Home-made Sports Drink- NO CORN SYRUP!
I found this recipe at http://www.sweetsavvy.com/sweeteners/summary.php?id=Unrefined%20Cane%20Sugar My drink is still fermenting so I will let you know how that turns out in a few days! If you need one right away..... Try this one! Sounds like a winner!
All-Natural Sports Drink by Debra Lynn Dadd
I developed this recipe for the newsletter of my friend Hilde, who sells "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt on her website HimalayanLivingSalt.com
It contains both a natural sweetener and natural salt and is an alternative to those brightly colored sports drinks that are made from polluted water, refined sugar, refined salt, and artificial colors.
Salt is an electrolyte. These are essential because your cells use them to transfer liquids, nutrients, and wastes across their membranes and to carry electrical impulses through nerves and muscles to communicate with other cells.
When your body perspires (from exercise or high temperature) electrolytes are lost in the sweat and must be replaced to keep the electrolyte concentrations of your body fluids constant. This is why athletes drink "sports drinks" after exertion--to replace the salt they have lost.
Both sugar and and salt help your body absorb and retain water. The ideal proportions for a sports drink are 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt to 1 quart water, plus flavoring to taste. Once made, it should be kept refrigerated.
Different swweteners are made up of different kinds of sugars. Since sucrose is recommended, I suggest using maple syrup, or fresh sugar cane juice (this is available in some areas of the country, and contains all the nutrients and enzymes present in raw foods). Lemon, lime, any juice, or flavoring extracts can be used for flavoring (if you use a sweet juice, reduce the amount of sweetener just a bit to keep the balance).
makes about 1 quart
1 quart good quality water
1/3 cup maple syrup or fresh sugar cane juice
1/4 teaspoon natural salt
juice of one lemon, or more to taste, or flavoring extract
1. Mix all the ingredients together.
2. Refrigerate until you are ready to drink it.
All-Natural Sports Drink by Debra Lynn Dadd
I developed this recipe for the newsletter of my friend Hilde, who sells "The Original" Himalayan Crystal Salt on her website HimalayanLivingSalt.com
It contains both a natural sweetener and natural salt and is an alternative to those brightly colored sports drinks that are made from polluted water, refined sugar, refined salt, and artificial colors.
Salt is an electrolyte. These are essential because your cells use them to transfer liquids, nutrients, and wastes across their membranes and to carry electrical impulses through nerves and muscles to communicate with other cells.
When your body perspires (from exercise or high temperature) electrolytes are lost in the sweat and must be replaced to keep the electrolyte concentrations of your body fluids constant. This is why athletes drink "sports drinks" after exertion--to replace the salt they have lost.
Both sugar and and salt help your body absorb and retain water. The ideal proportions for a sports drink are 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt to 1 quart water, plus flavoring to taste. Once made, it should be kept refrigerated.
Different swweteners are made up of different kinds of sugars. Since sucrose is recommended, I suggest using maple syrup, or fresh sugar cane juice (this is available in some areas of the country, and contains all the nutrients and enzymes present in raw foods). Lemon, lime, any juice, or flavoring extracts can be used for flavoring (if you use a sweet juice, reduce the amount of sweetener just a bit to keep the balance).
makes about 1 quart
1 quart good quality water
1/3 cup maple syrup or fresh sugar cane juice
1/4 teaspoon natural salt
juice of one lemon, or more to taste, or flavoring extract
1. Mix all the ingredients together.
2. Refrigerate until you are ready to drink it.
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Comment by InfantBows on February 10, 2009 at 10:24pm - We have all been sick lately and a sweet drink like this settles a stomach and pampers a sick child a little. It tastes so much better than plain water when your tummy is feeling bad. I can't wait to try it.
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Comment by mel on January 15, 2009 at 5:36pm -
I'm sorry. I've read too many books and articles about people being chronically dehydrated. In fact, in many warm climates, people actually add salt to their water. The above article recommends a sugar alternative.
I agree people and especially children should not get in the habit of drinking sweet drinks (we drink mainly raw milk and kombucha), it is not bad to have a sweet drink available to children- or adults either for that matter- as a change of pace, especially in hot weather or when exercising. As long as you don't make a habit of it!
I hope we can agree to disagree! One thing about health- there are many different opinions out there!
Eat well! Live well!
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Comment by Ayala Laufer-Cahana M.D. on January 15, 2009 at 3:09pm -
Though a natural sports drink might be useful for a professional athlete exercising over long periods for a recreational athlete, all you need is water.
Our body's glucose and glycogen reserves are not depleted by an hour of exercise and do not need replenishment, minerals are plentiful in food (electrolytes are basically salt), and despite marketing claims, sport drinks show little benefit over water in preventing dehydration for these situations.
The downside of consuming sports drinks regularly are the calories from sugars, getting into the habit of expecting a drink to be sweet, and the potential damage to teeth by constant contact with these drinks. The damage to teeth is from the sugars and the acidity of the drink, which can cause caries and tooth erosion.
More about sports drinkd in my blog post here
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