I take it you don't do your own grocery shopping. Most of what I suggested are common things found in a grocery store. HalfSalt, for example, is found in the same aisle as salt. Instead of looking for your usual brand of salt, look at the shelf above or below it for HalfSalt.
http://www.windsorsalt.com/food_salt..._salt.html.htm
Koolade is found in the drink aisle.
Maltodextrin is a complex sugar found in wine and beer making establishments.
Multi-vitamins are found in your local chemist/pharmacy or in the pharmacy aisle at your local grocery store.

These are not strange products/chemicals ... these are common things you can get anywhere. And they are not products like Gatorade, they are basic grocery store items. It would be like saying table salt and sugar are trying to duplicate the Gatorade mix!!

Gatorade is not some magic formula ... there isn't much to it ... basically just a lot of simple sugar (rather than complex sugar), and a few of the electrolytes. You can get all of that by tipping packets of sugar into your water bottle, and sprinkling in HalfSalt (sodium chloride and potassium).

Of the electrolytes I mentioned, sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-) are table salt. Potassium (K+) is found in many things such as dried apricots, potatoes, and bananas. You'll get a lot more electrolytes by consuming a varied diet than by consuming Gatorade.


Use Nutrition Data to look it up. Use Nutrition Data to look up all sorts of foods. Look up dried apricots ... they aren't as heavy in the sodium department, but they're really high in potassium and many other vitamins and minerals. http://nutritiondata.self.com/

Here ... also look up Hammer Nutrition: http://www.hammernutrition.com/ ... especially read the Knowledge section.



If Gatorade works for you, and you like it, stick with it. But know that there are a lot of other options out there ... options which might be less expensive, easier to acquire and carry ... and could taste better.