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Homemade Gatorade - Costs only $0.18

bloglander.com — "Those of you out there who are sports drinks addicts know only too well how fast that bill can add up, so you may have asked yourself at one point or another: Why don’t I try to make some myself from scratch?"

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  • Pancake, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7Awesome idea - I just dont have the willpower to make my own. I just buy the powdered Gatorade.
    • i440, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2Mmm, salt water.
    • gameguy43, on 10/12/2007, -8/+72why the hell did this get dugg. if you actually READ the article, it says at the end that the experiment was an absolute failure and its not worth trying to make your own gatorade. BURY FOR LAMENESS!
    • BitSlash, on 10/12/2007, -34/+8gameguy:
      ok, i buried you, now what? =p
    • ywong137, on 10/12/2007, -7/+5Don't dig the comment above me down - he has a point. The article talks about making homemade gatorade, concludes that it doesn't measure up and possibly isn't even economically feasible, and notes that it's probably just a better idea to buy the Kirkland brand sports drink.
    • UncommonSense, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20To the comments above me:

      You guys really need to stop drinking Hatorade.

      I've been waiting 10 minutes to make that lame comment.
    • CausticNoise, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5This is nothing but a shameless pro-Gatorade propaganda piece trying to push the Gatorade-proliferation agenda. "Don't try to make your own, people, it will only end in horrible disappointment!"

      Subtext? Buy Gatorade. What the author needs is some good old fashioned American ingenuity. Did Edison cut and run at his first failure? No. I'm sorry, but I'd rather drink terrible Kool Aid brine water than purchase another bottle of cold, refreshing, fruit-mixed heaven that is Gatorade... ...
    • kolywater, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1haha causticNoise that was great. "Gatorade-proliferation agenda" made me laugh. reminds me of a colbert-esque sketch.

      too bad you'll get dugg down because there are so many diggers who can't seem to understand text-based sarcasm. =(
  • popltree2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12Too bad it tastes like crap! +digg for the effort though.
    • av4rice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Does it? It fails then.

      One of the best things about Gatorade is the magical property of tasting really really good when you're hot and sweaty (in fact, their taste testers always taste under those conditions; it's not meant to be drank as a regular beverage)
    • regedit2D, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11almost everything tastes better if you're really thirsty
  • mulegulch1, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2sounds disgusting, but I like gatorade
  • adrocknaphobia, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Mmmmm... orange flavored ocean.
  • quinnk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6This just in! There are no flying cars!

    Why are we digging something that is crap/doesn't work/isn't worth anyone's time?
    • bigdoug2005, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3So that we know not to ever try it.
    • quinnk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ok... I'm going to start my own news network and report on the tsunamis that DIDN'T happen today, and the war that WASN'T started. Digg is still a news site, isn't it?
  • Shorties, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2"so you may have asked yourself at one point or another: Why don’t I try to make some myself from scratch?"

    I don't think I have ever asked myself that question, interesting read though.
    • headzoo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Never asked myself that question either. But if someone came up with a real recipe that's easy to make, I would start making it myself.
  • Fedge, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Did this remind anyone else of Mitch Hedberg's homemade sprite and gatorade sketches? "Can I have some gatorade, or does that lightning bolt mean no?"

    R.I.P. Mitch.
  • isopraxis, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0I'll bet pickle juice would be easier to concoct, and probably tastes more like the real thing. (I've heard that it is better in some cases for hydration - fo shizzle.)
  • limpbizkitt0, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2That site is hilarious with all the different homemade food stuff
  • unrealJEDI, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I love gatorade and should try this... even if it doesn't work, still might be worth a shot.

    Side note: Mitch Hedberg was a legend. "Why do I need a recite for a donut, it's a donut. At what point in time do I need documentation to prove that I bought a donut."
    • Eccles, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3FYI, you get a receipt for a doughnut because the store owners want you to help make sure their cashiers don't just give you the item and pocket the money. By offering you a free item if you don't get a receipt, the owners are getting you to help enforce the honesty of their employees.

      Just so you know.
  • Zanneth, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2It's worth the extra few cents to save time instead.
  • duke, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Buried. Even the author says this tastes bad.
  • ActiveMatx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Hooray, I can make my own home-made gatorade that taste like crap...

    next week..... how to make a big-mac for only 45 cents, ....... but it will taste like a rubber patty and two pieces of carboard on it. (sorta like a real big mac)..

    OKAY, just kidding, sorry I love you big mac!
  • MarkStrube, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Try water.
  • 5555, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10Amazing! I'm going to post on my blog a failed DIY attempt at making Mountain Dew and we can all digg that too.
  • trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2So he didn't get it to work at the end. I thought that was the whole point of doing the article? No digg.
  • skoobisnaxs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I might have dugg this if he didn't come to the conclusion that his homemade Gatorade was disgusting and only rated the whole thing as a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. But the effort must be applauded. Gatorade always seems so expensive for a mostly "water" flavored drink. Besides, I think the "electrolytes" are the important part of Gatorade, not just the thirst quenching.
  • dattaway, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Ingredients: water, sucrose syrup, glucose-fructose syrup, citric acid, natural and artificial flavors, salt, sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, ester gum, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, red 40, blue 1

    you're welcome!
  • wilf_brim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Did any of you actually RTFA? The author's take on his creation:
    "I took a swig of fakey Gatorade. My first impressions were: “Gag”, “Retch”, “Bleahhrg” and “Barf” in that exact order."

    How can you digg this, the crap is completely unpalatable. Making something with electrolytes that doesn't taste like sugar enhanced piss isn't easy.
  • speedy2171, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Buried it because the author himself admits it tastes like butt. I don't think that articles about failing are great ideas to get dugg.
  • smokester, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Do electrolytes *really* make that much differance?

    I'll stick to water thanks, can't really argue with $0.00
    • spiffyfitz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Water is the best.
    • smokester, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Wrong. Beer is the best.

      Not quite so good for workouts though I guess
    • dotdan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Where do you get free water?
    • doctornkul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5From the water fountain at work, or school, or nearly any public place, or home if you don't have to pay the water bill for whatever reason. In any case, if you read the article you would see that for the cost of water it said "negligible", which it is.
  • PSPDS, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0yeah the ecectrolites make the dif. this is cool but im to lazy so ill just go to walmart and load the kart with gatorade.
  • ericnmu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Quote from the site:

    "I lined up one glass of Homemade Gatorade and Real Orange flavored Gatorade. I took a swig of fakey Gatorade. My first impressions were: “Gag”, “Retch”, “Bleahhrg” and “Barf” in that exact order.

    After I recovered and got up off the floor, I washed out my mouth with water and drank some of the real Gatorade. The difference is pretty much what you expect. I guess they’re not lying about those years of research spent perfecting it."
  • stanvman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I wish people would read the article before digging it.
    • ActiveMatx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Yes, if people read the article before digging, I doubht this would get THIS popular.
  • Jamminpotato, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1aren't the "electrolytes" just salt?
    • doctornkul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah, the definition of an electrolyte is anything that causes water to conduct electricity - most common salts do that. So it might be a particular type of electrolyte that gatorade uses that causes the taste.
  • ActiveMatx, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Heres what Wikipedia has to say about Electrolytes (take note of the last sentence too):

    In oral rehydration therapy, electrolyte drinks containing sodium and potassium salts are used to replenish the body's water and electrolyte levels after dehydration caused by exercise, diaphoresis, diarrhea, vomiting or starvation. Giving pure water to such a person is not the best way to restore fluid levels, because it dilutes the salts inside the body's cells and interferes with their chemical functions. This can lead to water intoxication.
    Electrolyte and sports drinks can be home-made by using the correct proportions of sugar, salt and water.

    (they forgot to add, (but it tastes like crap).... should I add it for them? :D
  • rlarkin0220, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I agree that the story was lame, but at least I might try to make homemade Gatorade, because of it.
    This recipe might just be better to try,
    http://www.recipezaar.com/45511?path=1CA052
  • wagthesam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0know of a university professor try and make his own brew of gatorade. the next day he successfully did it except for the fact that it tasted like man sweat. no one would drink it.
  • GliTCH82, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This article was not only submitted, bug dugg and commented on by a lot of diggers who never bothered reading it, in a classic display of classic human fallacy. And people wonder how idiots get elected to office! Apparently the system works fine, it's the people using it who suck ass.
  • Rickler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Water, Sugar, Salt, Food Coloring... GATORADE!

    Just a side note, the food coloring used in food is the same color dye use in plastics and clothing etc. mmmm yummy!
  • CausticNoise, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2How not to make your own Gatorade...
  • sniper668, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This isn't the first time I've seen "recipes" for home made sports drinks. Most other ones use a cordial mix rather than real OJ though. That could make all the difference.
  • Kerrigore, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Even though the recipe didn't work out, it was a fun read and interesting. Digg.
  • MiamiGuy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2It doesn't take a genius to know that orange juice mixed with salt and sugar is gonna make Gatorade..Those ingredients on the bottle are there for a reason! As well as the secret stuff they can't put so they won't be copied. Funny read nonetheless.
  • sweetnjguy29, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I just made something that tastes like Gatorade: 200ml(1.5 cups) filtered water, half a lemon squeezed, half cup of splenda (more or less to taste), and a pinch of sea salt (sel de mere).

    Try adding juice from an orange too, to change up the flavor. Lime might help too. Experiment with the amount of water too.

    I think the key to making gatorade is to make it sweet...and add salt. Its really lemonaide/orangeaid. The quality of the salt matters too, which is why I used sea salt.

    If you want other electrolytes, besides sodium(Na+) and chloride (Cl-), you need to find a source of potassium (K+), calcium (Ca++), magnesium (Mg-), phosphate (NPO4---), and bicarbonate (NCO3-) that is water soluable and safe to drink. Any ideas?
  • doomgoat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0sounds like advertising to me:
    "I guess they’re not lying about those years of research spent perfecting it.

    Real Gatorade tastes like Gatorade.. it also has a smoother feel to it which I suspect comes from them using corn syrup or fructose or whatever it is to make it easier to drink."
  • kokojie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1gatorade makes me puke, I can never drink that crap, why would I want to make it myself
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