I’m fairly unusual in that I like to eat right before I start my ride.
For a normal trainer session, I wake up, drink a cup of coffee and eat banana and/or a bagel with homemade peanut butter and jump on the trainer 5 -10 minutes after.
If I’m going for a longer ride on a weekend, I’ll make an egg and breakfast potato scramble with onions, bell peppers and cheese maybe 30-45 minutes before I jump on the bike. (This is probably pretty heavy for most people, but I have an iron gut and it’s my weekend treat)
Afterwards, I just focus on getting a good meal with whole foods within 45 minutes or so.
A few of my staples are:
- Taco Salad with chicken, beans, corn, homemade salsa, romaine, onions, bell peppers, and hot sauce
- Whole wheat pasta with either pesto sauce or spaghetti sauce wand a chicken breast
- Grilled teriyaki chicken with rice and quinoa and steamed broccoli
I just cook a bunch of chicken in advance so that I can serve it up a bunch of different ways.