Today, countless Americans will set out in search ofhydration.
You’re probably one of them.
And you likely have a good reason.
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Maybe you’re starting a newfitnessroutine.
Oh, but which kind?
It’s not a simple choice of red, yellow or orange.
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Nowadays, there are multiple varieties staring back at you from the refrigerator case.
Each offers a steady supply of essential electrolytes, but different levels and styles of sweetener.
Don’t just stand there scratching your aching head.
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Make an informed decision.
Full disclosure: Goodson sometimes consults for Gatorade and the company pays her to speak about sports nutrition.
That said, she knows these products about as well as anyone.
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In fact, she says, some people shouldn’t drink sports drinks at all.
Sports drinks, by definition, are just that: drinks for people playing sports.
They’re made to replenish the things you lose during exercise: basically, sugar, salt and fluid.
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“If you are sitting around doing nothing, then they’re not.”
Even so, you don’t have to be an elite athlete to benefit from one of these beverages.
You just need to pick the right one for you and your lifestyle.
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Of course, the sugar is sort of the whole point.
If you are doing intense exercise, you’re burning carbs like sugar.
If you don’t consume more, eventually you’re going to run out of energy.
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The OG Thirst Quencher is specifically designed to address this.
If not, move on.
“That was designed for an athleteend of story,” Goodson says.
“It wasn’t designed for someone who got drunk last night.”
The difference is the flavoring: organic sugar and sea salt versus regular sugar and salt.
The organic version arrived in response to rising consumer demand for more natural products.
Otherwise, keep shopping.
“It’s simply how the products were grown or made.”
It also contains the natural sweetener stevia, which is not to everyone’s taste.
It contains about half as much sugar as the OG.
The rest of the flavor comes from the low-calorie artificial sweetener Sucralose (aka Splenda).
That’s not necessarily a bad thing, according to Goodson.
“Artificial sweeteners are approved by the FDA to be safe.
I always tell people it’s a personal preference.”
“They don’t need the sugar content because they’re not moving as much,” she says.
You get fluid, you get electrolytes, everything but sugar-slash-carbs.
“This isn’t the beverage for an athlete,” Goodson admits.
It also contains extra electrolytes (calcium, chloride, and magnesium) that the OG doesn’t have.
(If you suffer from high-blood pressure, steer clearit’s a lot of salt!
