Energy/Recovery drinks without the nasties?

JackCB

I was looking for a recovery drink recently and read that some of them use aspermantane (sp?). This was something I'd always avoided after reading somewhere that it was bad for you. This got me thinking about what it was I was putting into my body in terms of energy drinks etc. I feel like a bit of a nutritional Luddite in admitting this, but I do tend to avoid 'non-natural' foods...

So does anyone have any recommendations for more 'wholesome' sports drinks?

Chip \'oyler

Agisko?

http://www.agisko.co.uk/home-c-342_345.html

canamdad

check out High 5

uptonspark

I think that Torq are pretty much natural products as well.

shockedsoshocked

Gatorade.

Not Another Hill

I'm going down the Ovaltine chocolate milk shake powder and milk and see how it compares to 2 years on REGO. Read in CPlus that chocolate milk shakes can be an effective recovery drink.

arnie-77

Bikefood is all Vegan and no artificial sweeteners etc. Dairy free protein powder too. http://www.mybikefood.com

alp777

Make your own

http://jibbering.com/sports/drinks.html

pabloweaver

http://www.reflex-nutrition.com/en/ener ... e-edge.php

fantastic stuff amd free delivery.

tomb8555

I like stuff from hammer nutrition:

http://www.hammernut.co.uk/recovery-dri ... e-48-c.asp

There's quite a lot of stuff on their website about why they don't put a lot of extra stuff into their products. Reading the ingredients compared to like SIS or MaxiMuscle is quite interesting.....

Clockworkali

I have been using this energy drink for about a year now. Maybe not as tasty as High5 but if you stock up when they are on a 2 for 1 deal, its good value.

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/ ... so&rdcnt=1

gsk82

i've been using for goodness shakes recently. theyre nice and you can get them from most of the major supermarkets

kingderham

Clockworkali wrote:

I have been using this energy drink for about a year now. Maybe not as tasty as High5 but if you stock up when they are on a 2 for 1 deal, its good value.

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/ ... so&rdcnt=1

The lemon flavour tastes okay, im a chef(gets hot and sweaty in the kitchen, ) and use it to get the minerals or what ever it is you lose back into my body i find it helps at work.
During a ride i drink high5 tastes good and after a ride gatorade and a good cuppa T