Sports drinks are an easy way to replace fluid and electrolytes lost exercise, but you can ditch the dyes and high fructose corn syrup by making your own. At WebMD, they have a DIY formula for making a rehydration drink to administer to a person sick with the flu or other dehydrating illness. The formula is roughly the same as any sports drink however, the goal is to get fluid, glucose, and electrolytes into your system. However, their instructions are a little, ah, concerning:
Measure all ingredients precisely. Small variations can make the drink less effective or even harmful.
Mix the following:
• 1 quart (950 mL) water
• ½ teaspoon (2.5 g) baking soda
• ½ teaspoon (2.5 g) table salt
• ¼ teaspoon (1.25 g) salt substitute (potassium-based), such as Lite Salt or Morton Salt Substitute
• 2 tablespoons (30 g) sugar
You can tweak the amount of sugar you want to include and add your own flavors, avoiding artificial dyes and preservatives in the process.
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