863](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/BMF863)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/5 "2018-10-17T00:14:05Z")
Boiled new potato, peeled, cooled and rolled with sea salt. Rapped in foil. Salt replenishing and high glycemic rate. The other thing that might be of help if you can get it is Vegemite or Marmite on really good bread. ---
**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/6 "2018-10-17T03:10:04Z")
Beef jerky, bacon or those pepperoni sticks are a nice (nasty? :P) and salty treat I save for the last 1/4 of long days like that. ---
**Author:** ![Psychopasta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/psychopasta/32/18809_2.png) [@Psychopasta](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Psychopasta)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 3:16am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/7 "2018-10-17T03:16:07Z")
I always remember fondly the Pepperami ads they had back in the UK. Pepperami: Its a Bit Of An Animal. ---
**Author:** ![Psychopasta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/psychopasta/32/18809_2.png) [@Psychopasta](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Psychopasta)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 3:20am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/8 "2018-10-17T03:20:10Z")
Vegans look away now: [Peperami All Ads - YouTube](https://youtu.be/PR1dgpAsYk4) ---
**Author:** ![konradkowara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/konradkowara/32/93929_2.png) [@konradkowara](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/konradkowara)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 6:16am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/9 "2018-10-17T06:16:17Z")
Haha I used to work for the company who owns the Peperami brand, I think even our most enthusiastic marketeers would never expect someone suggesting it as an exercise fuel 😄 The only sports events we sponsored were Darts 😉 Back to the OP questions - rice cakes all the way. Bacon/maple or tuna/soy sauce for example. ---
**Author:** ![EdMuggles](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/edmuggles/32/2926_2.png) [@EdMuggles](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/EdMuggles)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 6:24am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/10 "2018-10-17T06:24:03Z")
Love my rice cakes, and little omelettes Little bit of soy adds some nice salts and flavour Though the Girl just blew up the food processor so no more date rice cakes till next pay day ---
**Author:** ![Theo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/theo/32/18581_2.png) [@Theo](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Theo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 7:22am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/11 "2018-10-17T07:22:14Z")
Spanish tortilla in a baguette - delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Macy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/macy/32/6458_2.png) [@Macy](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Macy)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/savoury-bike-snacks/3966/12 "2018-10-17T07:33:59Z")
I’ve taken to starting longer rides with turkey or chicken sandwiches (on granary bread) as the food for the first hour or two. I keep meaning to try making savory rice cakes (have the rice ready to go), but the sandwiches are a lot less faff tbh, and I think a decent mix of carbs and proteins. I then switch to homemade GCN Energy Bars once I’m ready for sweet. There appears to be some evidence that protein is beneficial in the first few hours, and it’s part of what Science in Sport did with Sky for Froome’s Giro attack.