I am slowly increasing my milage as a recover from a recent injury and I'm starting to look at energy drinks. I have tried a few in the passed but they have all been so sweet tasting. Are there any less sweet ones out there?
And why would you want a 'lite' drink - chemicals instead of fructose/glucose yum not.
Just use water - add a little fruit juice of your choice and a little salt. Make it tatse the way you want. All drinks are too sweet imho - they just pander to the masses, no wonder the nation is getting fatter.
Save your pennies and make your own - orange juice seems to be a fav. I like plj.
How about eating sweets and drinking water to wash down the taste? Or finding a bottle with a straw attachment so you can down it without having it swishing round your mouth too much.
I was reading up on different sugars and the way your body process them. Apparently, fructose is harder for your body to use as a fuel than glucose. It is used by your body to replenish liver glycogen but not muscle glycogen which means fruit juice is not as good an energy drink as I thought.
I make my own - half apple (or other juice) half water and 4/10 tsp salt. 500ml water/500ml juice.
Or Taut drinks are not sweet and contain all natural ingredients. I can't get these where I live any more.
Tried Gatorade the other week as I got it in a goody bag from a race and it was surprisingly OK. Don't think it has any nasties in it and isn't sickly sweet.
Thanks for the advice. I think I might have a go at making my own. Little ninja,.I'm not running very far at all at the moment. just looking adhead as if I can get over this injusy properly (itbs) I will be training for a marathon.
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And why would you want a 'lite' drink - chemicals instead of fructose/glucose yum not.
Just use water - add a little fruit juice of your choice and a little salt. Make it tatse the way you want. All drinks are too sweet imho - they just pander to the masses, no wonder the nation is getting fatter.
Save your pennies and make your own - orange juice seems to be a fav. I like plj.
alcohol free beer.
No i am not joking.
Has carbs, and fluid.
I have used it when out on looooong training runs before recent injury. Go into a pub, packet of crisps, and a becks blue or whatever....lovely.
I make my own - half apple (or other juice) half water and 4/10 tsp salt. 500ml water/500ml juice.
Or Taut drinks are not sweet and contain all natural ingredients. I can't get these where I live any more.
Tried Gatorade the other week as I got it in a goody bag from a race and it was surprisingly OK. Don't think it has any nasties in it and isn't sickly sweet.