Homemade Sports Drink
from Registered Dietician Michelle Gorman

Follow this simple recipe for a low-cost fluid replacement (less than $0.17 a quart) that has a nutritional profile similar to the more expensive commercial brands.

Yields: 1 quart

4 Tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup boiling water
¼ cup orange juice (not concentrate) or 2 TB lemon juice
3 ¾ cups cold water

In the bottom of the pitcher, dissolve the sugar and salt in the hot water.  Add the juice and remaining water; chill.

Nutrition Information:
8 ounces-
50 calories
12 grams carbohydrate
110 mg sodium
30 mg potassium

Source: Clark, Nancy, MS RD.  Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 2nd Edition. Human Kinetics, 1997.

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