Gatorade + soy powder = ???
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Gatorade + soy powder = ???
I'm reading the Paleo Diet for Athletes by Cordain and Friel and they are big on the 4:1 carb to protein ratio for hydration during training rides and races over one hour and as a recovery drink immediately after exercise. Well, I have about two big tins of Gatorade sitting around from Sams and also a can of soy powder. Checked out the nutrition labels and calculated I could mix 1.5 scoops of Gatorade with 1 scoop of soy powder to get the magic 4:1 ratio! Put it in the blender with 32 oz of water and voila. Tasted like a lemon milkshake. Not bad. But let it sit in the fridge for awhile and the soy all sank to the bottom. Anyone else experiment with sports drinks with this ratio?
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I make a recovery drink with Ultra Fuel and whey protein that comes out similar.
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Yeah, that's basically what Accelerade is (well, they use whey instead of soy protein). Hammer's Perpetuem and Recoverite are similar, too.
It seems with any kind of carb + protein drinks (commercial or home made), you have to agitate it a lot to keep it mixed.
It seems with any kind of carb + protein drinks (commercial or home made), you have to agitate it a lot to keep it mixed.
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They recommend whey as well, just have the soy powder sitting around, might as well use it. The diet I was following was big on avoiding food allergies so cut out products with gluten which think whey has.
Well, I will just shake it up before drinking . . .
Well, I will just shake it up before drinking . . .