I work out 6 days a week and I work 5 days a week. I am super lucky and there is a shower and locker room at my office. This allows me to ride my bike for 1-2 hours before work at least 2 times per week. While the shower is super convenient consuming recovery food within my 30 minute window is not. I have to shower and get dressed and go to my office all of which can push me to the edge of this window if I calculate it from when I got off my bike. It is a conundrum. I know what you are thinking, just make a shake. I have tried this and it is not as convenient as you might think, nor does it give me nearly as much carbs as I need after my ride. Protein powder and milk does't cut it.
I have tried many things including making my shakes at home in advance and bringing them in, making bars like this gingerbread proatmeal bar, and buying the pre made stuff. While the last option is convenient, it is just too expensive for my budget. The first one doesn't work too well either but I think that was because I was trying to get a whole week's worth in one trip (OK an=on days 1 and 2, not so good on days 3+). I think I am going to try this again though since I found an amazing recovery shake recipe here.
The second option makes sense but I haven't found a good recipe. I made this proatmeal bar: http://www.nutritionistinthekitch.com/2013/11/30/gf-gingerbread-proatmeal-bake/ but I modified it by removing the ginger and using pea protein instead of vanilla flavored. It didn't turn out so good but that was most likely due to my modifications. Despite that, I feel they do deserve an honorable mention.
Let me know if you have better luck!
