Originally Posted by
Cave
What is green powder?
Why avoid Gatorade? I like it as a reasonably palatable electrolyte replacement. Your drink seems to be more a liquid food.
Not directly criticizing, I'm just not quite sure where you're coming from or why you recommend protein and vitamin replacement while exercising rather than carbohydrates and electrolytes. The only nutritional problems I've seen during a ride are dehydration, running out of energy, cramps from magnesium or potassium deficiency, and hyponatraemia from rehydration.
Why avoid Gatorade? Because it is not so good for you. Plain gatorade is quite acidic which is not so good and does not have the proper balance of electrolytes. It is designed to be cheap to manufacture to make the company lots of money. The green powder has a lot of minerals and electrolytes and other things your body needs in it but of course it does not have enough carbs and protein which is why I recommend mixing the green powder, gatorade and protein together.