Food & Beverage

I plan on maintaining my physique (so I can at least fit comfortably in my clothes and function well enough in terms of fitness for the arduous task of riding for hours a day) whilst on-the-road, and huge part of that will come down to what I consume.

All my knowledge and theories on the subject of Health & Fitness are being outlined on www.itt.wiki. In terms of nutritional intake, what works for me is restricting my carbohydrate intake...which is actually surprisingly hard to do when sourcing meals always from home - supermarkets are a better bet than a restaurant, café or bar.

So...what's to do about that?

The answer is simple really. Carry some basic food flavourings and ingredients with me, along with the means to store it all and the consume the outcome. Figuring all of this out was actually probably the most arduous tasks I faced during the preparation phase of this misadventure (queue a future blog).

To turn nutritious basic ingredients into a delicious yet healthy meal requires just a few additions to enhance the flavour...spices, herbs, mustard & oil. With these few things, a bag I'd salad mixed with tuna or ham becomes something to look forward to and only costs a fraction of the price one would pay to sit down at a table to have the privilege to consume. But how to pack such saucy supplies? Allow me to introduce you to the GoStak!

[These things are so great I wish I'd invented them myself...so I bought lots - as you can see!]

With these little versatile, and liquid safe, beauties I can carry the following with me on the bike or in a bag:


Each of these provides not only flavour, but some sort of dietary benefit e.g. Marmite has BCAAs (Branch Chain Amino Acids)...Cinnamon helps lower Blood Sugar levels.

[The ingenious way in which varying sizes of GoStak jars can be put together means I can keep a large stack on the bike and a small one in my Day Bag.]

Next I needed a solution to the problem of carrying pre-prepared meals with me, so that I could buy ingredients and not be left over with any waste. The obvious thing to have would be a sealed lunchbox, but I wanted more than just that...I might need a whole day's worth of food with me on certain journeys. Enter the Thermos Flask. A nifty storage device as it could keep things like peas and tuna reasonably fresh for a reasonable amount of time.

[The orange tubes are what hold the thermos flasks and other bits n pieces on the bike]

For hygiene reasons I have to be able to clean my various storage solutions, and there is no point in buying tins if you can't open them. The above photo shows...


Not much point in having a sponge if you ain't got not washing up liquid.

[The cloths and sponges also serve to prevent other objects rattling around in the tubes]

Two more tubes had to be fitted to the bike to house the GoStak and other bits n pieces. What can be seen in the above photo is...

Left Tube:-

Right Tube:-


So there you have it...eating lean-and-mean on-the-road shouldn't be a problem. The biggest barrier to that is going to be the fact that everywhere is going to be chockablock with delicious looking, and smelling, local delights! I'll have to try them all, so Fasting and Training may become my only means to stave off the bulge!