There’s a tradeoff involved if I want to visit the salvage store on Saturday; but still want to get fresh produce. It means I must make a weekday morning grocery run in lieu of my usual jaunt on the road bike. It’s rather a nuisance, because I have to be at work at 8:00 am; and thus must head for the store at 5:30 am! How much easier it was when work-from-home was in effect!

Today I made the tradeoff. I didn’t get veggies, except for an onion; but I  wanted bananas and grapes. Bananas are quite a go-to food for cyclists; and I like to have one with peanut butter before a ride. Another pre-ride favorite is frozen grapes with peanut butter. Grapes are also good with – if you can believe it – hummus. So hummus was on my list this morning.

I got some yogurt; and looked for kitchen matches. Apparently they’re very popular now, because the store was out of them. The employee whom I asked, said I was the third person who was looking for matches!

I’m sure the store has some sports bars; but I didn’t have time to hunt for them. That’s the drawback to squeezing in a grocery-shopping ride before I go to work: it has to be a quick trip. I have to know exactly what I want; where to find it; and I can’t buy too many things. The more I buy, the longer I’ll be in the store; and I don’t want to be late for work.

I got home about 6:40 am; and that was enough time to put away the groceries and get ready to ride to work. Alas for my diet, I didn’t get around to fixing a lunch last night; and this morning there wasn’t time. “Lunch” today was a Clif Builder’s Protein bar and pretzels! How’s that for good nutrition?