In my household, there is a lot of athletic activity. If it isn’t my ultra-marathon, rock-climbing, crazy hiker husband’s athletics, it is my hot yoga, hiking, or West African dancing that creates the need for hydration and electrolyte replenishment. Wanting to mix up our options and keep them healthy, I decided to make this healthy DIY Natural “Gatorade” Electrolyte Drink. This all natural recipe will keep you moving in perfect condition, or aid in recovery.
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Have you ever looked at the ingredients on the back of a bottle of a sports drink? SCARY! Usually there are a plethora of ingredients, many of which the names are virtually impossible to pronounce! Included in the ingredients are often high amounts of sugars, synthetic colors, and other synthetic chemicals. I am not OK with ingesting these things. After a workout, I like to replenish my body with natural and organic materials that it lost. I am not interested in adding unnatural things to my body. Doesn’t this seem counterintuitive to wanting to workout and get healthy in the first place?
Making your own DIY Natural “Gatorade” Electrolyte Sports Drink is really simple to do. You can tailor it to your liking by making it the flavor you enjoy. The basics of the recipe are including electrolytes and salts, the compounds you loose when sweating throughout a workout.
Here’s what you need (12 ozs) :
- 1 cup 100% organic juice of your choice (I like to use pomegranate/ cherry)
- 1 cup of organic coconut water
- 1 teaspoon of honey or pure maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Here’s why this stuff works:
- Juice, especially a pomegranate/cherry blend, replenish essential vitamin and nutrient levels to your body after depleting them from a workout. Pomegranate cherry juice add a high concentration of antioxidants that help to block free radicals that can be damaging to the body. Juice also provides natural sugars for the body to burn as energy.
- Organic coconut water is high in antioxidants and help prevent dehydration during and after a workout. It is also rich in B vitamins, natural salts, and other nutrients that support replenishment after exercise.
- Honey or Maple Syrup added to this sports drink are natural sugars that help fuel the body as energy.
- Sea salt is a natural form of salt that when added to this sports drink, replenishes the salt lost by the body while sweating. A balanced sodium level is needed to help make your blood bring nutrients and hydration around the body when exerting yourself.
Here’s what you do:
- Combine all ingredients into a bottle.
- Shake well.
- ENJOY!!!! Hydrate and replenish!
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Great suggestion! I have some tart cherry juice that would be perfect in this drink.
Thanks for visiting, Bren!
This is great, and I love that it’s all natural! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday! 🙂
Love that it’s only four ingredients and not the mumbo-jumbo list of stuff inside the “real” gatorade. Visiting from Wow Me Wednesday.
Ha! This is fabulous! Most of those electrolyte drinks are full of sugar! This is great! 😀
Wow! How brilliant! This indeed looks so refreshing and delicious.
I am huge believer in hydration so this will be on my list to try soon! It’s such a pleasure to read and share your healthy and delectable DIY Natural “Gatorade” Electrolyte Drink recipe. Thank you for partying with us at the Healthy, Happy, Green and Natural Party Blog Hop. I’m pinning and sharing this!
Hi Tara! Thanks so much for sharing this at Thriving on Thursdays. We’ve had a terribly hot summer and I perspire so much. Water just doesn’t quench my thirst and I refuse to drink real Gatorade. I have been drinking coconut water but don’t like the taste too much. I’m going to have to try this recipe. Thanks again for sharing. I’m featuring this one at tomorrow’s party. Thanks for always coming each week.
Anne xx
AWESOME, Anne! Thanks so much for the feature!
xx
This looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
That sounds wonderful. I’m a runner and would definitely benefit from this.