Homemade Gatorade

                                                     



I LOVE Gatorade. My kids LOVE Gatorade. Well, ok, I did, until I found out what was in it.  BVO? I don't think I need a flame retardant in my sports drink. So, I was researching Gatorade and I came across this lovely bit of information. Read about BVO here: http://voices.yahoo.com/the-dangers-additive-brominated-vegetable-oil-1569091.html. Then as I looked further, I found out it really shouldn't be consumed by anyone, let alone kids and also realized there was more to this drink than meets the eye.  http://www.healthyfutureforkids.com/2007/09/gatorade-not-fit-for-gators-or-kids.html

This got me to thinking, there has to be a recipe for homemade Gatorade and you know what? There was! It was easy, cheap AND good! In fact, it can be made with ingredients you probably already have in your own kitchen.

1/2 cup lemon juice
1/8 tsp. Real salt (why I use Real salt - http://realsalt.com/)
1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar (depending on your taste)
2 Qt. water

Mix all ingredients into a 2 qt.container. Chill. Enjoy. It's that easy!