Tangade… Timade…

Author: teejtc  /  Category: Biking, Ragbrai

Ok… so none of them are quite as catchy as Gatorade… that may be true, but I’m convinced mine’s better (humble, huh?!)

You only need 3 things:

  • Water (full water bottle=3 cups = 20 oz.)
  • Tang (2 Tablespoons)
  • Morton Light Salt (1/4-1/2 teaspoon)

I’m using the tang that has 1/2 the sugar.

The nutritional info (for one water bottle, using 1/2 teaspoon lite salt) works out to:

  • 96 calories
  • 21.6Sugars
  • 24% (EACH!) Vitamin A, Calcium, Riboflaven, Vitamin B6, Vitamin E, Niacin
  • 240% Vitamin C
  • 24% Sodium
  • 20% Potassium

Gatorade (and other “ade”s) seem to have more carbs (easily remedied by using regular Tang instead of the 1/2 sugar), NO vitamins, more sodium and less potassium. I like having less sodium and more potassium - I get plenty of sodium in my diet and potassium, I’m told, helps prevent cramps and provide a little “pick-me-up.”

NOTE: Make sure you use Morton LITE salt… regular salt has more sodium and almost NO potassium.

Grace and Peace,

`tim

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