Amazon Grocery has good deals on cycling nutrition

I just got an email promoting Amazon’s Grocery store. I’d looked at that store before and generally found the prices too high to seriously consider, but this time it was different. I’ve been looking for good deals on “energy gels” (affectionately known as “goo,” presumably because of the “Gu” brand); they’re easy to eat on the bike, sit well even with a grumpy stomach, and provide a good mix of quick and complex carbs. A good deal on gels is pretty much anything under $1/100 calories (the calorie count for most of them).

Since we’re running low after all the recent riding, I looked online a week or so ago and ended up buying a small supply at my local bike shop. The shipping from the online places just kills the value, and even when you hit a free shipping sale, the product prices aren’t super-stellar.

Enter Amazon Grocery. I thought I might as well look and see what they offer, and though they don’t have all of my favorite products, I was able to find Carb Boom! for $0.84 per serving, and Clif Shot Bloks (which I love) for$0.60 and $0.64 per serving (for the Lemon Lime and Orange flavors, respectively). Sadly, they don’t have the Piña Colada flavor, which is my favorite, but their great prices inspire forgiveness.

The kicker?  Free Super Saver shipping means those prices are the one’s I’m actually paying.  Sweeet.

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