At Sea Otter, my common snacking habits sought out all of the diet manufacturers without cost samples, and right here’s all the brand new stuff for hydration, restoration, and fueling.
Above, the brand new Osmo Endurance Pattern Pack comprises a single-serve packet of every of their merchandise in each taste. This contains the Preload hydration, sports activities drink mixes, Fast Restoration, and Gas in each caffeinated and non-caffeinated variations. MSRP $24.00.
That bundle is feasible as a result of they only added single-serve packets for his or her Fast Restoration drink combine and Preload pre-ride hydration drink combine. Sure, it’s extra packaging, however they’re nice for journey or stuffing in a jersey pocket when an enormous trip finishes someplace apart from at house and you could get your protein in. You might be getting sufficient protein, proper?
Carbs Gas
Carbs Gas is a more moderen model that began with their high-carb, flavor-free gel. They’re $2 every for 50g of carbs plus a little bit of sodium, which is significantly extra energy per serving than most different gels. We’ve been attempting them and so they work nice. They’re mildly candy, a very good just-thick-enough consistency, and ship extra carb-per-dollar…what’s to not like?
Their sports activities drink combine is model new, utilizing a mixture of easy and sophisticated carbs to ship 75 grams of carbs, 300 energy, and 500mg of sodium per serving. There’s no added taste, simply clear, easy gas. MSRP is $36 for a 1,000g package deal, serving depend relies on utilization.
Spring Power
Spring Power is a unique type of power gel, utilizing actual meals (like natural basmati rice) as the primary substances and carbohydrate supply.
Their Superior Sauce taste makes use of actual apple sauce and juice, plus yams and maple syrup, each for taste and energy. Lemon juice subs in for citric acid as a preservative, making this one of many cleanest actual meals merchandise I’ve seen. They style fairly good, too.
UnTapped
Should you haven’t tried UnTapped’s MapleAid sports activities drink however you want maple syrup, it’s price a shot. And that’s precisely what these single serve packets supply, a liquid focus that you simply add to a water bottle (16-20oz, ideally), for a hydration combine that’s sweetened with maple syrup. Curious however not prepared to drag the set off? Make some lemonade and sweeten it with maple syrup. Should you like that, you’ll like this.
Tactical ORS
From the makers of Fluid sports activities drinks, their Tactical product line is a lower-calorie, hydration centered combine aimed toward health of us, first responders, and others who aren’t using or working for hours, however want to remain hydrated. Should you don’t thoughts Sucralose, they’re a tasty possibility that is available in 4 flavors.
Bucked Up
I’ve seen Bucked Up power drinks earlier than however had no concept they’d an entire line of pre-workout, hydration, power, and restoration merchandise, too. Their Lengthy Vary endurance drink combine appears strong, so if you happen to like your gainz with a heaping aspect of f&©okay yeah bro brah branding, verify them out.
Rec Pak
For ultradistance riders, bikepackers, or those that simply actually don’t need candy, sugary gels however like quite a lot of energy (my hand’s up) on lengthy rides, there’s Rec Pak meal alternative pouches.
You need to add water, however you are able to do that earlier than you roll out, or hold your pack mild and stow a number of for later if you understand you’ll have water stops. Each has 700 energy with a mixture of fats, protein, and carbohydrate sources plus nutritional vitamins and minerals. I haven’t tried them, however the substances recommend they’ll hold you feeling fuller for longer than carb/sugar-only merchandise. MSRP is about $9.50 per pack.
Kodiak
Kodiak often fingers out their pancakes at occasions, that are nice, however this yr they’d a brand new Crunchy Granola Bar.
Like their different merchandise, these are larger in protein, primarily from wheat and pea proteins. They’re a bit drier and fewer candy than, say, Nature’s Valley, however pack 10g of muscle-building protein and are barely extra filling. Plus, they’re solely $1 per 2-pack, making them a cut price in comparison with most different sports activities diet bars.
Licensed Piedmontese Beef Jerky
Licensed Piedmontese Beef Jerky is scrumptious, grass-fed, and freed from nitrates & nitrites. It comes from Nebraska cows, and is accessible in three flavors.
MSRP is about $9 per 3oz package deal, out there in Hickory, Daring & Spicy, and Teriyaki flavors.
Fairly Nice Prompt Espresso
Fairly Nice immediate espresso is, truly, fairly nice. It’s out there in single-serve packets, but additionally in 50-serving baggage, which I like higher as a result of I often enlarge mugs of espresso and likewise hate all of the single-serve packaging waste. I additionally actually like that they make lighter roasts as a result of a real “mild roast” immediate espresso is difficult to search out. They work nice for chilly brew, too. Containers are $15 (5 packs), baggage are $60 (50 one-cup servings).
Tecnu
This one isn’t diet, nevertheless it’s undoubtedly one thing that may hold you going (and it’s sufficiently small that it’s probably not price a standalone publish). Tecnu’s new single-use Poison Ivy/Poison Oak wipes are a God-send for these of us who get destroyed by such crops (hand raised once more). Hold a pair in your pack or automobile and use after using in locations like Santa Cruz the place you may get a rash simply by trying on the floor cowl. Additionally nice for path work days the place you’re traipsing by the woods entering into who is aware of what.
