Summer temps call for electrolyte replacement. I made this delicious summer elixir recently for my Yoga Teacher Trainees and it was a hit! It’s a cooling mix of sweet, salty, and tangy. All the ingredients are fresh, natural, and easy to pronounce. The salts and citrus replace essential trace minerals lost due to sweat, the cucumber and mint cool the body, and the light amount of sugar keeps blood sugar in check on hot, active, summer days.
Ingredients for 1 Gallon Cucumber-Mint Ayurvedic Gatorade, or shall we say Vetorade (:
Bunch of fresh mint, rinsed and gently massaged
1/2 thinly sliced cucumber (no need to peel)
Juice from 1 fresh squeezed lemon or lime
About 1 teaspoon of good quality salt such Himalayan pink or Utah Real Salt
Cane sugar, coconut sugar or agave syrup to taste
Filtered water