With the recent stomach flue we have spent a lot of money on sports drinks here is some recipes I plan to have the stuff on hand for the future I clipped this out of the news paper a long time ago and thank God never needed it.coconut water, which is said to deliver as much as 12 times the electrolytes of sports drinks
Blatner’s homemade Gatorade:
3 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup orange juice
2 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon salt.
Makes four servings. Per 8 ounce serving: 50 calories, 14 grams carbohydrate, 160 milligrams sodium.
Homemade sports drink from "Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook.
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup orange juice (not concentrate) plus 2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 1/2 cups cold water
1. In the bottom of a pitcher, dissolve the sugar and salt in the hot water.
2. Add the juice and the remaining water; chill.
3. Quench that thirst!
Makes 1 quart. per 8-ounce serving: 50 calories, 12 grams carbohydrate, 110 mg sodium.
Clark encourages creativity when making your own sports drink. "For example, you can dilute many combinations of juices (such as cranberry + lemonade) to 50 calories per 8 ounces and then add a pinch of salt. (More precisely, ¼ teaspoon salt per 1 quart of liquid,)" she wrote.
"Some people use flavorings such as sugar-free lemonade to enhance the flavor yet leave the calories in the 50 to 70 calories per 8-ounce range. The trick is to always test the recipe during training, not during an important . You want to be sure it tastes good when you are hot and sweaty and settles well when you’re working hard."
Electrolyte Replacement Drink
4 cups hot water
Juice of 1 lemon = ¼ cup of lemon juice
2 tsp honey
¼ tsp of salt
Chill
Blatner’s homemade Gatorade:
3 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup orange juice
2 1/2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon salt.
Makes four servings. Per 8 ounce serving: 50 calories, 14 grams carbohydrate, 160 milligrams sodium.
Homemade sports drink from "Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook.
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup hot water
1/4 cup orange juice (not concentrate) plus 2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 1/2 cups cold water
1. In the bottom of a pitcher, dissolve the sugar and salt in the hot water.
2. Add the juice and the remaining water; chill.
3. Quench that thirst!
Makes 1 quart. per 8-ounce serving: 50 calories, 12 grams carbohydrate, 110 mg sodium.
Clark encourages creativity when making your own sports drink. "For example, you can dilute many combinations of juices (such as cranberry + lemonade) to 50 calories per 8 ounces and then add a pinch of salt. (More precisely, ¼ teaspoon salt per 1 quart of liquid,)" she wrote.
"Some people use flavorings such as sugar-free lemonade to enhance the flavor yet leave the calories in the 50 to 70 calories per 8-ounce range. The trick is to always test the recipe during training, not during an important . You want to be sure it tastes good when you are hot and sweaty and settles well when you’re working hard."
Electrolyte Replacement Drink
4 cups hot water
Juice of 1 lemon = ¼ cup of lemon juice
2 tsp honey
¼ tsp of salt
Chill
Homemade Organic Sports Drink
Organic fruit juice
Water or green tea
Organic sea salt
Fill your sports bottle with half juice and half water. Add a pinch of organic sea salt and shake.
Organic fruit juice
Water or green tea
Organic sea salt
Fill your sports bottle with half juice and half water. Add a pinch of organic sea salt and shake.
