Salted Electrolyte Lemonade

Electrolyte lemonade is the drink Reddit's keto threads keep reinventing: fresh lemon juice, water, salt, repeat. This version skips the guesswork. One pitcher takes about 10 minutes of hands-on time, most of it juicing lemons, and two stick packs of Saltivate Raw Unflavored handle the mineral math: 800mg sodium, 240mg potassium, and 60mg magnesium per serving, split across four tall glasses. Because Raw Unflavored is plain and dissolves clear, the lemonade tastes like lemonade, just with a faint saline edge that makes the tartness pop, the way a pinch of salt sharpens grapefruit. Mix it up during the first rough week of a low-carb diet, after a sweaty afternoon outside, or any time plain water is not cutting it.

Ingredients

Makes one pitcher, about four 14 oz glasses. Each glass carries half a serving of electrolytes, or 400mg sodium.

• 1 cup (240 ml) fresh lemon juice (5 to 6 large lemons)
• 6 cups (1.4 L) cold water
• 2 stick packs (or 2 scoops) Saltivate Raw Unflavored
• 2 to 3 tbsp allulose or monk fruit (or honey or simple syrup if carbs are not a concern), to taste
• Ice, plus lemon wheels for serving

Instructions

1. Roll the lemons on the counter to loosen the juice, then halve and juice them. You want about 1 cup (240 ml). Strain out the seeds.
2. Pour the lemon juice and 6 cups (1.4 L) of cold water into a pitcher.
3. Add 2 stick packs of Raw Unflavored and stir for about 30 seconds. It dissolves clear, no grit, no chalky film.
4. Sweeten to taste. Start with 2 tbsp, stir, and adjust. If you like it sharp, skip the sweetener entirely.
5. Serve over ice with a lemon wheel, or chill the pitcher first for the coldest pour.

Tips

• Single-glass version: the juice of 1 lemon, 16 to 24 oz (475 to 700 ml) of cold water, and 1 stick pack. That is a full serving of electrolytes in one glass.
• Keeping it keto: use allulose or monk fruit, or go unsweetened. The salt rounds out the tartness more than you would expect.
• Storage: cover and refrigerate up to 3 days. Give it a quick stir before pouring.

A 45-stick pouch of Raw Unflavored on-the-go packets makes 22 pitchers like this one, and the same sticks dissolve just as cleanly into coffee, broth, or plain water.

Per serving: about 50 kcal (estimate).