Comments on: Recipes for Homemade Sports Drinks

By: The Bourbon Chase: Before The Race « The Cooper Family

The Bourbon Chase: Before The Race « The Cooper Family — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:53:47 +0000

[...] that powdery stuff on the left? Homemade “Gatorade” mix from this website!Silas really doesn’t want me to leave, so he decided to lay on top of all of my [...]

By: Ronalee Duncan

Ronalee Duncan — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:04:50 +0000

This looks awesome. I can’t wait to try these recipes. Thank you

By: Doctor Director Captain Sir

Doctor Director Captain Sir — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:45:52 +0000

@The Depressed Doormat:

Close! You do remember your biochem correctly; monosaccharides are broken down faster than di- or polysaccharides. However, you got your benefits confused.

Monosaccharides are indeed broken down quickly and cause a huge spike in your blood sugar. Unfortunately, this “sugar high” will only last a short while and will be followed by a crash. Also known as simple sugars, monosaccharides are found in candy, etc, and are not a good long term energy source.

Di- or preferably polysaccharides take more time to break down, providing more energy over the long term without causing massive spikes in blood sugar. Polysaccharides are the best, and are what are found in fruit and other sources of natural sugar.

So basically,

monosaccharides = snorting pixie sticks

polysaccharides = extreme awesome fuel

By: The Depressed Doormat

The Depressed Doormat — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:25:21 +0000

@Ryan Jenkins
White sugar is not better than corn syrup. However, if I remember my middle school biology/chemistry, sugar, aka sucrose, is a disaccharide. For a better “sports drink” look for a Monosaccharide.

If I recall correctly, it is easier to break down and hence provides energy faster than a di or poly. But if you have a gripe against sugar at all, then a sports drink is perhaps not the best idea anyway.

If you want a effective sports drink for longer durations of aerobic exercise, such as running or bicycling, I would bet something like a medical dextrose will provide far superior results than sugar or corn syrup.

P.S. I am not a doctor. Not even close.

By: ryan jenkins

ryan jenkins — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:09:39 +0000

but, is refined white sugar better than corn suyrup? i mean, im really asking cause i dont know. is there a less refined sugar you could use? i dont care so much for the sweet sports drinks, just that it have a decent flavor..

By: Jesse Chalmers

Jesse Chalmers — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:50:42 +0000

If your going to use refined white sugar and Koolaid with artificial dyes and preservatives why not just save your self the trouble and buy Gator Aid? The main reason Gator Aid is unhealthy is because of the sugars and dyes and preservatives in the first place. Oh right, It save money.

By: Bill Berry

Bill Berry — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:20:56 +0000

A correction….Near the bottom of my post I said “You can pay 88 cents and $1.00 or you can pay between 26 and 30 cents if you DIY.” Double these numbers; $1.76 and $2.00. What cost 26 and 30 cents is for 2 quarts/2 liters of DIY sports drink; not one quart/one liter. The percentage in savings applies to the powdered form of Gatorade which by itself will save consumers at least 50 percent if you opt for it and not the ready to drink products in bottles.

By: Bill Berry

Bill Berry — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:16:55 +0000

Let’s start with the math: At our local Wal-Mart SuperCenter 32oz Powerade sells for 88 cents & Gatorade $1.00 with 128oz (one gallon) Gatorade $3.78. The powdered form of Gatorade makes 20 quarts and sells for $8.48 or 42.4 cents per quart and 84.8 per 2 liter or 2 quarts. I made my own sports drink following Recipe #1 with Kool-Aid brand Berry Blue; excellent. I never knew sodium chloride (salt) & potassium chloride (sodium-free salt) was what gave sports drink that “taste”. However, the math for doing it yourself may surprise readers. Kool-Aid brand packets are 16 cents each at Wal-Mart SuperCenter. A five pound bag of sugar Wal-Mart GV brand is $2.82; Domino Brand is $4.12. Ten tablespoons of sugar is 1/2 cup. A five pound bag of sugar holds approximately 18.5 cups; 1/2 cup being 1/37th of a bag of sugar or 7.6 cents (GV) and 11.1 cents (Domino). Morton’s Lite Salt is $1.28 and is an 11 oz. container that has 222 servings per 1/4 teaspoon – 0.6 cents per serving or for the first recipe 1.8 cents. From this point on I’m rounding numbers up for easier comparison. Per two quarts or two liters it costs 85 cents if you buy Gatorade powder and it costs onbly 26 cents (GV sugar) and 30 cents (Domino brand sugar) or a savings of 70 percent (GV) and 65 percent (Domino). You can pay 88 cents and $1.00 or you can pay between 26 and 30 cents if you DIY. Personally, I own an Omega auger-style juicer in which I juice (raw) apples, oranges, grapefruits, etc; apples for their sugar and I add that to Kool-Aid; however I primarily use sugar-free products and enhance them with fresh juice. As for the B vitamins; I take my Gummy vitamins everyday and had they made them when I was a kid I’d tore them up then too.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:00:13 +0000

Yesterday I did #2, but using lemons instead of oranges. It tastes great, you should try!
Today, I did it with tangerines… not so good… well… it´s… strange

Next time, it´ll be lemon again

By: scroogles

scroogles — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:12:06 +0000

I just made Recipe #1, and it tastes fine. I’ve been wondering, though, which ingredient is the source of potassium?