Favourite sports drink recipe?

On 20 Jul 2003 21:10:26 GMT, [email hidden] from University of

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What do you put in your homebrew (dunno if that pun is intended 🙂 sports drink? What's the secret
for the ultimate cycling fuel?

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4:52:27 PM 20 July 2003

Not really a home-brew (it's a mix), but my favorite is Crystal Lite in the grapefruit flavor. Very
refreshing and tasty. If I want calories, gorp does the trick.

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What do you put in your homebrew (dunno if that pun is intended 🙂 sports drink? What's the secret
for the ultimate cycling fuel?

I use a recipe I found on the Internet (it may originally be from John Forester's book): 1 2-qt
envelope of Kool-Aid powder, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1 tsp salt. Makes 2 quarts. I mentioned it to my
doctor (who is also a cyclist, though I don't know how serious), and he said it sounded fine; he
also said he usually suggested powdered Gatorade mixed at half-strength.

I find that kiwi-strawberry flavor is lighter and not as sticky-tasting as some of the other
flavors, while cherry goes well with fig bars.

I'm thinking about trying it without the Kool-Aid.

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I use organic white grape juice diluted with water. It works real well, tastes great and it's
real food!

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What do you put in your homebrew (dunno if that pun is intended 🙂 sports drink? What's the secret
for the ultimate cycling fuel?

I use about 100 cc of dextrose and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large water bottle.
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Scott Munro said:

I'm thinking about trying it without the Kool-Aid.

Actually, I like it better without the Kool-Aid. 3 tbsp. sugar and 1/3 tsp. salt per 24-oz bottle.

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What do you put in your homebrew (dunno if that pun is intended 🙂 sports drink? What's the secret
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I use about 100 cc of dextrose and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large water bottle.

Where can you buy pure dextrose in the USA? All they have at the super market is sucrose.

TIA,

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Referring to another thread... :-)

What do you put in your homebrew (dunno if that pun is intended 🙂 sports drink? What's the
secret for the ultimate cycling fuel?

I use about 100 cc of dextrose and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large water bottle.

Where can you buy pure dextrose in the USA? All they have at the super market is sucrose.

The first place I'd look for it would be a certain local specialty foods store that I *know* has it
(Famous Foods Ltd, in Vancouver BC).

Other possiblities might include wine/beer home brewing shops, health food stores, or even plain old
drugsores.

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Boyd Speerschneider said:

Larry Schuldt <[email hidden]> wrote in :"]news:[email hidden]:

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Quoted message said:

Referring to another thread... :-)

What do you put in your homebrew (dunno if that pun is intended 🙂 sports drink? What's the
secret for the ultimate cycling fuel?

I use about 100 cc of dextrose and 1 teaspoon of salt in a large water bottle.

Where can you buy pure dextrose in the USA? All they have at the super market is sucrose.

Baking supply aisle. Dextrose = glucose ("right handed" form)
= corn syrup. You can buy it in tablet form from the pharmacy.
It's used by diabetics to counter low blood sugar.

Worse comes to worst, you could probably just dilute any non-caffeinated soda, since they're not
much more than corn syrup and water.

Boyd Speerschneider said:

Where can you buy pure dextrose in the USA? All they have at the super market is sucrose.

TIA,

- Boyd S.

Sorry about the delay in replying. I had to wait until I went home to look up where I bought it. It
came from an outfit called Supplement Direct. They have a web site at
supplementdirect.comsupplementdirect.comOpen ↗. Currently an 11 pound container is $10 from them.

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cheese crackers.

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What do you put in your homebrew (dunno if that pun is intended 🙂 sports drink? What's the secret
for the ultimate cycling fuel?

I haven't made my own drink (though I have made my own bars), but I've found Gu2o to be effective,
and I bet it's easy enough to make:

Maltodextrin, Fructose, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Natural colors/flavors.

It's been the most effective fuel for sustained excersize for me.

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GRL said:

Not really a home-brew (it's a mix), but my favorite is Crystal Lite grapefruit flavor. Very
refreshing and tasty.

Along these lines, I recently noticed that my girlfriend's lemon-flavored iced tea mix, which I
think was Nestea brand, had a similar ingredient list to Gu2o [the drink I like]. I'll bet it'd make
a good, and very inexpensive, sports drink.

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If I want calories,gorp does the trick.

What is gorp?

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Boyd Speerschneider said:

Where can you buy pure dextrose in the USA? All they have at the super market is sucrose.

Supermarkets around here have Fructose, also.

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TIA,

- Boyd S.

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GORP - Good Old Raisins & Peanuts 8-)

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GRL said:

Not really a home-brew (it's a mix), but my favorite is Crystal Lite grapefruit flavor. Very
refreshing and tasty.

Along these lines, I recently noticed that my girlfriend's lemon-flavored iced tea mix, which I
think was Nestea brand, had a similar ingredient list to Gu2o [the drink I like]. I'll bet it'd
make a good, and very inexpensive, sports drink.

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If I want calories,gorp does the trick.

What is gorp?

Powered Walmart sports drink mix and water.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:15:25 GMT, "James Messick" <[email hidden]> from RoadRunner -

Triad said:

Powered Walmart sports drink mix and water.

OK, Wal-Mart is being mentioned way too many times as a place to go to buy things. Have you people
forgotten that Wal-Mart is Satan?

Check this out:

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And boycott Wal-Mart!

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Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:43:16 -0400, <[email hidden]>, Rick Onanian

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If I want calories,gorp does the trick.

What is gorp?

a.k.a. "trail mix" with nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips, etc.
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Along these lines, I recently noticed that my girlfriend's lemon-flavored iced tea mix

That's what I often use, except I get a cheaper bulk mix. I've found it's best to mix it fairly
thin, otherwise the sugar content actually gets dehydrating for me.

Popping into a store and getting a nicely chilled bottle of Snapple[tm] lemon iced tea is good, too.
Better than soda pop -- no phosphoric acid afterburn or cloying sweetness.

cheers, Tom

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