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Hypotonic Sports Drink

Serves 1 · 5 minutes

Making your own sports drink is cheap, easy, and effective. Hypotonic drinks are absorbed faster than plain water, helping maintain hydration during exercise, and this recipe requires only three ingredients.

Suits: Vegetarian, Vegan, Pescatarian. Flags come from what shops, restaurants and cooks list and from the ingredient names. Always check the label. This is not medical advice.

Ingredients

  • 450 ml water
  • ⅛ teaspoon (~0.7 g) table salt
  • 50 ml cordial (undiluted squash concentrate)

Method

  1. Transfer the water to a clean container, such as a measuring jug.
  2. Stir in the salt until fully dissolved, then mix in the cordial. Stir thoroughly until evenly mixed.
  3. Chill the mixture in the fridge until cool.
  4. Pour into a clean sports bottle or thermos flask and sip gradually during exercise.