Gatorade alternatives? Salt on a ride?

[cobalt]

I am printing all of this great info so I don't forget once I get to the store!

I don't sweat much at all, I think people who sweat stay cooler.

My nose on the other hand... I go through lots of Kleenex on rides!

[mayanorange]

I really like Nuun for salt and if you add a teaspoon of sugar, it's good for a little longer rides too. I've tried finding ones that have more potassium (I tend to be low), but most of them just taste gross. Maybe next I'll try the DIY version with salt substitute and normal salt, but then I'd have to decide on flavoring and think ahead!

[alpinerabbit]

You can use maltodextrin (partially hydrolyzed corn starch) for carbs plus regular salt.

People do Ironmans with that home-made mix.

[Jolt]

I really like Nuun for salt and if you add a teaspoon of sugar, it's good for a little longer rides too. I've tried finding ones that have more potassium (I tend to be low), but most of them just taste gross. Maybe next I'll try the DIY version with salt substitute and normal salt, but then I'd have to decide on flavoring and think ahead!

You can use Koolaid packets (the kind where you add your own sugar) or if you want to skip all the artificial crap that's in there, you can use herbal tea (fruit flavored ones are best--Trader Joe's has a blackberry one that works really well) or even green tea.

[wildhawk]

DH has a new 12-hour shift job that is physically demanding - he was getting some cramping the other night and remembered that I had tucked a couple of the electrolyte packets from PowerBar into our lunch kit, mixed one with a bottle of water and it straightened him right out. Now he is packing them on a regular basis. Makes a difference!