Make Your Own Sports Drink

     Yesterday, my husband and son were out working on a pick-up truck in the heat of the day.  I kept bringing them water, but I thought they might need something more to help replace the salt and electrolytes they lost.  Since we don't keep drinks like Gatorade or Powerade around the house, I had to come up with something on my own! 

   I did have some Pop Ice freezer pops...

and some Emergen-C powdered drink mix. 

    So I filled a quart size jar about 3/4 full with water.  I put 4 orange flavored Ice Pops in the water and stirred to dissolve.  Then I added 1 packet of Emergen-C Raspberry.  I also added a few shakes of salt.   I stirred that all together and ended up having a great, cold sports drink for the guys!

  You can use any flavor of Ice Pop or Emergen-C you like...there are alot of great combinations out there!  You can also control the sugar content by using less or more of the freezer pops.  And it's great, because you get a good shot of vitamin C, plus other antioxidants, B vitamins for energy, and an electrolyte boost!  And it works out to be quite a bit cheaper than the bottled varieties you buy at the store.  Walgreens sometimes has the Emergen-C buy one get one free, so that makes for a great deal!  Enjoy!