For athletes and runners, to consume electrolyte drinks to refuel and support muscles, bones and the whole body is super essential. Another recommendation is to consume a natural electrolyte drink regularly and other sports drinks as well, especially after intense training sessions.
Electrolytes are a group of essential minerals that we must get regularly from our diets. They’re called electrolytes because they are basically electrically charged minerals.
This group includes sodium, calcium, magnesium and potassium, which all play critical functions in the body, including helping in hydration and many muscle, heart and nerve support.
We should know that sports drinks were created to help replace electrolytes that are lost through sweat. The issue with some more artificial sports drinks is that they’re often high in both calories and sugar, also they usually contain artificial sweeteners, flavours, colours and more chemicals. And some don’t even contain enough electrolytes. We should focus on good electrolyte drinks, not too artificial and not too much chemicals.
Electrolyte drinks can provide benefits for runners and athletes, and workout performance, and are especially beneficial for endurance athletes who complete long, high-intensity workouts, as well as people who are not consuming enough fluids.
BENEFITS OF NATURAL ELECTROLYTE CITRUS DRINK
In general, an electrolyte drink has the following benefits:
Promotes electrolyte balance, to help promote beneficial levels of certain minerals, such as potassium or sodium
Promotes healthy hydration levels
Helps reduce muscle spasms and cramps
Supports healthy, normal blood pressure levels
Helps regulate normal cell and nerve functioning
Balancing your pH levels (the measure of acidity and alkalinity)
Using Multi Collagen Powder in this healthy citrus electrolyte drink also provides extra benefits:
Provides skin and body hydration
Hydrates quickly, faster than water alone
Provides fast absorption of water and key nutrients
Provides a real food source of balanced electrolytes
The juice from three fruits, lemon, lime and orange, is also used for natural sweeteners, flavour and antioxidants. These juices also help provide the vitamin C content to 170 mg.
One serving of this electrolyte citrus drink, also contains the essential minerals for an electrolyte sports drink, with 18% Daily Value or more of sodium, magnesium hydroxide, potassium, manganese and calcium.
Overall, with these good ingredients, the nutritional profile for this homemade electrolyte drink is 148 calories for 355ml.
The macronutrients are:
24 grams of carbohydrates (including 15 grams of sugar and 3 grams of fiber)
1 gram of fat
12 grams of protein. These macros make it not just a good in-workout drink but also a solid post-workout drink.
NATURAL ELECTROLYTE CITRUS DRINK
INGREDIENTS
235ml coconut water
1 scoop Multi Collagen Powder
1 lemon, juiced
1 lime, juiced
1 orange juiced
ice, optional
DIRECTIONS
1. In a glass, add coconut water, multi collagen powder, lemon juice, lime juice and orange juice.
2. Mix with spoon, or blender until multi collagen powder is fully dissolved and everything is combined. Add ice.
3. Add into portable sports bottle to use during a workout.
NUTRITION
Electrolyte drink 355ml contains:
Calories: 148
Total Carbohydrates: 24.3 g
Fiber: 3 g
Sugar: 15 g
Total Fat: 0.8 g
Saturated Fat: 0.4 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.06 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.05 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Protein: 11.6 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 634 mg (27% DV)
Vitamin C: 170 mg (189% DV)
Magnesium hydroxide: 114 mg (28% DV)
Potassium: 1,158 mg (25% DV)
Manganese: 0.35 mg (19% DV)
Calcium: 218 mg (18% DV)
Focus On Daily Good Hydration, Drink Enough Water And Good Electrolyte Drinks, To Support A Healthy Body, Good Runs, Good Exercises And Training Sessions, And Feel Much Better!