April 23, 2026 by Max Bredow

Salted Electrolyte Lemonade

Name: Salted Electrolyte Lemonade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: About 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 stick packs (or 2 scoops) Saltivate Raw Unflavored; 1 cup (240 ml) fresh lemon juice (5 to 6 large lemons); 6 cups (1.4 L) cold water; 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

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DrinksPrep 10 minMakes About 4 servings

Pitcher of salted electrolyte lemonade with lemons and an open jar of Saltivate Raw Unflavored

Electrolyte lemonade is the drink Reddit's keto threads keep reinventing: fresh lemon juice, water, salt, repeat. This version skips the guesswork. 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. Raw Unflavored is plain and dissolves clear, so the lemonade tastes like lemonade, just with a faint saline edge that makes the tartness pop, the way a pinch of salt sharpens grapefruit.

Ingredients

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

2 stick packs (or 2 scoops) Saltivate Raw Unflavored
1 cup (240 ml) fresh lemon juice (5 to 6 large lemons)
6 cups (1.4 L) cold water
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.

Serving suggestions and variations

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.

Per serving: about 50 kcal (estimate).