Healthy sports drinks?

[Cj60]

Anyone with a good (healthy) substitute for the gatorade / powerade type drinks?

Thanks!

- Chris

[Momto2]

Anyone with a good (healthy) substitute for the gatorade / powerade type drinks?

Thanks!

- Chris

 

Have you tried Crystal Light Pure Fitness? It is a powder you mix with water and doesn't have any artifical colors, sweeteners or preservatives. I think it uses stevia. I don't know if it helps out with electrolytes like Gatorade would, but it tastes pretty good! I have tried the grape and lemon flavors.

 

Amy

[Cj60]

Thanks! You motivated me to do some looking around, and it looks like there are decent alternatives. I wasn't really expecting there to be any.

 

I just did a google and came up with something called Kül Fuel, which looks pretty much like a multivitamin.

 

And this one that looks more like a gatorade type drink, but with good stuff instead of bad stuff.

 

Funny how products like these are around more and more these days

 

http://www.ultimareplenisher.com/

 

- Chris

[justinekno]

If you have a Whole Foods near you, they have some pretty good options. Also, we use flavored coconut water as another alternative.

 

 

Thanks! You motivated me to do some looking around, and it looks like there are decent alternatives. I wasn't really expecting there to be any.

 

I just did a google and came up with something called Kül Fuel, which looks pretty much like a multivitamin.

 

And this one that looks more like a gatorade type drink, but with good stuff instead of bad stuff.

 

Funny how products like these are around more and more these days

 

http://www.ultimareplenisher.com/

 

- Chris

[philamom]

ElectroMix (makers of Emergen-C) makes water into sports water. Lemon-Lime flavor. Sodium, Calorie, Sugar free.

[houston]

O Water makes a sports drink that tastes exactly like gatorade without all of the artificial colors, etc.

[ilovedogs]

My ds likes flavored coconut water for potassium replacement. We also use packets from Trace Minerals Research called Power Pak. They come in different flavors and are excellent at replacing minerals as well as vitamins like C and Bs. I found them on Iherb and at our local health food store and Whole Foods probably carries them, too. If he really needs a sports drink and all that's available is Gatorade or Powerade, I choose Powerade in the white cherry flavor. No artificial colors and Powerade has a better balance of electrolyte replacement than Gatorade does. Along with the fact that they have a white drink so I can avoid the food colorings. My ds plays competitive tennis in 100 degree weather for 6 months out of the year so we try to stay on top of his electrolytes and hydration. Also, you can buy electrolyte enhanced waters or PH balanced waters as a back up. My ds is fond of Fiji water, Smartwater, and Essentia. Anyway, there are lots of other choices out there even if they cost more than Gatorade and plain water, LOL!