what to prepare for a snack and lunch for bike trip

[JustNikki]

Hi! I'm just an average person that doesn't have any weight issue and I do like occasional trekking bike trips.

But I do encounter an issue with the food. When biking for several hours we usually stop somewhere for lunch or for snack. Pizza is very bad idea, but anything so far really was actually bad idea. Luckily for now every time after we have lunch we didn't encounter any uphill climbs, but the feeling in the stomach was still uncomfortable. Even if I didn't eat much for lunch, I almost threw up when I was about to go uphill, but then I was forced to find different and more flat route cause my body didn't cooperate. It's also hard to eat "just a little", cause I usually don't eat much for breakfast before such ride and I happen to be hungry after 3h cycling.

So long story short: I dont know what to eat during the cycling day so I wont have heavy stomy and I wont be hungry (something caloric). Any suggestions?

Ps: I cannot avoid to eat meat at such days (even if I'd like to, but I actually like to eat meet) cause only veggies and carbs are simply not enough and does not satisfy the need for energy.
Ps2: I'm from Europe, so suggestions what to buy in wallmart would be useless 🙂

[TamzD]

Fruits, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, dried fruit and nut mixes, clif bars/energy bars etc., granola

[BASILCHIVES · Accepted solution]

Eat a slightly larger breakfast,  2 scrambled eggs, some whole grain toast with butter.   Bring along small snacks that do not need refrigeration, to have in between breakfast and lunch.  Nuts, beef jerky,  if you can put a small cooler in, bring cheese, crackers, a piece of fruit. yogurt.   You do not need heavy meals to have something that will stick with you and provide energy

[emili]

make homemade granola. You can choose what to put in and how much protein you want to eat from a nut butter or cured meat. plus you can snack on it the entire time you are biking so no hunger pains to worry about. I would also encourage you to eat before you ride. Nothing major, maybe toast with your favorite meat and cheese or a bowl of fruit. Something that will stay with you and not cause the super hungry feeling and fatigue. here is one that sounds pretty yummy and comes with lots of suggestions that I am sure are available in Europe.. granola bars 

[Dany_Rook]

I agree a bigger breakfast would help. When doing a lot of physical activity, the stomach stops digesting food and puts its energy elsewhere. I'd go for super simple things if you're stopping before a big climb. GU packs/energy gels are good if you can't get a meal in but need some nutrition.