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
- 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.
- Pour the lemon juice and 6 cups (1.4 L) of cold water into a pitcher.
- Add 2 stick packs of Raw Unflavored and stir for about 30 seconds. It dissolves clear, no grit, no chalky film.
- Sweeten to taste. Start with 2 tbsp, stir, and adjust. If you like it sharp, skip the sweetener entirely.
- 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).
