RunningAHEAD - Topic: Home Made Gu (page 2)

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 1/29/2009 at 3:42 PM

Quote from BUZZ63 on 1/29/2009 at 1:55 PM:

Carb Boom Apple Cinnamon is the best stuff. I use it for long bike rides and hiking also. The only thing is nobody uses it in any races.

Yeah, as a result I bring my own. Now when I taste GU I want to hurl. But I'm also the one who won't drink the sweet wines that my hubby loves. He can keep his Boone's Farm-like piesporters...blech. Trent, I like the Nutella idea...seriously, that is worth a try. Big grin

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posted: 1/29/2009 at 3:42 PM

Quote from Kennyd on 1/29/2009 at 3:40 PM:

Perhaps if you are successful you can market your creation. Slo-hand Home made Gu?

POD This thread had potential from the title but crashed and burned.

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posted: 1/29/2009 at 8:23 PM
modified: 1/29/2009 at 8:51 PM

Nevermind I had a silly spell there.

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posted: 1/29/2009 at 8:51 PM
modified: 1/29/2009 at 8:53 PM

Sockoni

posted: 1/29/2009 at 9:23 PM
modified: 1/29/2009 at 9:26 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 1/29/2009 at 3:42 PM:

Trent, I like the Nutella idea...seriously, that is worth a try.

How would you carry it/ have it ready to eat easily? MTA: I just saw the REI squeeze tubes suggestion so I looked it up. Very cool! Any other method?

mkoory

posted: 4/7/2009 at 7:19 PM

Honey sticks! The kind you can get at the local health food store. pop an end and suck.

Runnerjohn

Certifiably Insane

posted: 4/7/2009 at 9:45 PM

Quote from mamaofthree on 1/29/2009 at 12:46 PM:

why not add a little oatmeal or powdered milk and make peanut butter balls?

That's what I use a lot, but I use oat flour instead of oatmeal. 1 cup PB, 1 cup corn syrup (or 1/2 cup honey) and about 3 1/2 cups of oat flour. It comes out about like a Power Bar, but not as sticky. I just stick one or two in a fold-top sandwich bag, and I'm good to go. I do make them with oatmeal now and then. They come out more like a Clif Bar then. You can add in mashed bananas, chocolate chips, dried fruit, etc to make them different flavors. BTW, I'm allergic to PB, so I use soy butter or almond butter.

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posted: 4/8/2009 at 8:31 AM

Good recipes but you should add hornet juice. Wink

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Runnerjohn

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posted: 4/8/2009 at 8:23 PM

Quote from mkoory on 4/7/2009 at 7:19 PM:

pop an end and suck.

No, that would never work. I have enough people pointing at me and yelling 'You suck!' I don't need to encourage them. Big grin

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J Tyler

Meh, $5 is $5...

posted: 4/8/2009 at 8:36 PM

Title got my attention. I don't even know where to begin.

beatlemaniac

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posted: 4/8/2009 at 10:29 PM
modified: 4/8/2009 at 10:37 PM

Never mind.... Confused

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Go PRE

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posted: 4/10/2009 at 1:07 PM

It worked!! Imixed two parts peanut butter and one part honey, put it in a snack sized zip lock bag, pinned them to my running belt & when I wanted one I ripped it off the belt, bit a hole in the corner and squeezed out the peanut butter. I had one of my best runs ever!! Yes

nauseousadrnalin

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posted: 4/14/2009 at 10:54 PM

Go PRE, that's totally what I was going to suggest! Thought stealer! Smile

If you were worried about an uneven tear/ingesting plastic, you could even carry a tiny pair of nail scissors. Some sewing scissors are really tiny. I will probably try the PB/Honey when I get up to longer runs. What's in the Carb Booms? Sounds interesting but I'm not a caffeinated person.

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posted: 4/14/2009 at 11:08 PM

When on my Long Run last saturday I was thinking about this thread from last week. My exact thought when opening a GU along the ruyn was "even if I could make this goo .... how the heck would I get it into a nice little sqeezable pouch?" some things are worth paying for convienence packaging!

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posted: 4/14/2009 at 11:32 PM

I have made the molasses/honey mixture. Not so good. I might try an all PB and honey mix, that sounds good. You can get small ziploc bags at drug stores for like a buck. They come in packs of 50 or 100. Drug stores keep these things next to the pill cutting supplies. The bags are about the same size as a gu packet. One safety pin to the skirt and you are good to go. I have an old recipe left over from my CR days from a poster there. It's for homemade gatorade. Has that made it to this board yet or do you want me repost it here?

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