The Ultimate List of 25 Energy Bar Recipes for Cyclists
I’ve collected the Ultimate List of 25 Energy Bar Recipes from cyclists, chefs and other food companies and brands that you can use for inspiration to get started with baking in the kitchen. All of these energy bar recipes use simple, real food ingredients that will never slow you down or leave you dissatisfied.
Chocolate Muesli Date Shake
Using a Chocolate Muesli Bircher Recipe for this shake provides the ideal base for what you need when it comes to recovery: Carbs and protein. Adding in the banana and dates provides another layer of carbs while cinnamon contains anti-inflammatory properties, which can help ease swelling.
Rice Pudding with Cinnamon Sugar Syrup
This is a quick and healthy breakfast or recovery meal recipe you can make on the stovetop in as little as ten 10 minutes. Choose your desired toppings and drizzle on top with cinnamon sugar syrup for a satisfying sweet snack.
6 Of My Favorite Pantry Essentials For Making Homemade Cycling Snacks
Stocking your pantry is a foundational practice for success in the kitchen as a Bakin’ Biker. In this post, I share 6 of my favorite pantry essentials and brands. By having these items on hand, making your own homemade cycling snacks, meals and other recipes will be much easier and more enjoyable.
10 Indoor Cycling Nutrition and Hydration Tips
With the rise of technologies like Zwift, Rouvy and TrainerRoad, many of us have been churning out our miles on the indoor trainer. But are you getting the best out of each session with your nutrition and hydration? This blog features 10 indoor cycling tips to help dial in your nutrition, hydration, and recovery to make the most of your indoor training.
One-Pot Blueberry and Banana Coconut Quinoa Porridge
I was inspired to recreate this recipe after visiting Cool River Coffee in Breckenridge for breakfast after a cool and crisp morning spent nordic skiing. Quinoa is a great alternative to oatmeal for a hot, toasty breakfast. In this recipe, the quinoa is boiled with coconut milk and served with two kinds of fruits and seeds for a sweet, filling start to your morning.
5 Cozy Recipe Ideas For Cyclists During the Off-Season
The nutritional offseason gives us a period of time to slow down, get back in the kitchen, and incorporate more whole foods, veggies and fruits back into our diets. This post gives you 5 recipe ideas to help kick-start your nutritional offseason. It's filled with whole food recipe ideas to get your body and mind ready for the upcoming season.
Take 5 Date “Candy” Bars
A quick n’ easy pre-ride or post-ride snack that tastes like a Take 5 Candy bar, but BETTER! They have a chewy, caramel-y, and crunchy texture with just the right amount of sweetness and saltiness to satisfy your “candy” bar cravings.
Smart Bellies Holiday Fundraiser: Baking For 400 Kids In Summit County, CO
More than 1 in 6 children don’t have consistent access to nutritious food. Smart Bellies and Biked Goods are not okay with that. So we teamed up to provide nutritious baked goods to over 400 children in Summit County, CO this holiday season.
Blueberry and Banana Superboost Muffins
These muffins offer a convenient source of carbs that's perfect for a pre-or post-ride snack to give you an extra boost. They're packed full of fruits and are sweetened with maple syrup and apple juice instead of refined sugar. In addition, almond meal, brown rice flour and whole-grain oats replace nutrient-stripped white flour. These are one of my go-to muffins—nourishing and sweetly satisfying for an easy grab-n-bike snack.
Snickers Birthday + Recovery Tart
This is a crossover between a tart and brittle, using the comforting flavors from a Snickers bar. But instead of eating a recovery snack with processed ingredients and bad fats, this recipe has turned plant-based without any refined sugars. A healthy blend of carbs, fats and protein makes this a well-rounded snack to enjoy, whether it’s your birthday or not.
Bestslope Breakfast Cookies
When I walk into Bestslope Coffee Company in Fruita, CO I am greeted by the aromas of freshly roasted coffee, friendly staff and one of their staple baked goods: Breakfast Cookies! On a quest to re-create this cookie, I reached out to Devan, the bakery manager at Bestslope, to find out the ingredients she used to make her breakfast cookies. Find out how they turned out.
Baked Raspberry Skillet Oatmeal With Chocolate Tahini Frosting
Oatmeal is an easy, versatile meal that can be served in a variety of ways. Here I use a cast-iron skillet to make basked raspberry superfood oatmeal topped with a yummy chocolate tahini frosting. This recipe is quick n’ easy and can be enjoyed for a pre-ride, post-ride or evening meal.
Figgin’ Awesome Date Bars
I had an itch to use this unique plant to bake me some goods for my trip out west to Fruita and out of the oven came these Figgin’ Awesome Date Bars. Oats, spices, flour and brown rice syrup come together to create a brownie-like crust. Then dried mission figs blended together with dates, orange zest, coconut sugar and some more spices made the middle filling for these friggin delicious bars.
No-Bake Date “Macaroons”
These No-Bake Date “Macaroon” Cookies are a magical, versatile snack made for munchin’ on however you’d like. Using ingredients similar to the well-known macaroon cookie, this version adds a few alternatives to make a guilt-free, no-bake cookie.
9 Books That Have Helped Me Become A Better Cyclist, Cook and Coach
These 9 books have been the recipe to help me become a better cook, cyclist and coach. You’ll find me scrolling through these books at the end of each week to help me with the upcoming week of meal prep, organizing my kitchen staples, getting my nutrition ready for a race or gaining scientific knowledge that I can share as a mountain bike coach. Take a look through and find one that speaks to you.
Apple Pie Stuffed Muesli Cups
After a stop to a local farm stand, I came home with a bushel of apples from Palisade. From there, the Apple Stuffed Muesli Cup Pie was born. Made with a fresh apple filling stuffed into the middle of muesli bite made with rolled oats, honey, coconut sugar and butter. MMMMM.
Mountain Sunrise Date Cereal Bars
These cereal bars are made with 6 simple ingredients and can be whipped up in 10 minutes. They wrap easily for an on-the-go bike breakfast snack that will help you catch plenty of early morning mountain sunrises.
Team Summit: A Look Back at A Summer Full of Cycling, Food and Family
When I first signed up for the XC MTB head coach job at Team Summit, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. In the end, getting the opportunity to coach this team has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. From practices and races to team camp trips and plenty of good food, this post gives a recap of the AMAZING bike season we had together as a team and sums up the mission behind Biked Goods: Creating community through cycling, nutrition and youth development services and experiences.