Originally Posted by
FBinNY
+1,
Water and real food, ie. potato chips, dried apricots, fresh bananas, etc. do the job for me. No need to pay high prices for stuff I can find in a kitchen cabinet. For long rides in the heat, I'll sometimes add potassium capsules, on the off chance that I'm not replenishing that fast enough. Not sure it makes a difference, but it doesn't seem to hurt anything.
I squeeze a lime into my water bottle, and add some simple syrup and a pinnchnof salt. Super tasty and should give you everything you need....you can always add a bit of KCL as well if you're worried about potassium.
And a peanut butter and jelly sandwich...