As you probably already know, when performing strenuous activities like running and heavy weight lifting, we lose allot of potassium and other minerals (electrolytes) through excessive sweating. Many athletes use sports drinks to replace these minerals; however, another additive in these sports drinks is often quite a bit of sugar.
So, I found this easy little recipe at About.com for making your own sports drink-without all that sugar.
1 cup (8 oz) water (not carbonated)
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
small pinch of salt
Flavoring and sweetener to taste
I'm not even bothering with the sweetener myself; I'm just adding the lemon straight to my jug of water-it's quite refreshing! I add a bit of sea salt to my foods when cooking, so I'm not bothering with salt in my water either.
You can find out more about sports drinks at ABOUT.COM
Ciao for now!
7 comments:
Hi Raechelle ~
My former PT always has lemon juice in her water. She said it helps burn fat also (not that she has any!). I start each morning with a fresh squeezed lemon in hot water, and add stevia and a bit of honey. It seems like a great way to flush out the system in the morning. I love the taste! Supposedly it can be acidy for the teeth, but I'm trying not to think about that!
Judy
HI Raechelle!
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
I drink lemon juice in my water, along with some apple cider vinegar and green tea extract. I always drink it with a straw towards the back of my throat because I don't like it to get on my teeth.
LOVE that pic up top of your blog! Fantastic!
xo
Shantel
For years now I have started every day with a large glass of warm water with the juice of approximately half a lemon squeezed into it. Nothing else. Didnt know about the potasium angle but know that this refreshing drink beats tea and coffee hands down (they come later in the day).
Magda
I do the lemon juice in hot water first thing in the morning too! I will also have a tbsp of apple cider vinegar too. Both have a cleansing effect on the digestion system and will stimulate the liver to start the fat burning process ;-)
Never heard of the potassium thing, but I love lemon juice in my iced water. Even better in sparkling water.
Great! I also saw on Thintervention with Jackie Warner that she adds lemon juice to her water for fat burning potential...
Thanks girls for your comments...I guess the consensus is lemon water is good-and I'm apparently behind the times...LOL!
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