Food for thought...

As i mentioned before I have been experimenting with different types of foods whilst swimming. After trying out a few naturally low GI foods I have settled on one of the lowest, Potato. After blending it up and adding water potato is rocket fuel and best of all it does not hurt or bloat my stomach like gels or most other foods.

Here is my formula:

• I weigh 90kg so if the books are right i require ~90g of carbs per hour whilst swimming.
• A medium potato contains 30 grams of carbs
• One medium potato equals 160ml after pureeing
• I add 140ml of water to make it runny and a pinch of salt and ginger
• It takes 10-15 sec to put it down, no chewing required
• Each bottle is 20min or 1km worth of energy

I have been practising with it for a few weeks now and it's working well. I will also trial other foods as backup or as treats. Next it's onto the liquid requirements. I already have 140mls from the potato drink so I doubt if it would be much more than that.