Dealing with food labels
I've been looking at the labels more closely especially on engery drinks. Make sure to double check the serving size when checking out c...
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I've been looking at the labels more closely especially on engery drinks. Make sure to double check the serving size when checking out carb level of a drink.
Gatorade puts you on a little goose chase.
The label says a serving a tbsp and there are 13g/Tbsp.
But the jug comes with a scoop. There are 1.5 Tbsp/scoop
So there are really 19.5g/scoop
Also it is important to mix drinks between a 6-8% solution. Most things I've read agree that your body absorbs this range of solution best. To calculate the % solution:
Divide the grams/volume (in ml)
Typically energy drinks provide mixing directions based on 8oz of water. 8oz=240ml
I also did some measuring of how much water is in a 'swig' from my camel bak. Ok picture this. I've got my camel bak on in the kitchen and a big measuring cup that has gradations every two oz. I take swig and spit it into the cup. I measured about 5 swigs/2oz, so 50 swigs/20oz
Monique Ryan's book says the fluids are cleared faster when you have a higher volume in the stomach, so it's better to gulp rather than sip. I was thinking of setting a timer for 5minutes, and taking 4 swigs/5minutes. I'd also bring water in a bottle or two and take some when convenient.
Gatorade puts you on a little goose chase.
The label says a serving a tbsp and there are 13g/Tbsp.
But the jug comes with a scoop. There are 1.5 Tbsp/scoop
So there are really 19.5g/scoop
Also it is important to mix drinks between a 6-8% solution. Most things I've read agree that your body absorbs this range of solution best. To calculate the % solution:
Divide the grams/volume (in ml)
Typically energy drinks provide mixing directions based on 8oz of water. 8oz=240ml
I also did some measuring of how much water is in a 'swig' from my camel bak. Ok picture this. I've got my camel bak on in the kitchen and a big measuring cup that has gradations every two oz. I take swig and spit it into the cup. I measured about 5 swigs/2oz, so 50 swigs/20oz
Monique Ryan's book says the fluids are cleared faster when you have a higher volume in the stomach, so it's better to gulp rather than sip. I was thinking of setting a timer for 5minutes, and taking 4 swigs/5minutes. I'd also bring water in a bottle or two and take some when convenient.
