http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Your lunch. What are you eating? en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:48:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-223444 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:54:50 +0000 wingpig 223444@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I recall someone recommending brown pasta on a previous hunger thread as a hunger-prevention thing, so as I'd made a surfeit of spicy wholegrain pasta last night and am trying to be mildly more healthy at work I packed as much as would fit into my wide-necked food flask this morning to see how it worked as lunch. I usually pop out for lunch around twoish, but had the pasta stuff at twelve so that it would still be hot. I was hungry again at two so had to pop out for more lunch. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221259 Fri, 27 May 2016 20:23:08 +0000 Min 221259@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Blimey Bax, that is some list. "Think you're avoiding palm oil? Haha, suckers!"</p> <p>WC <em>I'll let you know how I get on....</em></p> <p>Just don't add any sugar and you'll be fine! ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221242 Fri, 27 May 2016 19:02:06 +0000 minus six 221242@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I assume you mean labelled-as in processed foods? Palm oil is solid at room temperature and isn't the yellow stuff you get in bottles</em></p> <p>I did mostly mean the processed foodstuffs and chocolates although crude palm oil is liquid form, and there are palm oil derivatives such as palmolein for cooking oil used in take aways etc. </p> <p>And not forgetting all the sneaky scientific names for palm oil used in most shampoos, conditioners, washing powders and liquids, etc</p> <p><a href="http://www.palmoilinvestigations.org/names-for-palm-oil" rel="nofollow">http://www.palmoilinvestigations.org/names-for-palm-oil</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221160 Fri, 27 May 2016 11:23:23 +0000 neddie 221160@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>that is food dye by the way, in an attempt to make it look edible</em></p> <p>In Canada it is illegal to dye margarine yellow. So all margarine is white - its 'natural' colour.</p> <p>Sensible Canadians... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221159 Fri, 27 May 2016 11:22:51 +0000 amir 221159@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>These days to due a combination of lots of cycling and lack of discipline, I munch my lunch between 9 and 10.30am. Today, not being on the bike, I managed to stretch it out to 11am. </p> <p>Lunch is generally a peanut butter sandwich, a jam sandwich and some fruit.</p> <p>Tomorrow is a 400km audax, so there will be several breakfasts and lunch, not all will be entirely healthy </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221156 Fri, 27 May 2016 11:10:15 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 221156@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In order to test the theory, this morning for breakfast I had a bacon roll (on gf bread...); for elevenses a block of lard washed down with a bottle of sunflower oil; lunch will be some pork crackling; and for dinner the siphoned off tummy tuck of a large chap called Geoff.</p> <p>I'll let you know how I get on....</p> <p>;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221091 Thu, 26 May 2016 16:45:34 +0000 Min 221091@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>These days vegetable oil is 9 times out of 10 likely to be palm oil,</em></p> <p>I assume you mean labelled-as in processed foods? Palm oil is solid at room temperature and isn't the yellow stuff you get in bottles (that is food dye by the way, in an attempt to make it look edible). I believe palm oil is technically good for you but there are too many other reasons not to eat it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221088 Thu, 26 May 2016 16:28:38 +0000 minus six 221088@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>These days vegetable oil is 9 times out of 10 likely to be palm oil, the irresponsible mass cultivation of which is directly responsible for the wholesale destruction of the limited rainforest habitat of Orang-utans and gibbons</p> <p>Just say no</p> <p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/palm-oil-in-brtains-top-brands-1677467.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/palm-oil-in-brtains-top-brands-1677467.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221080 Thu, 26 May 2016 16:20:42 +0000 chdot 221080@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"food-like-substances"</p> <p>Like! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-221074 Thu, 26 May 2016 16:11:42 +0000 Min 221074@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Mr Cow has politely pointed out this article to me after my talk about fat! </p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36345768">IF YOU LOOK AT A BIT OF BUTTER YOU'LL DIE. DIE I TELL YOU.</a></p> <p>Some points:-</p> <p><em>The charity said promoting low-fat food had had "disastrous health consequences" and should be reversed.</em></p> <p>It is difficult to argue with this. Just how positively has the low fat message affected our health? Erm, not at all I would say.</p> <p>The point also needs to be made that fat is a nutrient and there are all sorts of different kinds that are essential for our bodies to function properly. It is just that in recent years, processed fats have taken over from natural fats and it is very difficult to separate those out from peoples diets. Someone who eats full fat dairy, butter, meat from free-range anmials etc probably has a very different health outcome from someone who eats a lot of processed meat and vegetable oil.</p> <p>Also, it seems ridiculous to me that although our ancestors have been eating saturated fat and full fat dairy for millenia but now it suddenly kills us?</p> <p>Where the message could go wrong is exactly where the low fat message has gone wrong too. Namely that the manufacturers of highly processed food-like-substances will find it very easy to pretend their nutritionally devoid junk is somehow healthy because they can stick a label on their vegetable oil soaked offerings that says "low in sugar!" A bit like how breakfast cereal manufacturers can stick a label on something that bears very little resemblance to healthy whole grains saying "a source of healthy wholegrains!"</p> <p>I have already gone on long enough but the health advice which is widely regarded as being the most sensible comes from Brazil and is basically "Eat more vegetables and stop eating processed food." </p> <p>Did you know that there is less than 4% fat in full fat milk? By any standards, full fat milk is already low in fat. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220596 Fri, 20 May 2016 17:20:16 +0000 gembo 220596@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@paddyirish with bbq baNANAS i ALWAYs recommend draught guinness from the cans. I like to see people drinking this at barbies straight from the can and dealing with the gas without making big mess or using pint tumbler </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220593 Fri, 20 May 2016 16:20:12 +0000 paddyirish 220593@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>re morning porridge, use the microwave method and I have at least 2 portions of fruit- fresh or dried , could be bananas, pears, blueberries, raisins, cranberries or whatever is available.</p> <p>Normally have some 2nd breakfast ~10am, either toast and peanut butter or eggs (with or without bacon), soup and an apple or orange for lunch and then fight like mad not to eat rubbish for the rest of the day. I lost that fight spectacularly today... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220591 Fri, 20 May 2016 16:13:52 +0000 paddyirish 220591@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>barbequed bananas. Split banana, insert pink and white marshmallows and dark chocolate. Stick on BBQ until it all melts. Wonderful... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220590 Fri, 20 May 2016 16:11:51 +0000 gembo 220590@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>OK cc I will go with your recipe and just add at the end - Eat once it has cooled sufficiently not to burn your mouth and wash down with a small bottle of Guinness Export Strength Porter</p> <p>@eddie-H I thought bananas on way out as 90% of Fyfe infertile? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220579 Fri, 20 May 2016 14:15:06 +0000 Klaxon 220579@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bought some unsweetened peanut butter last night and tried spreading it on my Weetabix today</p> <p>Surprisingly nice. Will see if it keeps me any less hungry. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220578 Fri, 20 May 2016 14:14:37 +0000 neddie 220578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Banana sandwiches are a backpackers favourite. Bread &amp; bananas easy and cheap to find anywhere in the world. Contains almost everything you need. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220575 Fri, 20 May 2016 14:03:13 +0000 cc 220575@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You're bringing back memories of a children's cookbook I once owned:</p> <p>Baked Bananas</p> <p>Peel bananas<br /> Place in an oven-proof dish<br /> Cover with golden syrup<br /> Cover the golden syrup with brown sugar<br /> Bake until done</p> <p>No guinness sadly but you could experiment. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220572 Fri, 20 May 2016 13:46:45 +0000 gembo 220572@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>apparenbtly bananas don't work on their own anynmore they must be taken with fibre? Like in a banana sandwich. I used to live on banana sandwiches using diggens wholemeal bread and guinness because I was trying to put on weight using the banana and guinness diet. I failed to grasp that I was supposed to eat ususal diet and add banana sandwiches and guinness.</p> <p>My porridge from M&amp;S with millet as well as oats, cooked with milk and greek yoghurt and honey added could be supplemented with a banana. However, it already makes me feel too good.</p> <p>Grilled bananas on toast drizzled in maple syrup is another dish from my recipe book entitled Guinness and Bananas (came with a song from The Happy Gang - We want to eat, eat, eat Guinness and Bananas) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410&page=2#post-220563 Fri, 20 May 2016 12:58:33 +0000 jdanielp 220563@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@acsimpson I have the same breakfast other than a banana, although I do add that if I'm cycling further than usual. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220558 Fri, 20 May 2016 11:44:14 +0000 ivangrozni 220558@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A particularly relevant subject right now! Clock watching - waiting for a reasonable time to run for lunch - absolutely starving!</p> <p>Ashamed to say that I stuff my face with fried chicken and wedges from the hot food counter at Morrison's. More than sufficient calorific value to fuel the cycle home in the evening although I'm not sure this is doing my cholesterol levels any good! A copious amount of tea (anti-oxidants and all that) is usually how I drown my cholesterol concerns. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220546 Fri, 20 May 2016 10:36:23 +0000 Min 220546@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>You are number 6.</em></p> <p>But who is number 1?</p> <p>Sometimes you just have to take what you can get with regards to food. It horribly difficult to get something decent to eat when you didn't make your own. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220544 Fri, 20 May 2016 10:24:23 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 220544@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>We are all individuals. Although I'm not..</em>"</p> <p>You are number 6.</p> <p>I didn't grab breakfast at home this morning, completely forgetting that the work canteen is useless for gluten free. There's usually a cheese and meat selection, but I was too late (one type of meat, one type of cheese), so I am subsisting on chocolate topped rice cakes until I can get an M&amp;S lunchtime salad (and sneaky GF pork pie...). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220540 Fri, 20 May 2016 10:16:18 +0000 acsimpson 220540@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm sure some of the long distance commuters on here have commented that after the first few weeks of regular cycling they find there energy levels stabilise and they can go back to a diet closer to what they ate prior to cycling. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220538 Fri, 20 May 2016 10:09:24 +0000 Darkerside 220538@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My idea of porridge is a bunch of oats microwaved with whole milk, so there's a reasonable amount of fat+carbs in there. Definitely not doing enough though.</p> <p>Cheese+meat appeals. </p> <p>Also clearly need to add in more meals during the day... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220533 Fri, 20 May 2016 09:51:34 +0000 steveo 220533@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It must be the large helping of cream I add to make the office porridge palatable but I find it more filling than a cooked breakfast. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220527 Fri, 20 May 2016 09:36:19 +0000 Min 220527@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Carbs release calories slowly.</em></p> <p>If you find this to be the case for you then great, if you don't you need to adjust your intake. We are all individuals. Although I'm not..</p> <p>Agreed that anyone who tells to you give up one or the other is talking about a fad diet though. Although again that may well happen to work out well for some people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220525 Fri, 20 May 2016 09:23:04 +0000 neddie 220525@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fat contains a high density of calories.</p> <p>Carbs* contain a high density of calories.</p> <p>Fat releases calories slowly.</p> <p>Carbs release calories slowly.</p> <p>Calories are energy.</p> <p>For cycling you need a slow and long lasting trickle of energy.</p> <p>It doesn't matter if you eat fat or carbs or both, either will consistently power you over time.</p> <p>Anyone that tells you not to eat fat, or not to eat carbs is talking about a fad diet.</p> <p>*By 'carbs' I mean pasta, bread, rice, etc (not sugars) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220524 Fri, 20 May 2016 09:17:32 +0000 acsimpson 220524@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My go too breakfast is 2 wetabix with swiss muesli and a banana. When I cycle in (13 miles each way) I normally have some nuts around mid morning and then a sandwich and cereal bar from boots keeps me going for the afternoon.<br /> Occasionally I'll have another snack before jumping on the bike home. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220509 Thu, 19 May 2016 19:10:41 +0000 mercury1and2 220509@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ok out from 9-10 to 3.15pm cycling- morning beetroot juice 500ml appx- organic stuff. 2 coffee semi milk. Before 9am raw porridge with semi milk. After 9 but before 12- 2 bananas and one nectarine . 12-1300 two whole wheat rolls with light mayo and slices of beef. After 1300 I pack of belivtas biscuits. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16410#post-220506 Thu, 19 May 2016 17:21:57 +0000 Min 220506@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>oats definitely still slow release, that has not been debunked has it?</em></p> <p>I think it has been refined. They seem to be slow release for some people but not for others (such as PS and myself) unless combined with something fatty. It is actually quite a relief for me to find someone else who doesn't find porridge the magic fuel it is cracked up to be. </p>