Gluten free/Celiac Cycling

torturedsoul

Hi there folks,

I have recently been diagnosed as Gluten Intolerant with high suspicion that I may be Celiac. As a result a lot of the energy bars and gels are now off the market for me as instead of giving me energy it does the opposite. I am just wondering if anyone else here has the same problem as me. I know team Garmin are a gluten free cycling team but what their on bike diet is is another thing.

I can of course eat fine off the bike but while im on long haul journeys I need a substitute for energy bars and the like.

Can anyone give me advice for Gluten free energy suppling cycling friendly food.

Thanks

uberwolf

Gamin went gluten free a year or two ago. I'm sure I read wiggins say as much.

torturedsoul

I'd love to know there diet uberwolf.

Nutrition is well important as you know for cycling and a lot of high carb foods are now unavailable to me. I do eat raisins and dates on the bike but if I go for a 4 hour cycle something more substantial will need consuming.

Its a pain in the ass to be honest:D

uberwolf

torturedsoul wrote: »

Its a pain in the ass to be honest:D

don't I know it, the Mrs is the same...

http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2008/07/25/our-special-anti-inflammatory-diet

http://www.clifbar.com/food/products_clif_c/

kayaksurfbum

Im in the same boat as yourself. recent celiac. Eating loads of bananas and nuts.

Got a load of these in Tesco, getting kind of sick of them by now.
http://www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk/

heard hammer bars are good. Haven't got any yet!

sean_d

I've been on a wheat-free diet for a while, so have been searching too.

Powerbar Ride bars (the chocolate covered ones) *might* be gluten-free (check the ingredients yourself to make sure) The original and Harvest Powerbars aren't.
Nakd bars are good, it might be worth looking at Clif bars too.

I've taken to making little rice cakes for myself - brown rice (blended,) tritamyl flour, eggs, milk, honey, apple and sultanas and baked in an oven. Handy to make a whole load and they're easy to eat on the bike.

100Suns

Read The Paleo Diet for Athletes. Joe Friel co-wrote it with the Paleo Doctor (Corbain?). It removes all wholegrain, high glycemic index foods and wheat from the diet and provides fueling strategies pre and post exercise/racing. Might be worth considering. Friel is an advocate which is saying something..

crashoveroid

Hey sorry to hear its never good news about 8 years ago i got diagnosed with crohn's the good thing is plenty of things available Mule bar/Clif as well do a great range for racing as well shopping for gluten free food is so much better now.

Forest Master

torturedsoul wrote: »

I have recently been diagnosed as Gluten Intolerant

Who diagnosed you?

Dr_Colossus

Check out some of Allen Lim's recipes, in particular the boiled potatoes and rice cakes, links below: Have been meaning to try them for ages as they look and sound delicious plus you're eating real food rather than processed packaged stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcjhlpv4wWk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwt-DUpKPYA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UiuqIWGe_s&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Beasty

Forest Master wrote: »

Who diagnosed you?

Can we stick to the nutrition side of this please - if we start discussing medical aspects the thread will have to be locked

Thanks

Beasty

brayblue24

Don't want to hijack the thread OP but I also tend to suffer with enrgy gels/bars so I just had a look at Clif bars based on what's been said here. Before I purchase what is the difference between simple Clif bars and Clif Builders bars?

uberwolf

I presumed protein content from the name.

http://www.clifbar.com/food/products_builders/

biomed32

gluten intolerent as of late myself and have found it a right pain. Generally am powered by lots of banannas. I also eat nuts. For longer rides i sometimes microwave a potato and stick it in the back pocket in tinfoil. easy to eat on the go, especially if your not pickey about potato skin

torturedsoul

Geez all the replies are great. I really appreciate it. Its great to know others here have the same issues but can still continue to cycle. The fact that Team Garmin are on a Gluten free diet is just so encouraging.

Thanks so much for all the links and recommendations. I also stumbled upon what seems to be a good recipe for energy bars that you can bake yourself.

http://www.mademan.com/mm/how-make-gluten-free-energy-bars-cycling.html

To be honest I am kind of relieved that I got the diagnosis as now I can treat it and get on with cycling more. It was a pain not knowing and I looked pregnant in my lycra shorts cause I was so bloated.

Thanks again everyone

Moreofthatjazz

bananas and chocolate for shorter spins... for longer ones you can easily make rice rolls with a type of rice paper readily available in asia market type places... really good for that slump...

pprendeville

sean_d wrote: »

I've been on a wheat-free diet for a while, so have been searching too.

Powerbar Ride bars (the chocolate covered ones) *might* be gluten-free (check the ingredients yourself to make sure) The original and Harvest Powerbars aren't.
Nakd bars are good, it might be worth looking at Clif bars too.

I've taken to making little rice cakes for myself - brown rice (blended,) tritamyl flour, eggs, milk, honey, apple and sultanas and baked in an oven. Handy to make a whole load and they're easy to eat on the bike.

Silly question but do you boil the rice before blending it?

sean_d

Yep. Over-boil it, even

Lumen

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UiuqIWGe_s&NR=1&feature=fvwp

These rice cakes are good.

Lidl is a good place to buy cheapish parmesan and posh ham.

petethedrummer

I don't like energy bars so I take bread with chocolate or peanut butter spread and roll it up into bar form. You could do the same with gluten-free bread. I had some gluten free bread rolls at the weekend and they weren't bad. Actually they were quite pleasant.

I see there are gluten free jaffacakes, problem solved http://www.kelkin.ie/gluten_free.html

Walkers cheese and onion crisps are also gluten free. As is cider.

lynne955

I was diagnosed in 2006 and have been cycling with Celiac for a while now. FYI, I am Ceiac rather than intolerant, so cross contamination is an issue for me.

While still struggling with nutrition for multi-day rides, I do ok for anything in the range of 50-70 miles (at a moderate pace for my level).

I'd recommend Hammer Nutrition-everything is gluten free. Think Thin bars are ok, although I'm not big on nutrition bars. Tigers Milk is also ok. I also love the Clif Shot Bloks that have extra caffeine (note that I do consume products made on lines that also process wheat; if you are extremely sensitive this stuff may not work for you, as I only check to ensure the product itself is completely gluten free). Gatorade is gluten free, and I've been doing that since was first diagnosed (good stuff!).

I try to eat a gluten free bread product before I ride (check out Joan's Gluten Free breads-VERY expensive with shipping, but the bagels are perfect-I've even been able to stick one in my jersey pocket for lunch). Also try Udi's-the plain bagels and sandwich bread for pre-ride breakfast. Their bagels do ok in the jersey pocket as well.

I also do mochas and other foofy coffee pre-ride. I check the syrups everywhere I go, but Starbucks is ok (not sure where you live, so trying to give you one that's ok nationwide).

Agree with the bananas, although I don't bring them with me sometimes I get them at gas stations on a mid-ride rest stop.

Also, Snickers is ok. Lots of nuts are ok (can't remember the brand offhand).

Finally-Lays potato chips are the best! Get the plain. They have sodium, potassium and carbs. Beware the BBQ in bags! And don't get stackers-no nutrition at all.

I'm still learning, as I said. But hope that helps. I hate cooking so I thought you might be interested in stuff you can buy and go with.