Energy Drink issues

[roadie gal]

I swear by InfinitNutrition. You can customize your sports drink: more or less calories, electrolytes, protein, flavor, etc. It sounds really foofy, but for me, it works better than any of the others.

When you go to the site you can buy an already set mixture or you can fill out a quick questionaire that helps set up a blend for you. You can then customize it from there. My mixture has less flavor than suggested with 1.5 grams of protein per 20 oz. bottle.

It runs about the same price as Hammer's products.

[Thorn]

I recently discovered a sensitivity to maltodextrin. I kept trying to find "gentler" energy drinks only to discover that it wasn't necessarily the drink but the maltodextrin. Turns out my body doesn't digest it. I kind of liken it to olestra--it just gurgles, bubbles, and hits me upside the insides until it uh..errr....leaves the system.

The problem is that the vast majority of energy drinks and gels contain maltodextrin. I've recently converted to Clif's Shot (mmmm...salty cranberry) and blocks. My tummy is a much happier camper.

Anyway...my suggestion is to look the ingredients and see if there is a common ingredient in the drinks that upset your stomach vs. those that don't.

[SheFly]

I use a combination of iced tea and PowerBar Endurance. This combo seems to agree pretty well with my stomach, and provides the calories and energy that I need. I tend NOT to be an eater - can't stomach any of the bars, GUs, etc., and am usually going os hard I can't take the time - so having the calories in my bottles is key.

SheFly