Water first. On the days a kid sweats through practice or a heat wave, a small scoop from the jar puts sodium back with 0g sugar and nothing artificial.
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- 800mg sodiumper serving
- Zero sugarno stevia, Reb M
- HSA/FSApay by card, no letter
- Made in USAImported ingredients, NSF GMP Certified facility. Third-party tested.
Water first. Then a smaller scoop.
Most days a kid needs water and nothing else. Then comes the tournament in July, the double practice, the afternoon at the pool that runs until dinner. Sweat takes sodium with it, and a small body has less to spare.
What matters is what is in the cup once water gets refused. Sports drinks bring sugar and dyes; soda brings more of both. A small scoop of Saltivate in a tall glass of water brings sodium, potassium, and magnesium with 0g sugar, no artificial colors, and no artificial sweeteners. Every jar is in hydration powder, and the hot weather page covers the rest of the summer.
Signs you are running low
- Flushed and dragging after a hot practice, even with a full water bottle
- A headache on the drive home from the field
- Asking for salty snacks after sports
- Leg cramps at night after a big day outside
- Caps and shirts crusted white at the edges
What sweat takes from a kid
Sweat is salty at any age. A child sweating through a summer practice loses sodium the same way an adult does, with less body mass to buffer it. Plain water puts the fluid back and none of the salt.
The American Academy of Pediatrics puts water first for children and reserves electrolyte drinks for vigorous exercise beyond an hour or heavy sweating, and it flags the sugar in sports drinks as calories a kid does not need. A full Saltivate serving carries 800mg sodium, 240mg potassium, and 60mg magnesium. For a child, a smaller scoop in a full glass of water is the usual approach, and the pediatrician can size it to your kid.
Why the jar, for kids
A packet is portioned for an adult. The jar is loose powder with a scoop, so you decide the serving: a level scoop for you after the long run, a smaller one for a nine-year-old after practice, stirred into a tall glass. That control is the reason the jar is the format here, and it costs less per serving than packets.
What goes into the glass is sodium, potassium, and magnesium with 0g sugar and 10 calories, naturally flavored, sweetened with Reb M from fermented rice rather than stevia, with no artificial colors. Orange is the flavor kids reach for first. All three flavors sit in clean electrolyte powder.
- 800mg sodium per full serving; a kid gets a smaller scoop
- 0g sugar and 10 calories per flavored serving
- No artificial colors or artificial sweeteners; sweetened with Reb M, not from stevia
- 240mg potassium and 60mg magnesium
- Loose powder in a jar, so the serving is yours to size
- Pay with your HSA/FSA card
Try it. Sweat on it. Decide later.
Every order carries a 30-day money-back guarantee. If it is not for you, email us and we refund you in full. You do not even ship anything back.
What customers say
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Common questions
Can kids have Saltivate?
Saltivate is a food: sodium, potassium, and magnesium with natural flavor and Reb M, 0g sugar, no artificial colors or sweeteners. For a child, use a smaller scoop from the jar in a full glass of water on days with heavy sweating, and let the pediatrician set the amount. Most days, water is enough.
How much should a kid have?
Less than an adult. A full scoop is 800mg sodium, sized for a sweaty adult. Start with a smaller scoop in a tall glass of water on a day with real sweating, and ask the pediatrician what fits your child's size and activity.
Is it better than a sports drink for kids?
On the label: 0g sugar, 10 calories, no artificial colors, no artificial sweeteners, and 800mg sodium in a full scoop. Put the sports drink label next to it. If the choice is between that bottle and a small scoop of Saltivate in water, the scoop wins on every line.
Why the jar instead of packets?
A packet is one adult serving. The jar lets you scoop less, so a kid gets a kid-sized amount, and the jar costs less per serving. One jar covers the whole family.
What about when my kid is sick?
Follow the pediatrician's plan. A sick child who cannot keep fluids down needs a real rehydration protocol, and that is a call for the doctor. Saltivate is for sweaty days.
One jar. Scoops for the whole family.
Orange in the 45-serving jar: a full scoop for you after the long run, a smaller one for them after practice.
Shop the Orange jarSources
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2011), sports drinks and energy drinks for children and adolescents, Pediatrics
- HealthyChildren.org (AAP), choose water for healthy hydration
Cited for general background only. Follow your own clinician's guidance for your sodium and fluid targets.
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| Serving size | 1 stick (6g) | 1 scoop (5.6g) | 1.5 mL (1 squeeze) | 1 scoop (~3g) | 1 scoop (8.3g) | 1 scoop (6g) | 1 stick (10g) | 1 stick (11g) | 1 powder stick (35g) | 1 stick (34.9g) | 1 scoop (9g) | 1 scoop (2.69g) | 1 scoop (3g) | 1 scoop (4.93g) | 1 stick (5.4g) | 1 scoop (5.7g) | 1 scoop | 1 stick (6g) | 1 stick (5 to 6.5g) | 1 packet (3.4g) | 1 stick (10.5g) | 1 tablet (5g) | 1 packet (8.5g) | 1 stick (9.8g) | 1 scoop (5.18g) | 1 stick (3g) | 1 scoop (7g) | 1 stick (6.6g) | 1 scoop (5.42g) | 1 packet (22g) | 1 packet | 1 stick (4.8g) | 1 stick/scoop | 2 chews | 1 stick (6.6g) | — |
| Sodium | 800mg (from salt) | 500mg (from himalayan pink salt, citrate) | 50mg | 500mg (from citrate) | 240mg (from salt) | 40mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 330mg (from citrate, salt) | 380mg (from citrate, pink sea salt) | 230mg (from salt, citrate) | 490mg (from salt) | 150mg (from citrate, himalayan pink salt) | 200mg (from salt) | 650mg (from citrate, bicarbonate, chloride) | 1000mg (from salt) | 250mg (from salt) | 100mg (from salt) | 510mg (from salt, citrate) | 1000mg (from salt) | 300mg (from salt) | 100mg (from himalayan pink salt) | 851mg (from citrate, salt) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 40mg (from sea salt) | 1000mg (from salt (himalayan pink)) | 260mg (from salt, citrate) | 810mg (from salt) | 968mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 800mg (from salt) | 400mg (from citrate) | 480mg (from salt) | 230mg (from pink himalayan salt) | 55mg (from salt) | 125mg (from salt) | 1000mg (from pink himalayan salt) | — |
| Potassium | 240mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 10mg | 300mg (from citrate, bicarbonate) | 310mg (from coconut water) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 185mg (from citrate) | 1000mg (from citrate) | 70mg (from phosphate) | 350mg (from phosphate) | 375mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from bicarbonate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 200mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from citrate) | 390mg (from citrate) | 200mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from citrate) | 393mg (from chloride) | 150mg (from bicarbonate) | 180mg (from citrate) | 700mg (from dipotassium phosphate, coconut water) | 200mg (from chloride) | 80mg (from phosphate) | 400mg (from citrate) | 408mg (from chloride) | 300mg (from chloride) | 49mg (from citrate) | 99mg (from citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate, citrate) | 250mg (from phosphate) | 25mg (from citrate) | 400mg (from citrate) | — |
| Magnesium | 60mg (from malate) | 25mg (from bisglycinate chelate) | 0mg | 40mg (from oxide, citrate) | 0mg | 120mg (from citrate) | 39mg (from citrate) | 40mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 105mg (from oxide) | 83mg (from citrate) | 42mg (from malate) | 150mg (from glycinate, citrate) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 15mg (from oxide) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 60mg (from malate) | 210mg (from malate, gluconate, glycinate) | 50mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 25mg (from oxide) | 0mg | 124mg (from citrate) | 60mg (from malate) | 0mg | 50mg (from glycinate, malate) | 178mg (from chloride (solarsea salts)) | 60mg (from glycinate) | 48mg (from carbonate) | 40mg (from malate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 100mg (from citrate) | 0mg | 50mg (from citrate) | — |
| Sugar | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 0g | 32g | 10g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 2.5g | 0g | 11g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 7g | 1g | 6g | 2g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 19g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | — |
| Sweetener | Reb M (not from stevia) | Stevia (steviol glycosides) | None | Stevia | Stevia, monk fruit | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Sugar, dextrose | Sugar | Sucralose | Stevia | Sucralose, natural stevia | Stevia | Sugar, sucralose | Stevia, monk fruit | Cane sugar, dextrose, stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Sucralose | Stevia | Dextrose, sucralose, Ace-K | Sucralose, acesulfame potassium | Monk fruit (lightly sweetened versions) | Sucralose, ace-K | Stevia | Stevia (RebD and RebM) | Organic stevia | Cane sugar, dextrose | Reb M (from stevia) | Sucralose, stevia | Stevia | Stevia | Organic stevia | — |
| Artificial ingredients | None | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | Artificial flavors, dyes (Yellow 5, Red 40) | None | Sucralose, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose, Artificial flavors | — | Sucralose, Ace-K, Artificial flavors, dyes (Red 40, Blue 1) | Sucralose, Acesulfame | — | Sucralose, Ace-K | — | — | — | — | — | Sucralose | — | — | — | — |
| Pay with HSA/FSA card | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | — |
| Made in | USA | Unknown | — | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | Unknown | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | India | USA | USA | Unknown | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | — |
| Servings per unit | 30 sticks | 50 (jar) | 120 servings (3 bottles) | 90 (jar) | 28 (jar) | 50 (jar) | 32 sticks | 12 sticks | 30 sticks | 18 sticks | 40 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 100 (jar) | 45 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (jar) | 30 (jar) | 30 sticks | 28 sticks | 30 sticks | 30 sticks | 10 tablets | 8 packets | 6 sticks | 30 (jar) | 40 sticks | 60 (jar) | 30 sticks | 30 (tub) | 20 servings | 30 (box) | 45 (jar) | 20 sticks | 50 (100 ct) | 36 sticks | — |
| Price per serving | $1.33 | $0.90 | $0.33 | $0.46 | $1.37 | $0.97 | $1.12 | $2.42 | $0.90 | $1.33 | $0.82 | $0.22 | $0.30 | $0.78 | $1.20 | $0.83 | $1.39 | $1.50 | $1.96 | $1.47 | $1.33 | $0.75 | $1.25 | $2.33 | $1.40 | $0.75 | $0.77 | $1.20 | $1.00 | $1.20 | $1.33 | $0.78 | $1.05 | $0.50 | $1.81 | — |
| Price per 1,000mg key electrolytes i | $1.20 | $1.24 | $5.50 | $0.54 | $2.49 | $0.83 | $2.02 | $1.70 | $3.00 | $1.40 | $1.34 | $0.49 | $0.27 | $0.61 | $2.58 | $1.84 | $1.54 | $1.19 | $2.96 | $3.67 | $1.06 | $1.57 | $2.84 | $2.69 | $1.11 | $2.20 | $0.61 | $0.77 | $0.86 | $2.41 | $2.14 | $1.34 | $2.59 | $3.33 | $1.24 | — |
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