Carb-Free? What on earth do you eat during WKOs/races?
Lots of threads on low-carb/Paleo/ketogenic diets lately and I'm planning on trying it as I have done well with that type of eating in the past. (And I'm sugar-free already so taking it a bit further)
I understand about training your body to burn fat (and I have plenty to fuel many IMs from "on-board" fuel 
) but I imagine you still need to fuel with SOMETHING, no? If so, what? Hard-boiled eggs won't fit in my Bento box. 
I did order some individual GU-sized packets of PB but just wondering what others do? I'm only doing short course races this year so I may not need anything but the Quassy Oly is a 3.5hr. race for me, so its like a HIM for some. Don't wanna git hungry on the hills!
Thanks all!
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When I gave up gluten I did it with two intentions: Number One, I didn't want to replace the foods I'd been eating with packaged foods labeled "Gluten-Free" (ie, pasta, cereal, bread, etc... ); and Number Two, I planned to continue the same nutrition strategy I'd been using for training/racing. So I continue to use Infinit (the maltodextrin is corn-based) and Powerbar gels, which don't contain gluten ingredients and I've always used in the past. Larabars are also on my race-day checklist.
Nuts.com has great Energy Squares that are calorie dense and absolutely delicious: http://www.nuts.com/snacks/energy-squares/
Andean Dream Quinoa cookies are pretty good and they're individually packaged: http://www.andeandream.com/Product.html
When it comes down to it, I'm not much of one for solids on race day, so I'm probably not your best source!
As for everyday, most of my carbs come from eating a lot of veggies, fruit, and nuts. I've honestly found it significantly more difficult to eliminate soy (and corn!) from my diet than gluten. I still have rice once or twice a week, and plan to have it as part of my pre-race meal. I've found that I'm doing much, MUCH better during my long runs when the previous night's meal has been a lean protein and lots of veggies or a little rice versus the normal plate of pasta I'd have.
Hope this was a little helpful! Interested to hear what others are doing!
EDIT: Just checked out Mike's link below and had a "D'Oh!" moment... I've been using my kids' GoGo Squeeze Applesauce before/during my longer trainer w/o's. It really is a quick shot of clean fuel! The Apple Peach is AWESOME! http://www.gogosqueez.com/
http://trailrunnermag.com/component/content/article/21-daily-nutrition/325-no-more-gels
Many more in that Art and Science book