Gels
I have tried a variety of different gels now so I’m going to comment on them…
For overall flavor and feeling like I ate something nutritious the Hammer Gels win. I have enjoyed each flavor I have tried, chocolate, raspberry, and apple. The apple one tastes like apple pie if you let it get warm in your pocket or pack on a sunny day.
I have tried a variety pack of Gu brand gels. The caffeine definitely has an effect and helps me push a little harder… They don’t feel as nutritious as the Hammer gels but the flavor isn’t bad. The banana is quirky, but good, the plain sounds like it should be bad but it’s not that different from the other flavors.
Cliff Shot Gels definitely don’t work for me… I tried the raspberry flavor and found it hard to avoid gagging on it. Maybe some people like the flavor, but not me.
Carb Boom! - I have tried the Kiwi Strawberry and whoa, they are sweet… Sarah says they are too sweat (this is the only food in recorded history that Sarah thinks is too sweet), “but it is still perfectly editable.” I would buy these again.