expiredalfonzozupan posted Sep 16, 2021 10:18 PM
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expiredalfonzozupan posted Sep 16, 2021 10:18 PM
4-Tubes Nuun Hydration Electrolyte Drink Tablets (40 Servings, Citrus/Berry)
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Pedialyte has sucralose, Walmart's generic Pedialyte has stevia, this one has stevia. There's only one brand I've seen that has monk's fruit extract (which I haven't had any gross aftertaste from so far) and it's really expensive.
At this point I've gone back to diluted Gatorade/Powerade, whatever's on sale. If you look up "make your own rehydration drink" most sites just say 'add sugar and salt' which is a terrible idea because you need dextrose, salt, carbonate, magnesium, and potassium. Why they feel the need to add stevia or sucralose when there's already dextrose in the formula is beyond me. I would rather have fully unsweetened and leave it to me whether I want awful synthetic sweeteners or awful 'natural' sweetners (stevia is disgusting idk why it's so popular).
There's a market out there for hydration packets/tablets that just have normal dextrose in them but aren't unhealthily oversweetened like the *ades.
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I don't bother with them unless I'll be working hard in 80F+ heat for 4 hours or more. If I'm going to at it for 12+ hours I'll just take a whole tube with me. I find the superior hydration these provide make it easier to get down, and keep down, solid food as fuel. It's when you're starting to bump into "ultra endurance" is when these make a huge difference in whether you're puking on the side of the trail or making it to the end.
Working out less than 2 hours? You definitely DON'T need these.
Working out 2 to 4 hours without a break? You MIGHT need these (only if it's VERY hot and you're sweating a ton).
Working out more than 4 hours without a break? Taking 1 couldn't hurt.
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Pedialyte has sucralose, Walmart's generic Pedialyte has stevia, this one has stevia. There's only one brand I've seen that has monk's fruit extract (which I haven't had any gross aftertaste from so far) and it's really expensive.
At this point I've gone back to diluted Gatorade/Powerade, whatever's on sale. If you look up "make your own rehydration drink" most sites just say 'add sugar and salt' which is a terrible idea because you need dextrose, salt, carbonate, magnesium, and potassium. Why they feel the need to add stevia or sucralose when there's already dextrose in the formula is beyond me. I would rather have fully unsweetened and leave it to me whether I want awful synthetic sweeteners or awful 'natural' sweetners (stevia is disgusting idk why it's so popular).
There's a market out there for hydration packets/tablets that just have normal dextrose in them but aren't unhealthily oversweetened like the *ades.
For example, many people can lose over 1000mg of sodium an hour, and nuun only replaces 300mg per serving.
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People sweat differently and therefore need different pre and post activity nutrition.
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