Sport Beans

OK guys and girls.  Tell me how you RNY folks are able to handle the 19 grams of sugar in these things.

I would like to have something while I'm out on my long runs, but I am scared of all the sugar.

they don't bother me at all.
For me it's the quantity/volume of how much I am eating that bugs me.  That little package of sports beans, or the shot block and gels don't bug me at all.  Now if I ate 2-3 bags of them at once, I might have an issue.

You can always buy one and try it.  Certainly much in advance of your race.  Or look for a substitue.
I used to like those little containers of peanut butter that come in the military M.R.E.  Kind of like having a gel pack.

http://www.theepicenter.com/mre_military_meal_ready_to_eat.html

They carry them. 

Scott

I've been using the shots on my long runs.  I'm not sure of the exact brand, but I got them at Vitamin Shoppe.  They had a few different brands and flavors - most of them under 10 grams of sugar.  I tried the gummies, but I had a hard time running, chewing, and breathing at the same time

You are only 5 months post-op or so, so you might still dump pretty good! I used the Cliff Shot Blocks for a while. They have a bit of sugar, but it is not Refined Sugar, it is evaporated Cane Juice, which should not make you dump. I wanted to try sports beans before my last marathon, so in my training, I ran 6 loops around my neighborhood and ate a couple packs to see if the made me sick... If they did, I coud abort the run and head back home to be miserable. Luckily, no dumping, and in my marathon last month, I ate 5 packs during the race, no problems at all, and I did not hit "The Wall", unlike my marathon a few months back without them. I am a big fan of the beans, but test em out before you try them in a race, like you should with anything new in your nutrition plan. Good luck....

For me, I found that I could eat 3 beans every other mile.  Any more and I was in trouble.  It's all trial and error.  Bring TP for the errors.

Cassie