Need another Hydration Source- NUUN is making me sick!

[GLC1968]

Are you looking for electrolyte but NOT carbs? If so, I've heard good things about the Elete stuff, too.

If you do want carbs, but hate the sweet stuff, I have two options. HydroBoom (from the makers of CarbBoom) is good but strong. It's not super sweet though, so I like it. I only use it on REALLY hot days...otherwise, it seems too strong for me and it can make me feel bloated. I haven't done a comparison, but my guess is that it's higher in electrolytes than the typical Powerade or Gatorade.

I recently tried PowerBar's endurance drink in the Sun Tea flavor. The day I tried it wasn't a hard ride or particularly hot, but the flavor sat well with me. It's not very sweet, it's light tasting, and it wasn't bad even after it had warmed up a bit. I ordered a canister and I'll try it on a hotter ride this weekend, but I think I'm going to like it. It might be worth a shot.

[rocknrollgirl]

If you are looking for just electrolytes, Hammer makes a product that comes in capsule form. You could take them with water.

[DebW]

1/4 teaspoon of Morton's Lite Salt (KCl+NaCl) per quart of water. Actually, that tastes pretty salty, so you should start with less until you're sweating heavily.

[SadieKate]

I know these are articles from sites for commercial electrolyte products, but after seeing what Bill has gone through I'm a firm believer in needing more than salt. Back in the "olden" days, we were always told to eat foods such as bananas because they are high in potassium.

Bill has been suffering now for a couple years with severe cramping even though he was using Cytomax and e-Caps. Elete Water has seemed to fix the problem and he has been just flying this summer. It has a much higher dose of potassium than other products.

http://www.planetultra.com/training/born2.html (from Steve Born at e-Caps)
http://www.eletewater.com/elpdf/salt.pdf

[Aggie_Ama]

We are looking for electrolytes mainly. My husband is the anti-sweet stuff and we try to share whatever we are using. If it weren't for my teeth I would be perfectly fine with the sugary stuff, I don't have the sugar highs and crashes. We got some samples of the Elete and plan to try them on a longer ride this weekend. I like the high potassium as I get Charley Horses. Thanks for all the suggestions!

[ehirsch83]

I also like to put an emergen'c packet in one of my water bottles. You get vitamins, electolytes, minimal calories, and you have a wide variety of flavors to choose from.