After the "soda strike", I found myself buying way too much Gatorade - a healthier option than soda, for sure, but not such a great choice for the budget. My group could easily go through an 8-pack of Gatorade in one weekend and that stuff is EXPENSIVE!! I knew there had to be a better way but I had no idea WHAT the better way would be until I stumbled upon this blog post by Jillee one day.
It's been my experience with "One Good Thing by Jillee", that her advice is always spot-on. Her blog is so much fun, if you've never stopped by, I'd highly encourage it. Especially, if you LOVE a good D-I-Y alternative.
But, enough about the why's - I've made this "Gatorade" a few times now for my family and they LOVE it. The ingredients list is short and sweet which makes it all the better in my book. (0=
Jillee's recipe only made one quart of the stuff and if I only made one quart at a time, I'd never get out of the kitchen. I did the math and a few little tweaks and came up with the following recipe which fills 5 - 20 oz. upcycled Gatorade bottles. I don't even LIKE Gatorade and I give this drink two thumbs up ;)
Without further ado...........(insert drumroll here)
Copycat Gatorade Recipe (makes approx 3 quarts)
1. Heat 1 cup water to almost boiling and stir in sugar and salt until completely dissolved.
2. Mix in Orange Juice and lemon juice.
3. Add enough water to make 3 quarts (I added just a splash more than 9 1/4 cups).
4. Stir, pour into upcycled Gatorade bottles, and refrigerate.
I can't really speak to how long this will stay good in the refrigerator because it goes FAST around here; but I can say that one bottle got "lost" in the fridge, was discovered a couple of weeks later, and it was still yummy!
So, thanks to Jillee, for a great idea and hooray for my grocery budget :D
It's been my experience with "One Good Thing by Jillee", that her advice is always spot-on. Her blog is so much fun, if you've never stopped by, I'd highly encourage it. Especially, if you LOVE a good D-I-Y alternative.
But, enough about the why's - I've made this "Gatorade" a few times now for my family and they LOVE it. The ingredients list is short and sweet which makes it all the better in my book. (0=
Jillee's recipe only made one quart of the stuff and if I only made one quart at a time, I'd never get out of the kitchen. I did the math and a few little tweaks and came up with the following recipe which fills 5 - 20 oz. upcycled Gatorade bottles. I don't even LIKE Gatorade and I give this drink two thumbs up ;)
Without further ado...........(insert drumroll here)
Copycat Gatorade Recipe (makes approx 3 quarts)
You'll need:
1 1/2 cups Orange Juice
1 1/2 cups Orange Juice
3/4 cups granulated white sugar
3/4 tsp kosher salt (or sea salt)
3 Tbsp lemon juice*
Water
*I've found that 1/2 of a medium sized lemon usually yields about 1 Tbsp of juice
2. Mix in Orange Juice and lemon juice.
3. Add enough water to make 3 quarts (I added just a splash more than 9 1/4 cups).
4. Stir, pour into upcycled Gatorade bottles, and refrigerate.
I can't really speak to how long this will stay good in the refrigerator because it goes FAST around here; but I can say that one bottle got "lost" in the fridge, was discovered a couple of weeks later, and it was still yummy!
So, thanks to Jillee, for a great idea and hooray for my grocery budget :D
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