Gatorade (only slightly OT)

On Jun 3, 3:29*pm, Chris Reed wrote:
Tony wrote:
On Jun 3, 4:08 pm, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
With summer, season of heat, dehydration and cramps, nearly here I have a
question:

Does anybody know where I can buy powdered Gatorade in the UK -
preferably lemon/lime flavour in 521g (18.4 oz) jars.

Failing that, does anybody have a recipe for an acceptable substitute?

--
martin@ * | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org * * * |

You could try a standard oral rehydration solution. The recipe I found
is fromhttp://rehydrate.org/solutions/homemade.htm

Ingredients:

* * ** one level teaspoon of salt
* * ** eight level teaspoons of sugar
* * ** one litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled

Lemon juice is suggested as a flavouring.

This page is particularly recommended because it has a picture to
explain how you mix these together. I must admit that the idea of
putting them all in a jug and stirring had not previously occurred to me.

More sophisticated recipes fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy, though so far as
I can see these just add a few more minerals. It's gratifying to know
that this is the standard treatment for cholera, such a scourge
(literally) at airfields.

My feeling is that drinking this mixture throughout the flight might be
too much, but I'll mix up a batch and put some in a separate bottle,
keeping my camelbak for plain water, to stave off cramps.

I take a Camelbak full of water, and 1/2 liter of orange juice which
has 400 mg of potassium. I'm no expert but that works for me, I guess
I don't need the salt and I don't want the sugar.

Brian

On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:05:42 -0700, brianDG303 wrote:

On Jun 3, 3:29Â*pm, Chris Reed wrote:
Tony wrote:
On Jun 3, 4:08 pm, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
With summer, season of heat, dehydration and cramps, nearly here I
have a question:

Does anybody know where I can buy powdered Gatorade in the UK -
preferably lemon/lime flavour in 521g (18.4 oz) jars.

Failing that, does anybody have a recipe for an acceptable
substitute?

--
martin@ Â* | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org Â* Â* Â* |

You could try a standard oral rehydration solution. The recipe I found
is fromhttp://rehydrate.org/solutions/homemade.htm

Ingredients:

Â* Â* Â** one level teaspoon of salt
Â* Â* Â** eight level teaspoons of sugar
Â* Â* Â** one litre of clean drinking or boiled water and then cooled

Lemon juice is suggested as a flavouring.

This page is particularly recommended because it has a picture to
explain how you mix these together. I must admit that the idea of
putting them all in a jug and stirring had not previously occurred to
me.

More sophisticated recipes
fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_rehydration_therapy, though so
far as I can see these just add a few more minerals. It's gratifying to
know that this is the standard treatment for cholera, such a scourge
(literally) at airfields.

My feeling is that drinking this mixture throughout the flight might be
too much, but I'll mix up a batch and put some in a separate bottle,
keeping my camelbak for plain water, to stave off cramps.

I take a Camelbak full of water, and 1/2 liter of orange juice which has
400 mg of potassium. I'm no expert but that works for me, I guess I
don't need the salt and I don't want the sugar.

I do need the salt: past experience says that. Much as I like the idea of
carrying water and some sort of juice (unsweetened grapefruit dies it for
me, but I can sense a number of mouths puckering at the mere thought) as
a Libelle driver I have space for a camelbak of water but that's it!


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org |

I do need the salt: past experience says that.

I found that plain water is the only stuff that I can drink the whole
day long without becoming fed-up. I carry the salt in form of sandwiches
and the like.

"John Smith" wrote in message
...
I do need the salt: past experience says that.

I found that plain water is the only stuff that I can drink the whole day
long without becoming fed-up. I carry the salt in form of sandwiches and
the like.

Me too. I could never stand Gatorade. It is like it is slimy, or
something.

If you want some salt, eat a can of beanie weenies, or some canned meat of
any type. There is more than enough salt in one of them.
--
Jim in NC

On Jun 4, 6:53*pm, "Morgans" wrote:
"John Smith" wrote in message

...

I do need the salt: past experience says that.

I found that plain water is the only stuff that I can drink the whole day
long without becoming fed-up. I carry the salt in form of sandwiches and
the like.

Me too. *I could never stand Gatorade. *It is like it is slimy, or
something.

If you want some salt, eat a can of beanie weenies, or some canned meat of
any type. *There is more than enough salt in one of them.
--
Jim in NC

Saw this at the bike store today. CamelBack Elixir

http://www.camelbak.com/sports-recreation/elixir.aspx

Looks like it may be useful.

Pete