[pct-l] electrolytes (or not)

[David Thibault]

I make my own homemade "gatoraid"  powder

Packet of Kool-Aid (or store brand flavoring)
1/4 tsp of Lite Salt  (sodium & potassium)
1/8 tsp of magnesium powder
sweetener to taste (for me about 1/2 what they recommend, I mix cane sugar
and sucralose or stevia)

Day-Late





>
> Skyward & List,
>
> I got in on this thread late, but here's a few thoughts I have.
>
> If you're going with a powdered electrolyte like Emergen-C, you can save
> some money buying Kroger's house brand, Essen-C. It's almost identical in
> formulation and about 2/3 the cost of Emergen-C.
>
> I don't like the flavor of either one by itself, so I add something like
> lemonade, Crystal Light, powdered GatorAid, etc. to improve taste.
>
> I try to drink a packet of electrolyte in a liter of water every day I'm
> on the trail. Perhaps coincidentally or perhaps not, I almost never get leg
> cramps at night when on the trail. At home I often do, even when I've done
> a lot a exercise that day. Maybe the _-C is the reason.
>
> Good luck.
> Mango
>
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