maltodextrin, rice syrup, high fructose corn syrup, does not do the trick, pay lots of money for a let down.
so we DIY our stuff.
don't know what kind of water they use at the gataorade factory. got killer water in town. artesian wells. cold and clear. delicious.
so we make our own gatorade. you want 4:1 Na to K. sea salt for Na, Morton Lite salt for K.
Winco friut punch mix is about 50 cents a pound. tastes exactly like fruit punch gatorade which is our favorite.
Dextrose can be bought at nuts.com for about 2.50 a pound.
you want about a 4:1 ratio of Na to K to save the kidneys.
we tried using raw honey for the sweetener but it ferments if left for about two weeks. (mead is an ancient alcohol drink made from water and honey)
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Makes 1 Gal or about Six 1.25 Pint Bottles
add more salts for more electrolytes if you want,
this here will give you stock gatorade salts which is 270 mg Na and 30 mg K per 1.25 pts.
Little less than 1 Gal water
7 Tbsp Winco Fruit Punch Mix
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup dextrose
1/3 tsp Morton Lite Salt
1/2 tsp Morton Iodized Sea Salt
For bars we use 1 lb fresh ground cashew butter, 1 lb raw honey , 1 lb organic plant protein, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup carnation malted milk, 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
for the coating we use 1/2 cup coconut butter, 1/2 box confectioners sugar, 1 cup carob powder, 1 cup nonfat evaporated milk, 2 tsp vanilla extract,
make the filling, put in freezer to stiffen up then add coating.
wrap in saran wrap, put in double ziploc freezer bags and we are set for a month.
tried diy rice cakes but they fall apart and are not as powerful.
we make em big so they run at about 35 grams protein and 48 grams carbohydrate,
this blows away anything at the market. 1 bar and 1.25 pints gatorade = 70 miles of riding.
i went to the bike shop yesterday to try factory food while on break from work, i bought two gels, 1 vanilla, 1 raspberry and a bonk bar. 11 bucks. i ate all three at once and nothing happened. i was still hungry. what a ripoff joke.
diy means i come in at a cheaper price point, get all the stuff i want and none of the stuff i don't want, and i get the satisfaction of making my own stuff. and the bars taste like heaven, not dried sawdust.
you can sub peanut butter for almond butter or cashew butter, or use all 3 if you want variety.
when i come home from a ride after a diy gatorade and a diy bar i am not even hungry for an hour or so. jus sayin...wtf?