Bicycle Ride Snacks – Keto Style

We are getting ready for what we call “Bikation” - which is vacation, on a bicycle.  

We are once again going to ride the Katy Trail.  This is something Ed and I have done several times.  We’ve done it by ourselves a few times, twice with the DNR group (an organized ride with about 300 other riders), once with our friends Pam and Glen and we are getting ready to ride it for the second time with my sister Cindy & brother-in-law Rick.  

For those that haven’t heard of it, the Katy Trail is a bicycle trail that stretches 237 miles across the state of Missouri.  (You can check out a map of the Katy Trail Here)   

Ed uses his trunk bag to haul tools and spare tires and I use mine to haul ride snacks.  The trail goes through some pretty small towns and there are times when finding food is a bit of a challenge.

This blog is going to show you what we are filling my trunk with this year. We always make sure to pack plenty of ride snacks to get us by until we can get a meal.

I have a little lunchbox that I pack Cheese and Summer Sausage in with ice blocks to keep them cold.  

We stick the ice blocks in the freezer at our Hotel or B&B each night.  If we don't have access to a Freezer, we fill a ziplock bag full of ice and buy a cup of ice somewhere a long the way (Casey's) if we need more.  We also buy more cheese/sausage as needed.  We like to get the pre-cut cheese and the zero carb sausage.

  

Snacks that do not have to be kept cold are nice to have, too.  I was super excited when I spotten these pickles.  Pickles are not only a good Keto Snack but they are also a good bicycle snack as they help relieve leg cramps.  You get four of these cute little snack packs of pickles for just a little over 2 bucks.  Each pack contains about 12 tiny pickles for just 5 calories and 1 carb in each.  

I also grabbed a few bags of these pickles.  The same thing, only different.  I figure we will see which package holds up best on the bike.  And hopefully, we will be able to find more if/when we run out.

Pickles are great for leg cramps but if you are hungry, they really aren't going to help you out.  So for hungry times, I grabbed some Organic Peanut Butter.  There are 200 calories in each pouch containing 5 Carbs, 8 Protein and 17 Fat.  

Another favorite is Slim Jim Beef Sticks.  There is only 1 carb per stick in these.  When buying beef sticks, be sure to check the label because they aren't all made the same and some do have some carbs in them.  

And yes.  We also throw in some Atkins bars for a real cheat treat.  I always look them over though and try to pick one with the least amount of carbs.  I figure we are riding our bikes all day, it won't hurt us to indulge just a little.  This one is one of my favorites.  It only has 8 Total Carbs.  

We still have time and a little bit of space left to pack a few more items.  I figure we will make another run on my next (and only) day off work before Bikation.  Individual bags of nuts comes to mind.  Plus, when I grabbed the pickles I spotted a couple of other individual snack packs there that I might check out a little closer next trip.   But all in all, I feel we have a good variety.  

I'm looking forward to Bikation and confident I can eat these snacks and not kill my diet!