How to Make Your Own Sports Drink

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There's nothing in the average commercial sports drink that you can't mix together for your own, far less expensive and healthier version. Check out this easy recipe.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A tall glass
2 tbsp. sugar or honey
¼ tsp. salt
Hot water
¼ c. lemon or 1/3 c. orange juice
16 oz. ice water

Tip: You don't need a sports drink unless you've been sweating for at least an hour.

Step 1: Add orange or lemon juice. Both contain potassium, another nutrient lost through perspiration.

Tip: Sodium and potassium are both chemical compounds known as electrolytes that your body needs to prevent dehydration; they can become unbalanced during exertion.

Step 2: Stir together vigorously and enjoy.

Step 3: Top with ice water to replace the fluids lost during exercise.

Step 4: Put the sugar and salt in a tall glass and add just enough hot water to dissolve them. Stir them together. The salt is to replace the sodium your body loses when you sweat. Small amounts of sugar help the body absorb water.

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Category:

Sports

Tags:

• FoodDrink
• drink
• sports
• beverage
• Thirsty
• refreshing
• gatorade
• make
• your
• own

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THE ALL NEW ENERGY DRINK:

Piss and Sugar

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[maddiemook1]

how to make an enrgy drink :make lemonad with salt. BOOOM!

[TheSkyFallers]

wow tastes like tang :P



[cataclysmicnothing]

One time i mixed vault, coke and a bunch of other crap and I tagged it as "BIOHAZARD"

[Mouseguy44]

@wtiny2 same here

[goldbrett1]

You will need:

Stereods

5 Hour energy

Mountain Dew

[looncraz]

So... lemonade with salt??

[klimtkiller]

how to make an energy drink:

make lemonade with 2 table spoons of sugar :)

[GxPrototype]

I'll use this for my demo speech. :)