Healthy Homemade Sports Drink with Electrolytes
A healthy homemade sports drink made with coconut water, citrus juice, and sea salt, a refreshing, hydrating, filled with natural electrolytes.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 10
- Yield: 1
- Category: beverages, health drink
- Method: no cook no bake
Ingredients
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- 1 cup coconut water
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon
- a pinch of sea salt and
- 1/2 cup water or ice cubes
- lemon slices orange, mint for garnish.
Instructions
- Use coconut water or If using a ripe coconut use this method: (Inspect a ripe coconut: at one end you will see three dark round dots called “eyes”. One of these eyes is usually softer than the others – it is through it that it is easiest to get to the liquid inside. Take a clean, sharp object – for example, a corkscrew, a screwdriver or a metal skewer – and carefully pierce the soft eye. For better drainage of liquid, it is worth making not one, but two holes – one for drainage, the other for air ventilation. Turn the coconut upside down over a glass or jar and let the water drain. Mature coconuts don’t have as much water as young coconuts, but they still have enough to use in drinks, smoothies, or desserts.)
- Set aside 4 orange slices and 2 lemon slices for serving. Squeeze the remaining citrus fruits to extract the juice. Mix the juice and coconut water.
- Strain the cocktail through a fine sieve.
- Add salt and stir the drink until dissolved. Place ice, mint, orange and lemon slices in serving glasses. Pour in the cocktail and enjoy a delicious and healthy drink.
- Store the cocktail in a closed jug in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Shake and stir before drinking. The electrolyte drink is medium sweet with a pleasant sourness. It perfectly quenches thirst, replenishes electrolytes after heat, illness, or exercise.