Has anyone tried or considered making their own drink mix for on-the-bike consumption?
I've tried lots of different drink mixes, and for me they tend to be:
- too sweet
- don't taste that great
- expensive for what they're made of
From the ingredient descriptions, these mixes are salts, sugars, flavorings, and maybe some food color.
They can cost upwards of $2 per bottle, for some very basic ingredients. That seems pretty expensive.
I'm going to try to make my own, starting with the World Health Organization's formula for
Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS):One ORS packet mixed with a liter/quart, contains:
- Sodium Chloride - 3.5g
- Potassium Chloride - 1.5g
- Trisodium Citrate , dihydrate - 2.9g
- Dextrose Anhydrous - 20.0g
I've ordered the ingredients. The only recipe alteration I'm doing is using maltodextrin in place of the dextrose, as maltodextrin is not as sweet.
I'm not worried about getting nutrition in the drink mix, the ORS formula is optimized for hydration and electrolyte replacement.
What do you think? Anything I'm missing or haven't considered?