Another article in which I used to think like you do. A furnace burns anything if it burns hot enough as one might say.
Yet, I started heavily using sports nutrition (and the gas station equivalents) during exercise during the past year. And I'm exercising ALOT (12+ hours a week). This didn't stop me from gaining about 15 pounds. Junk food is junk food, even if you are immediately burning it. I think high sugar consumption to fuel physical activity, outside of truly extreme situations, is not sustainable long-term.
What kind of physical activity? Granted, I am pescatarian, and rarely eat fish at that, but I find it very challenging to get close to my caloric burn on large days backcountry skiing or rock climbing long objectives, partly because you don’t really have many chances to eat during these activities.
Okay I see that's a bit different when you are out all day and have to have meal replacements as well as fuel during the activity itself. I'm thinking of mainly biking and running, usually capped at 2-3 hours, which is a bit different.
I'm also basically pescatarian (although don't eat eggs or milk, so am probably closer to vegan).
But again I think we're mostly in agreement. Sports nutrition isn't much different from candy.
If you are doing high output activity you mainly need carbs to keep going (think gels). So your “crap” is basically that without salt and magnesium and potassium. Have some chips and banana chips and you’re set. As for the chocolate milk: it’s the original meal replacement drink
Another article in which I used to think like you do. A furnace burns anything if it burns hot enough as one might say.
Yet, I started heavily using sports nutrition (and the gas station equivalents) during exercise during the past year. And I'm exercising ALOT (12+ hours a week). This didn't stop me from gaining about 15 pounds. Junk food is junk food, even if you are immediately burning it. I think high sugar consumption to fuel physical activity, outside of truly extreme situations, is not sustainable long-term.
What kind of physical activity? Granted, I am pescatarian, and rarely eat fish at that, but I find it very challenging to get close to my caloric burn on large days backcountry skiing or rock climbing long objectives, partly because you don’t really have many chances to eat during these activities.
Okay I see that's a bit different when you are out all day and have to have meal replacements as well as fuel during the activity itself. I'm thinking of mainly biking and running, usually capped at 2-3 hours, which is a bit different.
I'm also basically pescatarian (although don't eat eggs or milk, so am probably closer to vegan).
But again I think we're mostly in agreement. Sports nutrition isn't much different from candy.
+1 to garbage incinerator
If you are doing high output activity you mainly need carbs to keep going (think gels). So your “crap” is basically that without salt and magnesium and potassium. Have some chips and banana chips and you’re set. As for the chocolate milk: it’s the original meal replacement drink
Chocolate milk is top-tier recovery nutrition in my book.
How many Snickers are you gonna put down during Several Laps of Sanitas? Still bummed I can’t make it
Taking suggestions for aid station snacks!