Regular ice waters down whatever you pour it over. These electrolyte ice cubes do the opposite: mix one scoop of Saltivate Watermelon into cold water, freeze it in a standard tray, and you have a stash of frosty cubes that flavor and salt a bottle of plain water as they melt. Drop a handful in before a hot commute, a long walk, or an afternoon at the park, and by the time you are thirsty the water has picked up a light watermelon flavor and a hint of salt instead of tasting thinner with every sip. Hands-on time is about five minutes; the freezer handles the rest overnight. Each cube carries a small fraction of a serving, so the sodium, potassium, and magnesium build gradually as the cubes melt.
Ingredients
Makes one standard 16-cube tray, which holds 1 full serving of electrolytes total. Four cubes in a water bottle add about a quarter serving.
- 2 cups (475 ml) cold water
- 1 scoop Saltivate Watermelon
- Optional: 16 small watermelon chunks or mint leaves, one per cube
Instructions
- Stir 1 scoop of Saltivate Watermelon into 2 cups (475 ml) of cold water until fully dissolved.
- If using, drop a small watermelon chunk or mint leaf into each well of the tray.
- Pour the mixture into the tray, filling each well almost to the top.
- Freeze for at least 4 hours, or overnight for fully solid cubes.
- Pop out 4 to 6 cubes per water bottle of plain water and sip as they melt.
Tips
- Double the batch with 2 scoops in 4 cups (950 ml) of water to fill two trays at once.
- Once frozen, transfer the cubes to a zip-top freezer bag; they keep for up to 2 months and free up the tray.
- Any flavor works here. Raw Unflavored makes plain cubes you can drop into iced tea or sparkling water, adding a clean salty edge that sharpens the drink's flavor as they melt.
Keep a tray going all summer with a jar of Saltivate Watermelon: one jar makes weeks of cubes, one scoop at a time.
Per serving: about 25 kcal (estimate).
