Post by fuckyourcouch on Nov 22, 2014 21:37:22 GMT -5
I tried the orange vanilla today and it reminded me of orange toothpaste with the weird consistency. I choked it down with a bunch of water, but I won't buy that again. The other one I have is mixed berry, and I'm assuming it's going to be equally terrible lol
My friend suggested chocolate because she said it's about like frosting with the consistency. I assume the dessert like ones are better because of this? i also have some clif shot blox I'm going to try on my next long run.
Salted Caramel (I love Salted Caramel anything), Chocolate, Chocolate Mint, Vanilla, Orange
If you can't choke down a Gu, try Hammergel. A lot of people find it more palatable. I like several of their flavors. It's also thinner, which can make it easier to go down.
Salted Caramel (I love Salted Caramel anything), Chocolate, Chocolate Mint, Vanilla, Orange
If you can't choke down a Gu, try Hammergel. A lot of people find it more palatable. I like several of their flavors. It's also thinner, which can make it easier to go down.
Thanks for this advice! The thickness is what I had such an issue with. I will look for hammergel.
Salted Caramel (I love Salted Caramel anything), Chocolate, Chocolate Mint, Vanilla, Orange
If you can't choke down a Gu, try Hammergel. A lot of people find it more palatable. I like several of their flavors. It's also thinner, which can make it easier to go down.
Thanks for this advice! The thickness is what I had such an issue with. I will look for hammergel.
If thickness is an issue, you could try Huma gels. They aren't anything like GU/Hammer gel, way thinner consistency. They only have fruit flavors, but I think they are good too. I have issues with the thickness of gels plus I have trouble finding flavors I like.
Thanks for this advice! The thickness is what I had such an issue with. I will look for hammergel.
If thickness is an issue, you could try Huma gels. They aren't anything like GU/Hammer gel, way thinner consistency. They only have fruit flavors, but I think they are good too. I have issues with the thickness of gels plus I have trouble finding flavors I like.
Also if thickness is an issue, I tend to carry the gu in a pocket close to my body so it stays warm in the winter. If I put it in an outer jacket pocket or something, it gets cold and super thick.
I also like the usual suspects of chocolate peanut butter, peanut butter. Espresso, & salted caramel. Like might be too strong of a word, but I can deal with them.
I need to try salted watermelon and mint chocolate. I feel like I have heard the new root beer is awful... (Maybe here?)
I do not like the fruit flavor gu, but I did have a raspberry hammer gel during a race and that was good. I tried the hammer gel tropical or passion fruit once and hated it.
Good luck sorting through everything! I also like Cliff Shot Blocks, and I know there are several other brands of gels to try.
Post by Wines Not Whines on Nov 23, 2014 6:41:36 GMT -5
The fruit ones make me want to vom. I like peanut butter, chocolate, chocolate PB, and the new caramel macchiato flavor. Vanilla is tolerable. I don't like the salted caramel, but I think I'm an outlier.
I like all of the shot Bloks that I've tried. They taste like candy.
I used to like Honey Stingers, before I OD'd on them. They taste like honey, but they're less sticky than straight honey.
I like salted caramel and vanilla. I also agree about consistency.... When I use them I usually carry the pack in my hand for a bit to get it warm so it's thinner before eating.
As others mentioned: chocolate peanut butter, peanut butter, mad chocolate. Haven't tried caramel yet. Good luck - it's not easy finding what works not only for the taste buds but for the belly, too!
I also love Gu - salted watermelon, chocolate mint, lemon lime
I also like the sport beans in watermelon.
My husband prefers the honey stinger waffles & says they are good if you don't want to go with a gel consistency. Huma gels are also supposedly really good.
I will say Hammer Gel - tropical - is TERRIBLE. Reminiscent of a really bad childhood cough syrup
Have you tried non-gel alternatives? This is going to sound bias coming from me, but I much prefer the texture of Powerbar's fruit blends. It is like applesauce, so not at all sticky (plus very easy to digest). I also prefer to their Blasts to Cliffblox because the blox get stuck on my teeth. They also make a wafer that tastes like a candy bar but it's designed to right before/during workouts so it's really easy to digest (if you can handle food).
Ha, I feel like an advertisement but I swear I am not...I just think those things taste so much better than any gel.
Have you tried non-gel alternatives? This is going to sound bias coming from me, but I much prefer the texture of Powerbar's fruit blends. It is like applesauce, so not at all sticky (plus very easy to digest). I also prefer to their Blasts to Cliffblox because the blox get stuck on my teeth. They also make a wafer that tastes like a candy bar but it's designed to right before/during workouts so it's really easy to digest (if you can handle food).
Ha, I feel like an advertisement but I swear I am not...I just think those things taste so much better than any gel.
Yes, those blends are awesome! They're just big for me to carry, they're only for when DH rides along with me.
Have you tried non-gel alternatives? This is going to sound bias coming from me, but I much prefer the texture of Powerbar's fruit blends. It is like applesauce, so not at all sticky (plus very easy to digest). I also prefer to their Blasts to Cliffblox because the blox get stuck on my teeth. They also make a wafer that tastes like a candy bar but it's designed to right before/during workouts so it's really easy to digest (if you can handle food).
Ha, I feel like an advertisement but I swear I am not...I just think those things taste so much better than any gel.
I haven't! I tried honey stinger chews like a year ago and I think it was the flavor, but I didn't care for them. I have the clif shot blox to try, and I want to try the huma recommended above. I will look into those blends, I think I saw them at the grocery store.
I have never been a fuel user since in the past I would run a max of maybe 7 miles, but now that I'm training for my first half and hoping to do more long distance races this year I am trying to find what works best for me.
Have you tried non-gel alternatives? This is going to sound bias coming from me, but I much prefer the texture of Powerbar's fruit blends. It is like applesauce, so not at all sticky (plus very easy to digest). I also prefer to their Blasts to Cliffblox because the blox get stuck on my teeth. They also make a wafer that tastes like a candy bar but it's designed to right before/during workouts so it's really easy to digest (if you can handle food).
Ha, I feel like an advertisement but I swear I am not...I just think those things taste so much better than any gel.
I haven't! I tried honey stinger chews like a year ago and I think it was the flavor, but I didn't care for them. I have the clif shot blox to try, and I want to try the huma recommended above. I will look into those blends, I think I saw them at the grocery store.
I have never been a fuel user since in the past I would run a max of maybe 7 miles, but now that I'm training for my first half and hoping to do more long distance races this year I am trying to find what works best for me.
if you, or anyone else interested, want to PM me their address - I don't mind mailing some stuff so that you can try it. I currently have both the yogurt flavored wafers and chocolate flavor wafers and two fruit pouches and two pouches of blasts, as well as cookie dough and banana flavored energy bars (for before a workout or during a long bike ride).
I am not training for anything for the rest of the year so it's no big deal.