Reviews
"Food for a faster you. The recipes are simple, with generally eight ingredients or fewer, and take little time to prepare." -- Outside "A book like this is invaluable. Whether you're like me or just a casual Sunday cyclist, you're going to love Feed Zone Portables ...Don't be surprised if you ride longer and harder than ever before." -- Taylor Phinney, professional cyclist for BMC Racing Team and 2-time Olympian "Primarily designed for cyclists to eat while riding, [these recipes] work just as well for runners when they've stopped running for exercise and started running to get to where they need to go on time." -- Runner's World "You won't look at on-the-bike fueling the same way again." -- Triathlete "Exercise physiologist Allen Lim, Ph.D. and chef Biju Thomas, authors of The Feed Zone cookbooks, have spent decades working with endurance athletes to find the balance between taste, sport-specific nutrition, and portability. One of their greatest contributions is the rice bar, a real-food version of the snack bar." -- Men's Health "Recipes from Feed Zone are my new, not-so-secret training tool. They deliver huge taste and even bigger performance benefits." -- Rebecca Rusch, professional cyclist and 4-time winner Leadville Trail 100, 3-time 24-Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Champion "More than 50 of the recipes are gluten-free, and most are vegetarian. All are designed for making quickly, and eating on the bike." -- Bike Radar "After being introduced to The Feed Zone , I began to realize there was another way to eat that actually nourished me as an athlete. I didn't have to live off of processed bars, which dehydrated me and upset my stomach." -- Matt Segal, professional rock climber for North Face Athlete Team "This book, co-authored by chef-to-the-cycling-stars [Biju] Thomas, is packed with healthy, at-home recipes for natural goodies that both satisfy hunger and keep you pedaling. Best of all, they're designed to go with you on the trail." -- Dirt Rag "I never bonk when I have rice cakes in my pocket." -- Evelyn Stevens, professional cyclist for Team Specialized-lululemon, 2-time U.S. national time trial champion "The genius of Feed Zone Portables is this: The book sits at the intersection of reality and practicality. With a little pre-planning, these items (all easy, all developed in Thomas' home kitchen) can be taken with you for nourishment on a hike, on a ride--or simply to work or on a road trip." -- 5280 magazine, Food for a faster you. The recipes are simple, with generally eight ingredients or fewer, and take little time to prepare., A book like this is invaluable. Whether you're like me or just a casual Sunday cyclist, you're going to love Feed Zone Portables ...Don't be surprised if you ride longer and harder than ever before., More than 50 of the recipes are gluten-free, and most are vegetarian. All are designed for making quickly, and eating on the bike., After being introduced to The Feed Zone , I began to realize there was another way to eat that actually nourished me as an athlete. I didn't have to live off of processed bars, which dehydrated me and upset my stomach., Recipes from Feed Zone are my new, not-so-secret training tool. They deliver huge taste and even bigger performance benefits., "Food for a faster you. The recipes are simple, with generally eight ingredients or fewer, and take little time to prepare." - Outside "Primarily designed for cyclists to eat while riding, [these recipes] work just as well for runners when they've stopped running for exercise and started running to get to where they need to go on time." - Runner's World "You won't look at on-the-bike fueling the same way again." - Triathlete magazine "More than 50 of the recipes are gluten-free, and most are vegetarian. All are designed for making quickly, and eating on the bike." - BikeRadar.com "This is the perfect book to plan what to eat on the bike, especially if you've found yourself dreading having to eat one more packaged bar or energy gel on long training rides. The recipes are also really easy, making it perfect for those who don't like to spend lots of time in the kitchen." - Active.com "The genius of Feed Zone Portables is this: The book sits at the intersection of reality and practicality. With a little pre-planning, these items (all easy, all developed in Thomas' home kitchen) can be taken with you for nourishment on a hike, on a ride-or simply to work or on a road trip." - 5280 magazine "Whether you're like me or just a casual Sunday cyclist, you're going to love Feed Zone Portables . Don't be surprised if you ride longer and harder than ever before." - Taylor Phinney, professional cyclist for BMC Racing Team and 2-time Olympian "My gold medal ride in London was fueled by Biju's Oatmeal." - Kristin Armstrong, professional cyclist and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, 2-time UCI World Time Trial Champion "Eating real, flavorful, and simple food was a revelation." - Tim Johnson, professional cyclist for Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com " Feed Zone Portables introduces an entirely new genre of food for training and exercise." - Timmy Duggan, professional cyclist for Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff, USPRO National Champion and Olympian "I can attest that there is a direct correlation between these portables and improved performance and recovery." - Davis Phinney, Olympic bronze medalist, USPRO National Champion, 2-time Tour de France stage winner "After being introduced to The Feed Zone, I began to realize there was another way to eat that actually nourished me as an athlete. I didn't have to live off of processed bars, which dehydrated me and upset my stomach." - Matt Segal, professional rock climber for North Face Athlete Team "Recipes from Feed Zone are my new, not-so-secret training tool. They deliver huge taste and even bigger performance benefits." - Rebecca Rusch, professional cyclist and 4-time winner Leadville Trail 100, 3-time 24-Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Champion "I never bonk when I have rice cakes in my pocket." - Evelyn Stevens, professional cyclist for Team Specialized-lululemon, 2-time U.S. national time trial champion, Praise for The Feed Zone Cookbook " The Feed Zone Cookbook features unique, simple recipes for quick meals that will help fuel your workouts and speed recovery." - Men's Journal "The beauty of The Feed Zone Cookbook is that it is practical and based on real-life experience-not just theory...Let The Feed Zone Cookbook help you find your way into the kitchen with enthusiasm." - Active.com "[ The Feed Zone Cookbook is] packed with recipes that will not only offer healthy alternatives, but actually taste good as well." - NBCSports.com "The chapter on homemade energy bars, which are made from rice and eggs and other savories, is probably the single most unique feature. However, there's also tons of straightforward meal recipes (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) that are both quick and easy to prepare." - Outside magazine "The foods described are intentionally simple to prepare, impressively flavorful, easy to digest…Just honest to goodness recipes made with real food." - BikeRadar " The Feed Zone Cookbook is allowing us to have our cake and eat it too…Packed with tasty recipes." - Paved magazine "The Feed Zone Cookbook is the ultimate guide for triathletes who want to support their training with delicious, wholesome food." - Triathlete magazine "Dr. Lim's experience is just the kind of thing us serious athletes look for in a cookbook author….For the athlete on your list who trains hard and appreciates fresh, wholesome food and creative fusions of flavors, The Feed Zone Cookbook won't disappoint." - LAVA magazine "[A cookbook] geared towards athletes that actually has recipes that make you excited to hit the kitchen…Creative, beautiful, and inspiring…straightforward, yummy, and yes, actually good for us athletes." - 3/GO magazine "Biju and Allen actually got me into the kitchen, cooking these recipes." - Levi Leipheimer, professional cyclist for Omega Pharma-Quickstep, from his foreword to The Feed Zone Cookbook "Biju makes cooking high-quality, nourishing food easy. His recipes are mind-blowingly simple, but their flavors and quality are as high as a five-star restaurant. Biju will inspire you to want to cook." - Matthew Busche, professional cyclist for Team RadioShack Nissan Trek and U.S. national road cycling champion "Allen Lim has helped me fill my gas tank for many years: everything from breakfast burritos in Georgia to rice cakes and scrambled eggs in the Alps. Some of Lim's foods are scientific and others just feel good, but one ingredient was always present: passion from the Asian Equation." - Christian Vande Velde, professional cyclist for Team Garmin-Sharp, Exercise physiologist Allen Lim, Ph.D. and chef Biju Thomas, authors of The Feed Zone cookbooks, have spent decades working with endurance athletes to find the balance between taste, sport-specific nutrition, and portability. One of their greatest contributions is the rice bar, a real-food version of the snack bar., "A book like this is invaluable. Whether you're like me or just a casual Sunday cyclist, you're going to love Feed Zone Portables . You will be rewarding your body with the goodness within these pages. Don't be surprised if you ride longer and harder than ever before." - Taylor Phinney, professional cyclist for BMC Racing Team and 2-time Olympian "My gold medal ride in London was fueled by Biju's Oatmeal. I told Allen to change the name to Gold Medal Oatmeal. It took a team to win-I left my nutrition to the experts and they left the ride to me." - Kristin Armstrong, professional cyclist and 2-time Olympic gold medalist, 2-time UCI World Time Trial Champion "Good food may only be a portion of what it takes to ride professionally, but to me it has been truly life changing. Eating real, flavorful, and simple food was a revelation." - Tim Johnson, professional cyclist for Cannondale P/B Cyclocrossworld.com " Feed Zone Portables introduces an entirely new genre of food for training and exercise, fit for the road, trail, snow, or anything in between. Take a few minutes to cook yourself with real food and you will notice the benefits in both flavor and your performance." - Timmy Duggan, professional cyclist for Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff, USPRO National Champion and Olympian "Having personally handed out hundreds of Feed Zone rice cakes to some of the best athletes on the planet, I can attest that there is a direct correlation between these portables and improved performance and recovery. Simply put, this is very healthy, creative food developed by smart people who care…and the taste is sublime!" - Davis Phinney, Olympic bronze medalist, USPRO National Champion, 2-time Tour de France stage winner "After being introduced to The Feed Zone , I began to realize there was another way to eat that actually nourished me as an athlete. I didn't have to live off of processed bars, which dehydrated me and upset my stomach." - Matt Segal, professional rock climber for North Face Athlete Team "Recipes from Feed Zone are my new, not-so-secret training tool. They deliver huge taste and even bigger performance benefits." - Rebecca Rusch, professional cyclist and 4-time winner Leadville Trail 100, 3-time 24-Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Champion "I was absolutely thrilled when a cycling-specific cookbook came out to fit my lifestyle. I cook religiously from the Feed Zone . My diet doesn't have to be boring or austere to go fast. In fact, I go way faster when I'm happy, and good food makes me happy." - Lea Davison, professional cyclist, Olympian, and U.S. Short Track National Championship Bronze Medalist "I never bonk when I have rice cakes in my pocket." - Evelyn Stevens, professional cyclist for Team Specialized-lululemon, 2-time U.S. national time trial champion "Training is a good excuse to inhale more of the goodness coming out of Biju's oven. These recipes are easy, tasty, effective, and made with real love for sport and food." - George Bennett, professional cyclist for RadioShack-Leopard-Trek Pro Cycling Team "On the national team we work with high-school and college-aged athletes who typically don't have the knowledge, experience, or cooking skills to prepare healthy, nutritious food. Allen and Biju have written a cookbook that changes that and makes cooking fun and simple to learn." - Jim Miller, USA Cycling National Team Leader, "Food for a faster you. The recipes are simple, with generally eight ingredients or fewer, and take little time to prepare." - Outside "A book like this is invaluable. Whether you're like me or just a casual Sunday cyclist, you're going to love Feed Zone Portables ...Don't be surprised if you ride longer and harder than ever before." - Taylor Phinney, professional cyclist for BMC Racing Team and 2-time Olympian "Primarily designed for cyclists to eat while riding, [these recipes] work just as well for runners when they've stopped running for exercise and started running to get to where they need to go on time." - Runner's World "You won't look at on-the-bike fueling the same way again." - Triathlete "Exercise physiologist Allen Lim, Ph.D. and chef Biju Thomas, authors of The Feed Zone cookbooks, have spent decades working with endurance athletes to find the balance between taste, sport-specific nutrition, and portability. One of their greatest contributions is the rice bar, a real-food version of the snack bar." - Men's Health "Recipes from Feed Zone are my new, not-so-secret training tool. They deliver huge taste and even bigger performance benefits." - Rebecca Rusch, professional cyclist and 4-time winner Leadville Trail 100, 3-time 24-Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Champion "More than 50 of the recipes are gluten-free, and most are vegetarian. All are designed for making quickly, and eating on the bike." - Bike Radar "After being introduced to The Feed Zone , I began to realize there was another way to eat that actually nourished me as an athlete. I didn't have to live off of processed bars, which dehydrated me and upset my stomach." - Matt Segal, professional rock climber for North Face Athlete Team "This book, co-authored by chef-to-the-cycling-stars [Biju] Thomas, is packed with healthy, at-home recipes for natural goodies that both satisfy hunger and keep you pedaling. Best of all, they're designed to go with you on the trail." - Dirt Rag "I never bonk when I have rice cakes in my pocket." - Evelyn Stevens, professional cyclist for Team Specialized-lululemon, 2-time U.S. national time trial champion "The genius of Feed Zone Portables is this: The book sits at the intersection of reality and practicality. With a little pre-planning, these items (all easy, all developed in Thomas' home kitchen) can be taken with you for nourishment on a hike, on a ride-or simply to work or on a road trip." - 5280 magazine, This book, co-authored by chef-to-the-cycling-stars [Biju] Thomas, is packed with healthy, at-home recipes for natural goodies that both satisfy hunger and keep you pedaling. Best of all, they're designed to go with you on the trail., Primarily designed for cyclists to eat while riding, [these recipes] work just as well for runners when they've stopped running for exercise and started running to get to where they need to go on time.
