Homemade Gatorade
- Ready In:
- 3mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unsweetened flavored drink mix (enough for 2 quarts)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt (sodium chloride)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt substitute (potassium chloride; eg. Morton Salt Substitute)
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup granular fructose (can substitute 1/4 cup plus 2 tbs. corn syrup)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon citric acid (can substitute 2 tbs. lemon juice)
- water, to make 2 quarts
directions
- Place all ingredients in a large pitcher or jug and stir or shake until well mixed.
- Chill and keep refrigerated until used.
- Note: Adjust sweetness to taste by adding (or in rare cases reducing) a little sugar since drink mixes can vary.
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I use this recipe but slightly modified to make it even healthier than Gatorade. The real thing contains high fructose corn syrup if you buy it ready to drink. The granular powder version of Gatorade contains loads of sugar. So I followed this recipe subsituting with Morton's Light Salt that combines sodium and potassium chloride together for 3/4 teaspoon per Kool Aid packet. Instead of using sugar and granular fructose, I used Sun Crystals (1/2 Stevia & 1/2 Sugar) and seasoned to taste. Now I have a balanced healthy drink loaded with Vitamin C (asorbic acid & citric acid) that is very low on calories!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TommyGato
Austin, Texas
I'm a Texas native where we, like our culture and food are closer to the Mexican capital than to Washington, DC.
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