In part one of our hatefest with Gatorade, we show you how to ditch Gatorade by making your own variety.  Now, for those of us who don’t feel like making our own, we have found a fantastic alternative.
Why do we hate Gatorade so much?  Simple.  It is sugar water (of the worst kind) that is marketed as some sort of miracle energy maker.  Let’s compare the latest Gatorade, G2, with the Knudsen Recharge of the same flavor.  First off, G2:
Ingredients: Water, sucrose syrup, high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, natural …

In our second installment of the ongoing “Screw [insert big corporation], do it yourself” articles, we will break down a few ways to make your own supremely healthy energy bar. I have scoured the internet for recipes, and fired up the oven to test out the best way to make a good energy bar on your own. There are a lot of good recipes to chose from, but I have done a bit of modding to make the ultimate bars.
Let’s start off with a simple, but fantastic recipe. …

In parts 1, 2, and 3 of Cycling Nutrition 101, we dug into the main components of not only cycling nutrition, but nutrition in general. I gave you a brief overview of the importance of fats, complex carbohydrates, and protein in any athlete’s diet. My original plan for part 4 of this series was to create a meal plan for cyclists. I was going to break down what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I have since decided to take an alternate route, and so, …

In 1990, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enacted the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. At this time, the “low fat diet” was in full force, and every package in supermarkets proudly proclaimed, “Low Fat!” or “Light.” The FDA stepped in and created guidelines for what terms like “low fat” actually meant. They also enforced a mandatory ingredient list on all food products as well. It wasn’t until 1992 that the Nutrition Facts labels became a requirement on most packaging.
Following on the heals of the Nutrition Facts …

In part 1 of Cycling Nutrition 101 I talked about the importance of having fats in your diet. In part 2, I talked about the importance of having complex carbohydrates in your diet. For part 3 in my series of cycling nutrition articles I will talk about a part of your diet that you are probably already fulfilling, and then some.
If you ask most athletes what the most important part of their diet is, they will most likely tell you it is protein.  Athletes are bombarded with …

Just take one glance at what I call, “the energy bar aisle,” at your local bike shop and it can be very overwhelming. There are energy bars, energy jelly beans, energy drink mixes, and of course, energy gel. We have previously spotlighted a couple energy bars from both Clif and Powerbar. It is about time to look at the other side of the energy supplement, the energy gels.
Similar to energy bars, it is extremely important that you look at the nutrition labels on energy gels to make …

In part 1 of Cycling Nutrition 101 I talked about the importance of having fats in your diet. For part 2 in my series of cycling nutrition articles I will delve into a topic that is probably the most important part of a cyclist’s diet.
If the 1990’s are to blame for brainwashing us into believing that fats are evil and will make us overweight, than surely the start of the 21st century is to blame for the low carb diet. Thanks to Atkins, (which thankfully has gone the …