This is a simple recipe to make and the ingredients can be adjusted to match your taste and mood. I find this makes a delicious drink that I can serve at a summer meal with friends or prepare for my husband and I when we're working in the heat and the sun. I often make him a jar to take to work with him. The basic ingredients are salt + citrus + honey = which equals electrolytes. Now, I am not a medical professional, I do believe that our food can be our medicine and that with simple, whole and natural ingredients, we can eat and drink delicious foods that are also going to support our health and wellbeing. That is what I love about this drink, I get to offer something that tastes delicious AND nourishes the bodies of those whom I care about. Rather than spending money on pre-made electrolyte drinks which often have unnatural ingredients that aren't good for us, you can save money by making your own out of natural ingredients that are healthy and tailored to your taste.
Why drink electrolytes?
Electrolytes are important to many functions in the body. They are said to support hydration, the lymphatic system, immunity and proper muscles function. Research has found they reduce muscle soreness, cramping and physical endurance. Electrolytes have also been found to support the transportation of nutrition into our bodies cells for overall health and wellbeing. There really is no reason not to make this drink part of your routine!
Ingredients:
- One Quart/32 Ounces water (don't use chlorinated water, a purified, well water or spring water is what you want here).
- A heaping 1/4 tsp mineral salt or pink salt (not table salt)
- One whole lemon or lime, freshly squeezed
- One TBSP (or more to taste) Raw Unfiltered Honey or Naturally Infused Raw Honey
- Optional, one drop of liquid stevia (I'll explain)
How to Make a Delicious Electrolyte Drink:
Have you ever gone for a glass of water or a drink of something like lemonade and while you are drinking it your body gets so thirsty and just wants more and more? I often get that with this electrolyte drink! My body knows it needs the salts and minerals and a drink of this, especially on a hot day, feels so good to my cells! I love making it with our infused raw honeys because they add such good taste to the drink and I can change the flavor by using our different infusions, depending on what sounds good to me that day.
There are many ways to adapt this basic recipe to make a drink your body will crave. Remember the essential combo is raw honey + mineral salt + citrus juice = an electrolyte drink. My favorite honey to use is our Turmeric Ginger honey. It gives a really nice flavor to the electrolyte drink and I like to have the turmeric and ginger for their support of digestion and ability to reduce inflammation. Plus, the color is very satisfying! Ill make some other recommendations bellow the recipe of other honeys I like to use in this drink.
Recipe:
- Start by getting out your tea pot and warm one cup of water for dissolving the salt and honey *Keep it under 100 degrees to avoid over heating the raw honey*
- Get a quart jar or pitcher of about the same volume and add the heaping 1/4 tsp of mineral salt and heaping TBSP of Turmeric Ginger Infused Raw Honey.
- Add the cup of warm water and stir until the honey and salt have dissolved.
- Fill the quart jar the rest of the way with cool un-chlorinated water.
- Add fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice. I usually use a whole one but you can make adjustments here depending on your taste and the size of your citrus.
- *optional: I add ONE drop of organic liquid stevia to my electrolyte drink. I find that stevia can make flavors pop the way salt and sweet does to dishes. This drink is good without the stevia but I will give you this tip because I find people love it more with that one drop of liquid stevia, even people who otherwise don't like stevia.
This drink can also be refrigerated and enjoyed over a couple of days.
Other Honeys I Recommend for Electrolyte Drinks:
We make 12 raw, naturally infused honeys. Every infusion is made with raw unfiltered creamy honey and infused to perfection with freshly ground, organic or wildcrafted herbs and spices. If you want to try this electrolyte drink with other of our infused honeys, I also recommend our:
Give your drink a little kick with our Ginger Infused Raw Honey
Enjoy the delicacy of rose petals with our Rose Infused Raw Honey
Find the lavender lemonade sweet spot with our Lavender Infused Raw Honey
Make a blue to pink drink with our Butterfly Pea Infused Raw Honey
Do something extra by combining our Ginger Infused Raw Honey with a spicy kick by mixing a dab of our Smoked Hot Pepper Infused Raw Honey.
